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Social Enterprises, Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Life Stability (In Focus Brief)
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Social Enterprises, Economic Self-Sufficiency, and Life Stability (In Focus Brief)

Published: Feb 05, 2015
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research
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Evaluating Outcomes and Impacts of Social Enterprises Run by REDF's Portfolio Organizations

Time frame: 2011-2015

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REDF

Authors

Nan Maxwell

Dana Rotz

Adam Dunn

Social enterprises (SEs) are mission-driven businesses focused on hiring and assisting people who face barriers to work. In 2011, REDF funded organizations in California to expand and support SEs and commissioned an evaluation to assess this approach. This brief highlights key findings from an outcomes evaluation of 282 SE workers in seven REDF-supported organizations; an impact evaluation comparing outcomes for 154 SE workers and 37 work-eligible individuals not hired by the SE at one organization; and an accompanying cost-benefit analysis.

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