March 6, 2025

Learning from a Decade of Collaborative Philanthropy

A look at how donor collaboratives have evolved over time, and how fund leaders and donors can sharpen their strategies today.


By: Alison Powell, Chris Addy, Gayle Martin

Collaborative giving has surged over the past 10 years. Indeed, nearly half of the 300-plus collaborative funds—entities that pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofits—that responded to Bridgespan’s annual survey of collaboratives were founded in the last decade. There’s a good reason for this increase: Executed well, philanthropic collaboratives offer donors the chance to multiply the impact of their giving. Collaboratives are often guided by leaders with strong knowledge of the topic at hand, and are structured in a way that effectively and efficiently channels resources.

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