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Capacity Building and Evaluation of Twin Cities Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs

The Sundance Family Foundation partnered with Wilder Research to engage…
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The Sundance Family Foundation partnered with Wilder Research to engage a cohort of youth social entrepreneurship programs in evaluation capacity building and a research study.

Project Reports

Evaluation of Twin Cities Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs: Results from a Point-in-Time Research Study of Eight YSE Programs, Funded by the Sundance Family Foundation

2020

This report presents the results of a three-year research study on the impacts of YSE programs on youth. It includes eight YSE programs located in the Twin Cities metro area.

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Evaluation of Twin Cities Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs: Results from a Point-in-Time Research Study of 11 YSE Programs, Funded by the Sundance Family Foundation

2019

This report presents the results of a 24-month research study on the impacts of YSE programs on youth. It includes 11 YSE programs.

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Evidence of the Impact of Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs: Results of a Two-Year Research Study

2019

This summary presents the impacts of youth social entrepreneurship programs on youth, including work readiness skills and interpersonal and social-emotional skills.

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Evaluation of Twin Cities Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs: Summary of Sundance Family Foundation Research Cohort

2018

This is a summary of the 2017 evaluation report. It includes a description of the youth social entrepreneurship programs and documents the impact of the programs on youth work readiness and social-emotional skills.

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