The Bridgespan Group Inc

BRIDGESPAN'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD BY STRENGTHENING THE ABILITY OF MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILANTHROPISTS TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS IN ADDRESSING SOCIETY'S MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

ADVISING PHILANTHROPY AND INVESTORS FOR GREATER SOCIAL IMPACTWE HELP THE WORLD'S LEADING DONORS AND PHILANTHROPIES CRAFT AND ACHIEVE THEIR VISION FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - DEVELOPING HIGH-IMPACT GIVING STRATEGIES - SOURCING AND STRUCTURING PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS - DESIGNING AND REALIZING SPECIAL INITIATIVES / PROJECTS - STRUCTURING AND MANAGING PHILANTHROPIC ENTITIES - INCREASING IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF GRANTEESWE ALSO ADVISE A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, FOUNDATIONS, AND FAMILY OFFICES ON HOW TO INCORPORATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT INVESTING INTO THEIR PORTFOLIOS WITH A FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTS: - IMPACT STRATEGY - IMPACT DILIGENCE - IMPACT VALUE CREATION

SUPPORTING NONPROFITS AND NGOS TO ACHIEVE IMPACT ASPIRATIONSWE SUPPORT NONPROFITS AND NGOS IN TWO PRIMARY WAYS. FIRST, WE OFFER CUSTOMIZED ADVISING, IN WHICH WE PARTNER CLOSELY WITH A DIVERSE SET OF NONPROFITS / NGOS AND SUPPORT THEM ON A RANGE OF TOPICS AND PRIORITIES: - STRATEGIC CLARITY - GROWTH AND SCALING - PROGRAM STRATEGY & ALIGNMENT - FUNDING STRATEGY - ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND DESIGNSECOND, WE OFFER COHORT-BASED ADVISING, IN WHICH WE OFFER COACHING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS FOR GROUPS OF LEADERSHIP TEAMS: - LEADING FOR IMPACT (LFI): 12-MONTH COHORT-BASED EXPERIENCE THAT COMBINES CLASSROOM SESSIONS AND TARGETED PROJECT SUPPORT - LEADERSHIP ACCELERATOR (US) AND BRIDGESPAN NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ASIA AND AFRICA): SUPPORT FOR NGO LEADERSHIP TEAMS ON CRITICAL STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DIGITAL TOOLS, WORKSHOPS, AND 1-ON-1 COACHING

SHARING INSIGHTS TO ADVANCE SECTOR-WIDE IMPACTACROSS OUR PORTFOLIO, WE AIM TO ENGAGE SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE WORK IN WAYS THAT SHAPE THEIR THINKING AND BEHAVIOR, AND USE OUR PLATFORM TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF BIPOC AND PROXIMATE LEADERS. - MULTIYEAR INITIATIVES: ADVANCE MOST INFLUENTIAL IDEAS FOR THE SOCIAL SECTOR TOWARDS SPECIFIC IMPACT OBJECTIVES THROUGH DEEP, SUSTAINED INVESTMENT - TARGETED INVESTMENTS: EXPLORE PROMISING CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES OR FIELD-SPECIFIC TOPICS WITH DISCRETE INVESTMENTS - FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE: SERVE AS A GO-TO SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO BUILD STRONG, RESULTS-DRIVEN NONPROFITS AND DRIVE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPYARTICLES PUBLISHED ON BRIDGESPAN.ORG SOUGHT TO ENGAGE OUR AUDIENCE ON TOPICS SUCH AS RACIAL EQUITY, NONPROFIT RESILIENCE, STRATEGIC PLANNING, EQUITABLE SYSTEMS CHANGE, AND CLIMATE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE:HOW NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR TEAMS BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 1/1/23BY LINDSEY WALDRON, PREETA NAYAK, TENI LANRE-AMOS, AND BRADLEY SEEMANEQUITABLE PHILANTHROPY CASE STUDY: THE 1954 PROJECT APPROACH BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 2/16/23BY BRITT SAVAGE, LYELL SAKAUE, AND NICOLE AUSTIN-THOMASEQUITABLE SYSTEMS CHANGE: FUNDING FIELD CATALYSTS FROM ORIGINS TO REVOLUTIONIZING THE WORLDBRIDGESPAN.ORG, 3/21/23BY LIJA MCHUGH FARNHAM, EMMA NOTHMANN, KEVIN CROUCH, AND CORA DANIELSPROMOTING EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE GREEN JOB GROWTH IN SOUTHEAST ASIA BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 5/16/23BY XUELING LEE, CHRIS ADDY, ROGER THOMPSON, ROSE FARAHHOW NONPROFITS AND NGOS CAN GET REAL VALUE FROM STRATEGIC PLANNING BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 6/1/23BY LINDSEY WALDRON, PREETA NAYAK, TENI LANRE-AMOS, BRADLEY SEEMANREIMAGINING GLOBAL OPERATING MODELS: STEPS MULTI-COUNTRY ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAKING TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND SHIFT POWER LOCALLYBRIDGESPAN.ORG, 6/29/23BY DANIELLE BERFOND, CHANDA JAIN, JASLEEN KAUR, THABO MATSHEGO, ROGER THOMPSON, KARISHMA UBEROI, DONALD YEHCLOSING THE CAPITAL GAP ON IMPACT INVESTMENT IN AFRICA BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 8/1/23BY BERNARD CHIDZERO, SERENA FU, NKANYISO HLONGWA, ROSSINA NAIDOO, FHATUWANI MABILA, ROGER THOMPSONWINNING ON CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW PHILANTHROPY CAN SPUR MAJOR PROGRESS OVER THE NEXT DECADE BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 8/17/23 BY HENRY PLATT, BRIAN BURWELL, SONALI PATEL, BRYAN CORTES, KYLA HARRISON, JOSHUA SEAWELL, AND BRADLEY SEEMANFOUR MINDSETS FOR FUNDING ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN THE BLACK RURAL SOUTH BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 8/24/23BY MIKE SOSKIS, ANGIE ESTEVEZ PRADA, MARK MCKEAG, RICH PIERRE, AND CYNTHIA PHOELPHILANTHROPY'S ROLE IN REPARATIONS AND BUILDING A CULTURE OF RACIAL REPAIR BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 9/27/23BY ARIA FLORANT, TONYEL EDWARDS, CORA DANIELS, ALEXANDRA (ALEX) WILLIAMS, MAURICE ASARE, AND VIKAS MATURITHE PHILANTHROPIC POTENTIAL OF ASIA'S RISING WEALTH BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 11/1/23BY XUELING LEE, KEERAN SIVARAJAH, CHRIS ADDY, ROGER THOMPSONFUNDER PRACTICES THAT STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT RESILIENCE: LESSONS FROM INDIA BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 11/20/23BY PRITHA VENKATACHALAM, SHASHANK RASTOGI, ADITI SHARMA, RACHITA MEHROTRA, LAHARI SHEKAR AND ROGER THOMPSONPODCAST: DREAMING IN COLORBRIDGESPAN HOST: DARREN ISOMIN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING MAJOR ARTICLES ON BRIDGESPAN.ORG, BRIDGESPAN PARTNERS AND MANAGERS CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES TO CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY, THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW, ALLIANCE MAGAZINE, FORBES INDIA, AND OTHERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE:WINNING ON CLIMATE CHANGE IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE WITH A LITTLE MORE HELP FROM PHILANTHROPYALLIANCE MAGAZINE, 9/7/23BY HENRY PLATT, BRIAN BURWELL, AND SONALI PATELA REPARATIONS ROADMAP FOR PHILANTHROPYSSIR.ORG, 9/27/23BY ARIA FLORANT, TONYEL EDWARDS, CORA DANIELS, ALEXANDRA WILLIAMS & MAURICE ASAREINVESTING IN THE BLACK RURAL SOUTH TO ENABLE SOCIAL MOBILITY NATIONWIDECENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY, 11/9/23BY MIKE SOSKIS, ANGIE ESTEVEZ PRADA, AND MARK MCKEAGWHY IS PHILANTHROPY AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT REPARATIONS?THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, 11/18/23BY CORA DANIELSINCORPORATING EQUITY IN GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAMME DESIGN FOR MARGINALISED COMMUNITIESAVPN, 11/20/23BY RITI MOHAPATRAWHY GRANTMAKERS AND NONPROFITS ARE COMMITTING TO COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CHANGEFORBES INDIA, 11/30/23BY RITI MOHAPATRA, PRITHA VENKATACHALAM, AND CHANDNI NORONHASUBSCRIPTIONS TO BRIDGESPAN'S NEWSLETTERS, THE BRIDGESPAN KNOWLEDGE LETTER, LEADERSMATTER, AND ALERTS, REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 39,000 AT THE END OF 2023.IN 2023, BRIDGESPAN PARTICIPATED IN 91 CONFERENCES AND GAVE 76 PRESENTATIONS. IN ADDITION, BRIDGESPAN HOSTED 19 WEBINARS.