Sorenson Impact Center.

David Eccles School of Business.

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inspiration

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impact

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We are data scientists, impact investors, community leaders, and storytellers united to solve social problems.

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We empower doers to move

Data Science.

We believe data can change the way we create social impact in the world. The Center’s data scientists work alongside our policy and community engagement experts to design solutions for and with communities, governments, nonprofits, and philanthropists.

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Businesses Saved and Jobs Protected

Based on a new impact report commissioned by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and conducted by the Sorenson Impact Center, the $12 million Utah Leads Together Small Business Bridge Loan Program helped 1,150 small businesses and nonprofits with 50 or fewer employees across the state weather the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

How One School Is Sustaining A Culture Of Engagement And Leadership

At AJ Prep, student participation at the combined levels of body and mind is seen as crucial to academic success and student wellbeing. Crucially, a holistic framework for teaching has helped the school maintain a culture of engagement, even as the Covid-19 pandemic has constrained in-person instruction.

Shaping The Future Of Higher Ed By Listening To Students

Higher education has been upended. Institutions are balancing budget cuts, the risks of Covid-19 transmission on campus, virtual and in-person instruction, and the retention of students deeply concerned about their futures. As survival creeps into the realities of our institutions, and the risk of mission-drift increases, we must insist they do not forget yet another responsibility—listening to students.

Racial Disparities in COVID‐19 Mortality Among Essential Workers in the U.S.

Racial disparities are apparent in the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in the United States, yet the factors contributing to racial inequities in COVID‐19 mortality remain controversial. To better understand these factors, we investigated racial disparities in COVID‐19 mortality among America's essential workers.

Utah Clean Energy Fund

To enable investment in jobs and energy across Utah, this report proposes the creation of the Utah Clean Energy Fund (“UCEF”).

I Am Not An Outlier

The higher education sector faces a crucial set of decisions that will shape its future for decades to come. While the current pandemic has amplified the strain on an already-vulnerable higher education sector, institutions have the opportunity to transform in proactive and student-centric ways.

Supporting Children During Covid-19

Infancy through early childhood is a time of rapid development and the most vulnerable, influential stage of life. Community-level data can help describe the experiences of young children and their families by illuminating discrepancies between groups, describing common and uncommon attributes, and showing changes over time.

The MAPS Project

Data science is a primary driver of measuring, articulating, and expanding social impact success at a local and national level. The Sorenson Impact Center is partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to chart the features of higher education and what they mean for students using data-driven research.

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14 countries.

We due diligence and help deploy capital to early-stage social enterprises to countries across the globe.

150 projects.

We offer unique cross-sector expertise in impact measurement, innovative policy, impact investing, and storytelling.

500+

students.

We are proud to equip the rising generation of leaders with the 21st century skill set they need to tackle social challenges.

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OUR PARTNERS

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

“The Sorenson Impact Center brings a research and data-oriented focus, but are willing to tackle real-world problems with practical solutions."

The JB & MK Pritzker Family Foundation

“Sorenson Impact Center gave us a plan we can use, make decisions with, drive choices with.”

The State of

Colorado

“Sorenson Impact Center has changed the way the state of Colorado funds projects—it will be game-changing.”

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85 Fort Douglas Boulevard

Building # 602

Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Tel: 801-581-6191

85 Fort Douglas Boulevard

Building # 602

Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Tel: 801-581-6191

Sorenson Impact Center

Proudly Housed at the

David Eccles School of Business

University of Utah

85 Fort Douglas Boulevard

Building # 602

Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Tel: 801-581-6191

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Sorenson Impact Center.

David Eccles School of Business.

from

inspiration

to

impact

from

inspiration to

impact

We are data scientists, impact investors, community leaders, and storytellers united to solve social problems.

We empower doers to move

Data Science.

We believe data can change the way we create social impact in the world. The Center’s data scientists work alongside our policy and community engagement experts to design solutions for and with communities, governments, nonprofits, and philanthropists.

THE LATEST

FEATURED PROJECTS

14

countries.

150

projects.

500+

students.

OUR REACH

OUR PARTNERS

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The JB & MK Pritzker Family Foundation

The State of

Colorado

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