BRIDGESPAN GROUP INC
2 COPLEY PLACE NO 3700B, BOSTON, MA 02116 www.bridgespan.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BRIDGESPAN'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS IN ADDRESSING SOCIETY'S MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

STRATEGY ADVISING SERVICES: THE BRIDGESPAN GROUP IS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT THAT STRIVES TO MAKE THE WORLD MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST. SINCE 2000, WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ADVISING AND COLLABORATING WITH MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS INCLUDING PHILANTHROPISTS, NONPROFIT AND NGO LEADERS, AND IMPACT INVESTORS.WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERS FIND SOLUTIONS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITIES AND PREVENT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES FROM HAVING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. WE USE RIGOROUS RESEARCH TO GAIN INSIGHTS THAT HELP OUR CLIENTS SOLVE PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.OUR SERVICES INCLUDE STRATEGY CONSULTING AND ADVISING, SOURCING AND DILIGENCE, AND LEADERSHIP TEAM SUPPORT. WE TAKE WHAT WE LEARN FROM THIS WORK AND BUILD ON IT WITH ORIGINAL RESEARCH, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO SHARE WITH THE SOCIAL SECTOR.

DEVELOPING AND SHARING INSIGHTS: BRIDGESPAN COLLABORATES WITH A BROAD RANGE OF SOCIAL SECTOR LEADERS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE IDEAS, TOOLS, AND INSIGHTS THAT CAN ACCELERATE SOCIAL IMPACT. IN 2019, BRIDGESPAN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD THROUGH A RANGE OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING 12 MAJOR ARTICLES, 17 SHORT ARTICLES, 21 BLOGS, 3 CASE STUDIES, AND 5 OP-EDS. BRIDGESPAN PARTNERS AND MANAGERS CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES TO STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW (SSIR) AND THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: UNLEASHING PHILANTHROPY'S BIG BETS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW, 2/21/2019SPRING 2019 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTTHIS SPECIAL SECTION INCLUDES ORIGINAL BRIDGESPAN RESEARCH AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LEADING THINKERS TO INFORM THE CONVERSATION ON HOW LARGE PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS CAN SUPPORT SOCIAL CHANGE. "UNLEASHING PHILANTHROPY'S BIG BETS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE" FEATURES THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PAPERS: - BECOMING BIG BETTABLEBY WILLIAM FOSTER, GAIL PERREAULT, AND BRADLEY SEEMAN - REIMAGINING INSTITUTIONAL PHILANTHROPYBY ALISON POWELL, WILLA SELDON, AND NIDHI SAHNI- HOW PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATIONS SUCCEED, AND WHY THEY FAIL STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW ONLINE, 7/10/2019 BY ALISON POWELL, SUSAN WOLF DITKOFF & FAY TWERSKY- FIVE FOUNDATIONS ADDRESS THE 'STARVATION CYCLE' THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY, 9/4/2019BY JERI ECKHART-QUEENAN, MICHAEL ETZEL & JULIA SILVERMAN (FULL REPORT ON BRIDGESPAN.ORG) A NUMBER OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED ON BRIDGESPAN.ORG SOUGHT TO ENGAGE OUR AUDIENCE ON TOPICS SUCH AS STRATEGY, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND OPERATING MODELS TO NAME A FEW. - EIGHT STEPS FOR MANAGING THROUGH TOUGH TIMESBRIDGESPAN.ORG, 9/12/2019BY MARIA OROZCO - HELPING TEACHERS SUPPORT 'WHOLE LEARNERS': GOING BEYOND ACADEMICS TO FOSTER STUDENT SUCCESS BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 9/25/2019BY LIJA FARNHAM & AVIVA ALTMANN- OPERATING MODELS: HOW NONPROFITS GET FROM STRATEGY TO RESULTS BRIDGESPAN.ORG, 8/15/2019 BY MARCIA BLENKO, LESLIE MACKRELL & KEVIN ROSENBERG- OPERATING MODELS FOR NONPROFIT NETWORKS: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN STRATEGY AND RESULTSBRIDGESPAN.ORG, 10/24/2019BY MARK MCKEAG & DEREK BRINESUBSCRIPTIONS TO BRIDGESPAN'S NEWSLETTERS, THE BRIDGESPAN KNOWLEDGE LETTER, LEADERSMATTER, AND ALERTS, HAVE REACHED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 62,800 AT THE END OF 2019.MEMBERS OF BRIDGESPAN ALSO PARTICIPATED IN AND/OR SPOKE AT 55 CONFERENCES, WEBINARS AND MEETINGS DURING 2019.

ADVANCING PHILANTHROPY: PHILANTHROPY IS A CRITICAL ENABLER OF IMPACT IN THE SECTOR. WE HAVE HAD IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH PHILANTHROPISTS, FOUNDATIONS AND IMPACT INVESTORS ON THEIR SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGIES AS WELL AS WITH GRANTEES IN PHILANTHROPY PORTFOLIOS. IN 2019, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO COLLABORATE WITH SEVERAL AMBITIOUS PHILANTHROPISTS AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONAL PHILANTHROPIES SEARCHING FOR EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ACHIEVE LARGE-SCALE IMPACT WITH THEIR GIVING AND WITH IMPACT INVESTORS THAT SEEK SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENTS. A CORE OBJECTIVE OF BRIDGESPAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BRIDGE THE VISIONS OF IMPACT-SEEKING PHILANTHROPISTS WITH THE ON-THE-GROUND WORK OF NONPROFIT LEADERS.

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