Our Impact

As of Summer 2023 — 18 years following our launch in 2005, we have seen:

• over 2071 students in 52 Social Entrepreneurship-related courses (31 graduate and 21 undergraduate)
• as well as our 20 Impact Scholars and 75 YELS Leaders + 374 YELS high school summer program participants
• collectively have spent more than 98,076 hours helping more than 225 social ventures in the local community be more innovative, sustainable, and impactful
• they have created $2,455,799 of value in the greater-Gainesville community

*Volunteer time valued at $18.04 – $31.80 per hour according to the Independent Sector.

Ventures helped include:

• Alachua Conservation Trust
• Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention
• Community Weatherization Coalition
• Family Promise
• Florida for Good
• Fracture
• GRACE Marketplace
• Project YouthBuild
• Pure Energy Solar
• Repurpose Project
• Study Edge
• We are Neutral
• Working Food