Social return on investment (SROI) is a metric adapted from the traditional return on investment (ROI) and is used to measure social, environmental and economic gains that result from an investment. It’s measured by assigning financial value to those gains that aren’t purely financial. For example the monetary value of increased educational attainment or improved …
In September Ecotone Analytics hosted a panel during Twin Cities Startup Week, “Regenerative Ag and Equity in the Future of Food Production,” focusing on sustainability in food production and Regenerative Agriculture. When assembling the panel we wanted to include a variety of perspectives from large agriculture companies to individual farmers. The panel included Margot Conover …
Background Opportunity Construction is a highway construction company that offers traditionally underserved communities, especially previously incarcerated people, the opportunity to improve their lives and the opportunity to succeed in those lives through gainful employment, training, credentialing, mentorship, case management and connection to wraparound services as needed. A part of this mission includes providing On the …
Background The Healthy Town Tioga Project is a proposed multifaceted program model with goals to alleviate health disparity crises, with an emphasis on racial equity. From co-founders, Anthony B. Miles and Clinton Bush, the Healthy Town Tioga Project will include a large venue of space containing “all the elements, facilities, technologies, amenities and resources necessary …
The Background The Sundance Family Foundation’s mission is to “accelerate youth development and strengthen family stability.” Recognizing that “young adults from low-income neighborhoods are currently facing unemployment rates that are 4-6x” the Minnesota unemployment rate1, Sundance mentors and partners to recruit and retain our newest workforce. There’s a clearly identified need for youth workforce development …
