RSF - Regenerative Social Finance

08/26/2026

In RSF's summer newsletter:

📚 Book recommendations from Jasper van Brakel
💸 New financing supporting clean tech, solar power, education, and more
💡 Stories of impact from RSF's annual report
🎒 Exciting updates from two RSF borrowers impacted by last year's Los Angeles fires
🏢 A big office move
👀 An exciting opportunity to work with RSF
...and more!

Missed it in your inbox? Read the newsletter online: https://mailchi.mp/rsfsocialfinance/august-newsletter-2026

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08/24/2026

Did you know that buildings lose up to 30% of their energy through their windows? NxLite is addressing this by producing energy-efficient window coatings that make it cheaper and easier to heat and cool buildings. We're proud to support them!

Read more about RSF's newest partnerships with social enterprises: https://rsfsocialfinance.org/news/rsf-advances-4-million-to-support-clean-building-tech-and-solar-energy/

08/18/2026

Interested in combining your portfolio management experience with a passion for purpose-driven finance? This new role at RSF could be perfect for you!

Apply for the role of Assistant Manager, Credit and Risk today: https://lnkd.in/gibsv8ed

07/30/2026

Lynnaea Lumbard spends a lot of time thinking about the stories we tell with our actions. Through her relationship with RSF, she's telling a new story about money and what it can do - and she's encouraging others to do the same.

Read our full interview with RSF investor and donor-advised fund client Lynnaea Lumbard on our blog!

Lynnaea Lumbard is both an investor and DAF client at RSF. She uses her DAF to organize her giving and make donations to nonprofits in her community and around the world. She invests in RSF’s Social Investment Fund, helping channel capital to businesses and nonprofits working toward a more regener...

07/29/2026

Want to achieve even greater impact with your donor-advised fund? Want to align your investments and your charitable giving with your values? This webinar is a great place to start!

Join RSF, DAF Commons, Investors Circle, ImpactAssets, and Impact Charitable for an engaging, interactive conversation about activating money for positive impact. Whether you're a seasoned philanthropist/impact investor or just getting started, we'd love to have you!

The webinar will take place on Thursday, August 19 from 12:00-1:30pm ET (9:00-10:30pm PT). Sign up here ➡️ https://luma.com/kel5mwc5

Unlocking DAFs for Impact Investing Join Investors Circle (IC) and IC community partner – DAF Commons - Thursday, August 19th - 12:00-1:30pm ET to hear from…

07/21/2026

In 2025, the regenerative agriculture businesses financed by RSF held or supported more than 82,000 hectares of land under sustainable cultivation. That's an area roughly the size of New York City.

These businesses look like Reelie, a family-owned snack company that sources entirely from regenerative plantain and cassava farmers in Colombia.

Meet Reelie and some of the other organizations we partnered with in 2025 in our Annual Report:https://rsfsocialfinance.org/annual-report-2025/

07/13/2026

In 2025, we partnered with Sorenson Impact to strengthen how we understand and communicate impact across our portfolio.

While impact has always been central to our underwriting and borrower relationships, this work helped us move from measuring outcomes one organization at a time toward a more consistent portfolio-wide framework.

Throughout our annual report, you'll see the results of that work reflected in the outcomes-level metrics that help tell the story of what regenerative finance can achieve at scale.

Explore the report: https://rsfsocialfinance.org/annual-report-2025/

07/10/2026

In 2025, the renewable energy projects developed by RSF borrowers generated more than 38.1 million+ KwH of clean power. That's enough to power thousands of homes and businesses across North America.

Those renewable energy providers look like Green Power Ventures, a developer that intentionally seeks out BIPOC-led institutions for clean energy investments – lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of historically Black colleges, faith-based institutions, multi-family housing projects, and more.

Meet Green Power Ventures and some of the other organizations we partnered with in 2025 in our Annual Report: https://rsfsocialfinance.org/annual-report-2025/

07/08/2026

In 2025, the RSF community mobilized a record $23 million in new Social Investment Fund investments, grew our lending portfolio by 30%, and facilitated $50 million in philanthropic giving through funds held at RSF.

Our Annual Report tells the stories behind those numbers: stories of entrepreneurs, impact investors, donors, and partners building a more regenerative economy. We're so grateful to all of you for joining us in this work to change finance and finance change.

Explore the report: https://rsfsocialfinance.org/annual-report-2025/