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Leadership and Careers Board Members Chief Operating Officers Chief Financial Officers Move to a Nonprofit Career Current Jobs at Bridgespan Current Job Openings Senior Business Director, Envision Learning Partners, Envision Schools Associate Director, Partnerships Markting & Communications, Michael J Fox Foundation Associate Director, Research Operations, Michael J Fox Foundation Grants Manager, Boston Plan for Excellence (BPE) Executive Director, Casa Youth Shelter Find a Job/Post a Job >>	Needle-Moving Community Collaboratives By enlisting all sectors to work together, a new kind of community collaborative is making strides toward tackling powerful challenges in communities. This report shares five core elements that contribute to their success, illustrated by examples of collaboratives that have achieved collective impact. Read more >> Government-Funded Nonprofits Are Looking Out on Steep Cuts and an Uncertain Future A recent Bridgespan Group survey discovers that while many government-funded nonprofits have thus far managed to survive the tough economic times with their government funding mostly intact, the bubble is set to burst. Read more >> Next-Generation Community Revitalization A new wave of community revitalization efforts designed to break the cycle of poverty and invigorate distressed communities is gaining momentum. This report takes a detailed look at six networks whose efforts are gaining momentum and the barriers these networks—and others like them—face. It also suggests useful next steps that can help them sustain the momentum while strengthening the field as a whole. Read more >> Five Ways to Navigate the Fiscal Crisis How can nonprofits that rely on government funding stay afloat and even hope to make progress in today's bleak funding environment? The Bridgespan Group's recent Stanford Social Innovation Review article shares five approaches that seem to be working for a number of human services nonprofits. Read more>> The Donor-Grantee Trap In an age of increasingly scarce resources, nonprofit leaders, their board members, and their donors must find ways to collaborate more effectively. This paper, based on Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results, outlines three imperatives of effective collaboration and shows how better execution can increase impact. Read more>> Related content: The 'Third Rail' of Nonprofits—Overhead (Wall Street Journal interview with Bridgespan Chairman and Co-founder Tom Tierney) How Do I Find My Funding Model? Our latest guide, Finding Your Funding Model: A Practical Approach to Nonprofit Sustainability, outlines a six-step journey to identifying and building the funding model that is right for your organization. Read more>>	I'm Interested In... Education Environment Global Development Philanthropy Youth Other Announcing Bridgespan’s Leading for Impact Program This new program, designed for nonprofit leadership teams, builds and applies strategic management skills essential to nonprofit management excellence. Now accepting applications for the New York-May 2012 class, with more locations to follow. Click here to learn more>> Reflections on the Closing of Hull House By Daniel Stid Hull House’s founding signaled the start of a new era in social services; its demise may become a milestone marking a major shift in our society’s safety net. Read More>> Ensuring “Scaling What Works” Actually Works By Matt Forti In order for "scaling what works" to actually work, we need a new and improved version that addresses some fundamental constraints. Read More>> Newsletters & Alerts Enter your email address below to sign up for your choice of Bridgespan's *knowledge, careers, and leadership* newsletters and alerts.