Connecting Classrooms with Real-World Learning
Burton D. Morgan Foundation supports entrepreneurship education for youth through YIPPEE Exchange, a curated online marketplace that helps educators bring real-world learning experiences into their classrooms.
Through YIPPEE, teachers can access hands-on resources, programs, and experiences that help students build entrepreneurial skills and mindsets. These opportunities connect classroom learning to the world beyond school, giving students the chance to explore ideas, solve problems, collaborate with others, and discover what they are capable of creating.
Entrepreneurship education is about more than starting a business. It helps young people develop the confidence, creativity, adaptability, and resilience they need to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Why YIPPEE Matters
Students need opportunities to practice the skills that prepare them for life, work, and leadership. YIPPEE helps make those opportunities more accessible by connecting educators with trusted entrepreneurship education providers and resources.
Through YIPPEE experiences, students can develop and strengthen skills such as:
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Empathy
- Critical thinking
- Growth mindset
- Opportunity-seeking
- Creativity and problem-solving
- Confidence and resilience
These are the kinds of skills that help students imagine possibilities, take initiative, work with others, and turn ideas into action.
How YIPPEE Works
YIPPEE brings together educators, providers, and sponsors in one marketplace designed to expand access to high-quality entrepreneurship education.
Educators
Educators can join YIPPEE to discover classroom resources and real-world learning experiences that support entrepreneurial skill-building. Through sponsor support, teachers may be able to access opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach for their classrooms.
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Providers
Entrepreneurship education providers can use YIPPEE to offer classroom-ready experiences, products, and resources that help students build entrepreneurial skills. YIPPEE creates a platform for providers to reach educators and bring meaningful learning opportunities to more students.
Sponsors
Sponsors help make entrepreneurship education more accessible by funding educator access to YIPPEE resources and experiences. Their support helps connect students with hands-on learning opportunities that prepare them to think creatively, solve problems, and contribute to their communities.
Real-World Impact
YIPPEE experiences give students the opportunity to see entrepreneurship in action. Whether they are engaging with local entrepreneurs, exploring hands-on projects, or learning to think differently about challenges and opportunities, students gain experiences that make learning active, relevant, and full of possibility.
YIPPEE’s impact stories highlight how educators, providers, and students are using entrepreneurship education to spark growth, confidence, imagination, and connection.
Our Support
YIPPEE aligns with Morgan Foundation’s commitment to strengthening free enterprise by investing in people and entities that embody the entrepreneurial spirit. By supporting YIPPEE, the foundation helps expand access to entrepreneurship education and provides educators with a practical way to bring entrepreneurial thinking into the classroom.
Through this work, students are introduced to the mindsets and skills that can help them shape their futures, strengthen their communities, and see themselves as capable creators, problem-solvers, and leaders.
Learn More
Visit YIPPEE Exchange to explore the marketplace, learn more about entrepreneurship education, or join as an educator, provider, or sponsor.