Background Minnesota Public Radio reports that “53% of Minnesota fourth graders and 44% of eighth graders reached math proficiency thresholds in 2019.”1 When disaggregated by race/ethnicity, about 63% of white students met state standards, compared to 26% of black students and 31% of Hispanic students.2 It is against this backdrop that ServeMinnesota (ServeMN) administers the …
The Background: BackpackEMR is a product of Binary Bridge, a benefit corporation with a mission to improve access to healthcare and increase the quality of care in remote locations. BackpackEMR specifically provides accessible software solutions for mobile clinics operating in rural areas to improve continuity of care by keeping medical records electronically. BackpackEMR needed investors …
Transcend IT connects people to career opportunities and addresses barriers to employment in the IT field. They offer mentorship and custom training to help participants advance in their careers, and to combat the field’s race and gender disparities. We used evidence-based analysis to measure Transcend IT’s impact and determine the social return on investment in their …
Face It TOGETHER offers coaching for people with addiction and their loved ones. They partnered with us to understand the impact of their programs, and to use evidence-based analysis to measure the value of that impact. The result of our research and accounting: For every $1 spent on coaching people with addiction, there is a $12.40 …
Better Futures Minnesota, project partners win 2017 Environmental Initiative Award for sustainability efforts Annual Awards program celebrates businesses, community organizations, and governments who achieve sustainability outcomes through partnership (Minneapolis, MN)– Nonprofit Better Futures Minnesota, along with many of their partners, are being honored on May 25 at the 25th Anniversary Environmental Initiative Awards for their …
