Bridgespan's Nonprofit Development Program

This program is for organisations located in Asia. If you are based in another country, please explore our Leadership Accelerator program.

NGOs typically operate in resource-constrained environments while trying to maximise their impacts. Our research suggests that strategy and talent issues are some of the most important issues that, if addressed, can unlock the true potential of NGOs. Leadership teams of NGOs and even social enterprises in Asia need to consistently take care of these issues but often don’t get the time and the support they need.

Bridgespan’s Nonprofit Development Program takes advantage of our experience working on nonprofit strategy, leadership, and organisational issues during the last two decades to provide coaching to the senior leadership team of NGOs in the domains of strategy and talent.

We believe change is driven by a team and not an individual. Therefore, our three-month online capacity-building modules are designed specifically for NGO/social enterprise leadership teams of three to six participants. (The typical team structure includes the CEO/ED, a project lead, and other members of the senior leadership team.)

The four modules address strategy and talent issues:

Achieving Strategic Clarity module: Helps organisations develop clarity on key elements of their strategy such as their target populations and the impact they intend to achieve, as well as create a draft theory of change on how they plan to achieve it in the next three to five years. (Learn More)

Investing in Future Leaders module: Helps organisations enhance their talent development capability, ultimately enabling them to build a second line of leadership over time. (Learn More)

Creating an Adaptive Plan module (to be launched in 2023): Helps organisations create an actionable short-term plan to respond and adapt to the changes in the external and internal environment. (Learn More)

Strengthening Executive Teams module (to be launched in 2024): Helps leadership teams learn and apply best practices to work together more effectively and inclusively.

How the Program Works

The total time commitment per person amounts to three to four hours per week over the course of the program (12-14 weeks).

The online learning platform allows you time to work at your own pace. While the coaching support ends after the third month, the content on the platform will be available for five months from the start of the program.

Your team is in the driver's seat, while Bridgespan coaches provide support for your project lead via email, check-ins, and one-on-one coaching at critical points throughout the program.

In addition to the above interactions, the program incorporates opportunities to involve your key partners and funders in select meetings.

Currently Available Modules

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