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Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap
Racial bias—both personal and institutional—causes nonprofits led by people of color to receive less money than those led by whites. Here's what funders should know.
COVID-19 Resource Center
Guidance for nonprofits, impact investors, and philanthropists on managing through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
June 17
9 am PDT; 12 pm EDT
Webinar: Using Innovation to Accelerate Impact

Join us for a conversation with social innovation expert Ann Mei Chang, to learn best practices for innovation that can help you experiment more to achieve greater impact.
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Partnership, Risk-Taking, and Innovation in Philanthropy

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Pay-What-It-Takes to Get Results

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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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Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap

COVID-19 Resource Center

Webinar: Using Innovation to Accelerate Impact

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

What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Support Grantees

Impact Investing

Three Ways for Impact Investors to Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Executive Team Effectiveness Toolkit

How to Integrate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into Operations

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

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

Racial Equity in Philanthropy: Closing the Funding Gap

COVID-19 Resource Center

Webinar: Using Innovation to Accelerate Impact

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

What Philanthropy Can Do Now to Support Grantees

Impact Investing

Three Ways for Impact Investors to Respond to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The Role of Evidence in Impact Investing

What Is Impact Investing and Why Should You Care?

Leadership Development

Executive Team Effectiveness Toolkit

How to Integrate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion into Operations

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

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

Geoffrey Canada
President, Harlem Children's Zone