Sunday, August 27, 2017
Everyone in philanthropy seeks social impact – but what do we know about how to drive large-scale social benefit and how long does it take? Bridgespan Group has produced case studies of 15 world-changing initiatives, from public libraries and polio eradication to tobacco control, the 911 service and CPR training. The common lessons from these 15 initiatives start with building a shared understanding of the problem, and also include setting “winnable” milestones, driving demand and embracing course correction. One takeaway: 90 percent of the initiatives took more than 20 years to come to broad fruition.