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Upswell Conference Session
November 13 - 15 - Chicago
Becoming Big Bettable Workshop

Join Bridgespan's William Foster on November 14 for this interactive workshop to learn more about becoming "big bettable."
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Ending the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle
Today's approaches to funding aren't building strong grantee organizations. Let’s change that.
Eights Steps for Managing Through Tough Times
While these steps are particularly helpful when facing economic uncertainty, they can help any organization stay in shape any time.

We believe big ideas and actionable insights have the ability to change thinking, shape debates,
and inspire action.

Big Bets

Partnership, Risk-Taking, and Innovation in Philanthropy

Becoming Big Bettable
Social change leaders can create more investment opportunities that can transform the world by following these guidelines.
Audacious Philanthropy
Audacious social change is incredibly challenging. Yet history shows that it can succeed.
Effective Philanthropy
Podcast: Philanthropy and Advocacy

Bridgespan Partner Susan Wolf Ditkoff discusses the role donors can have in advocating for causes they support.
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Impact Investing

Bringing right-sized rigor to investors who seek social impact

Impact Investing
Philanthropy’s New Frontier—Impact Investing

Philanthropists should become more active impact investors, focusing on building social enterprises often overlooked by private investors.
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Calculating the Value of Impact Investing
A new methodology—the “impact multiple of money”—aims to take the guesswork out of measuring the benefits of impact investing.
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

How Field Catalysts Galvanize Social Change
Surmounting daunting social challenges can require an “invisible hand” that amplifies the efforts of many other players in the field.

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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."

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Becoming Big Bettable Workshop

Ending the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle

Eights Steps for Managing Through Tough Times

We believe big ideas and actionable insights have the ability to change thinking, shape debates,
and inspire action.

Big Bets

Becoming Big Bettable

Audacious Philanthropy

Podcast: Philanthropy and Advocacy

Impact Investing

Philanthropy’s New Frontier—Impact Investing

Calculating the Value of Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

How to Integrate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into Operations

Effective Team Dynamics

Make Better Decisions with Strategic Planning

Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

Five Foundations Address the "Starvation Cycle"

Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy

Time to Reboot Grantmaking

Transformative Scale

How Field Catalysts Galvanize Social 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

Becoming Big Bettable Workshop

Ending the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle

Eights Steps for Managing Through Tough Times

We believe big ideas and actionable insights have the ability to change thinking, shape debates, and inspire action.

Big Bets

Becoming Big Bettable

Audacious Philanthropy

Podcast: Philanthropy and Advocacy

Impact Investing

Philanthropy’s New Frontier—Impact Investing

Calculating the Value of Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

How to Integrate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into Operations

Effective Team Dynamics

Make Better Decisions with Strategic Planning

Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

Five Foundations Address the "Starvation Cycle"

Pay-What-It-Takes Philanthropy

Time to Reboot Grantmaking

Transformative Scale

How Field Catalysts Galvanize Social 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 believe big ideas and actionable insights have the ability to change thinking, shape debates,
and inspire action.

Geoffrey Canada
President, Harlem Children's Zone