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Wilder walks alongside families throughout their journey—providing care, connection, and support along the way.

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Together, we create pathways to well-being, opportunity, and a stronger community for all.

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Unsheltered Homelessness

The latest analysis from the Minnesota Homeless Study examines the experiences of adults who spent more than half the previous month outside, in a car or vacant building, or on public transportation.
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Minnesota Compass

Providing data to help shape Minnesota's future

Led by Wilder Research, this project brings reliable statewide data and trend insights.

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Family Resource Center

Equipping families with the tools and guidance to thrive

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Our offerings are co-created with community leaders, subject matter experts, and the individuals and families they serve—guided by the expertise of our nationally recognized Wilder Research team.

Arts and Culture

Collaborating with arts, culture, and education organizations to measure what matters.
Community Safety and Justice

Strengthening community safety through violence prevention, early intervention, victim support, and justice system alternatives.
Early Childhood

Providing a picture of how children, youth and families in Minnesota are faring, with a special focus on low-income families.
Education

Studying opportunity and achievement gaps for low-income students, English learners, and first-generation college students.
Housing and Homelessness

Our triennial statewide study providing the most current and comprehensive information and data on homelessness in Minnesota.
Mental Health and Well-Being

Supporting organizations in building mental health systems that work—and work for everyone.
Aging and Older Adults

Exploring how services, funding, and community voices shape the future of aging in Minnesota.
Health and Health Care

Working with partners across Minnesota to advance public health through research that reflects the voices of those most impacted.
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Strategic Research for Informed Action

Whether you’re assessing impact, identifying needs, or planning for the future, we provide the tools and insights you need to make well-grounded, effective decisions.

Research and Evaluation

Designing and implementing evaluation projects that get you the information you need using a wide variety of methods, from interviews, focus groups and surveys to ripple-effects mapping, arts-based approaches, economic analysis, and mapping.

Community Engagement and Needs Assessments

Support for community-engaged research and guidance for planning and action for effective solutions.

Data Collection and Analysis

Gathering the data you need in a way that works for you, and our analysts will help you make sense of your data, to make data-informed decisions.

Strategic Planning

Data-informed strategic planning, data parties, and theory of change and logic model development.

Communications

Share your research and findings in a compelling and authentic way, using our storytelling, design, and media expertise to create impactful messaging.

Workshops, Training and Consultation

Enhancing your organization's capacity to plan and execute evaluations, collect, analyze, and understand data for valuable insights.

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