Social impact advising to nonprofits, NGOs, philanthropists, and investors

Race and Placed-based Philanthropy
Twelve placed-based funders share what they’ve learned by leaning into more equitable giving practices and working alongside the communities they serve.
How to Map Your Programs to Your Strategy
A program strategy map can help you make better decisions about the impact and financial sustainability of your programs.
Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win
How do racial equity movement leaders say funders can contribute to enduring change? New PolicyLink-Bridgespan report breaks it down.

Bridgespan is committed to racial equity and racial justice. We stand in solidarity with those standing up for Black lives and against police brutality.

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Special Collections

Curated Content on Key Topics

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Big Bets

Partnership, Risk-Taking, and Innovation in Philanthropy

Impact Investing

Bringing right-sized rigor to investors who seek social impact

Sector Series
Impact Investing: Sector Themes

This series of short articles, drawn from our due diligence work for over 1,200 potential impact investments, explores best practices, themes, and trends we've observed across several sectors.
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The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing
Three approaches to putting evidence center stage when deploying capital in pursuit of impact.
What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?
Now is the time for investors to be thoughtful about what they mean by "impact."

Leadership Development

Attract, Develop, and Retain Skilled Talent

Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

Delivering outcomes that matter

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Transformative Scale

Serving Isn't Enough - Let's Start Solving

Field Building for Population-Level Change
Four key principles for funders to embrace to create conditions for field builders that accelerate their impact.

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Race and Placed-based Philanthropy

How to Map Your Programs to Your Strategy

Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win

Bridgespan is committed to racial equity and racial justice. We stand in solidarity with those standing up for Black lives and against police brutality.

Read our statement >>

Special Collections

COVID-19 Resource Center

Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap

Effective Nonprofit Executive Teams

Big Bets

Becoming Big Bettable

Audacious Philanthropy

What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Support Grantees

Impact Investing

Impact Investing: Sector Themes

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Building Leaders Across an Entire Community

Structuring Your Decision-Making Process

Executive Team Effectiveness Toolkit

Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

Accelerating the Movement Toward Funding Practices That Strengthen Nonprofits

Five Foundations Address the "Starvation Cycle"

Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy

Transformative Scale

Field Building for Population-Level Change

See how we can help

We're tackling some of society's most critical challenges. Want to help?

"Bridgespan has been a critical partner for 15 years, helping the Harlem Children's Zone turn innovative ideas into innovative programs to help thousands of children and families."

Geoffrey Canada
President, Harlem Children's Zone

We help you create the social change you seek

Our Services

Race and Placed-based Philanthropy

How to Map Your Programs to Your Strategy

Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win

Bridgespan is committed to racial equity and racial justice. We stand in solidarity with those standing up for Black lives and against police brutality. Read our statement >>

Special Collections

COVID-19 Resource Center

Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap

Effective Nonprofit Executive Teams

Big Bets

Becoming Big Bettable

Audacious Philanthropy

What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Support Grantees

Impact Investing

Impact Investing: Sector Themes

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Building Leaders Across an Entire Community

Structuring Your Decision-Making Process

Executive Team Effectiveness Toolkit

Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

Accelerating the Movement Toward Funding Practices That Strengthen Nonprofits

Five Foundations Address the "Starvation Cycle"

Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy

Transformative Scale

Field Building for Population-Level Change

See how we can help

We're tackling some of society's most critical challenges. Want to help?

"Bridgespan has been a critical partner for 15 years, helping the Harlem Children's Zone turn innovative ideas into innovative programs to help thousands of children and families."

Geoffrey Canada President, Harlem Children's Zone

Bridgespan is committed to racial equity and racial justice. We stand in solidarity with those standing up for Black lives and against police brutality.

Read our statement >>

Geoffrey Canada
President, Harlem Children's Zone