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Disparities in Funding for
African NGOs
Want to release the potential of the social sector in Africa? Consider funding oft-overlooked African NGOs. This research shows how.
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.
How Nonprofits Can Map Their Programs to Their Strategy
With a program strategy map, nonprofit leaders can make better decisions based on the impact and financial sustainability of their programs.

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Disparities in Funding for
African NGOs

Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win

How Nonprofits Can Map Their Programs to Their Strategy

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 >>

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COVID-19 Resource Center

Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap

Effective Nonprofit Executive Teams

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Becoming Big Bettable

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What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Support Grantees

Impact Investing

Back to the Frontier: Investing that Puts Impact First

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Four Ways a Nonprofit Board Can Support a Leadership Transition

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

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Field Building for Population-Level Change

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"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

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Disparities in Funding forAfrican NGOs

Moving from Intention to Impact: Funding Racial Equity to Win

How Nonprofits Can Map Their Programs to Their Strategy

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

Back to the Frontier: Investing that Puts Impact First

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Four Ways a Nonprofit Board Can Support a Leadership Transition

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

Disparities in Funding for
African NGOs

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