How nonprofits get big (featuring Bridgespan, City Year, and Youth Villages)

Most nonprofits are told to diversify their funding. New research from The Bridgespan Group suggests the opposite path drives real growth. Organizations that scale significantly over time tend to concentrate their efforts, picking one or two anchor funding sources and building deep expertise around them, rather than pursuing multiple sources and hoping for success.

Join Patrick Schmitt, co-CEO of FreeWill, for a conversation with Ali Kelley of The Bridgespan Group, along with Kanna Kunchala, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer at City Year, and Catherine Smith, Chief Strategy Officer at Youth Villages, two organizations that have grown significantly using this approach.

We’ll dive into research-backed insights on how nonprofits build funding models built for scale, and our panelists will share how their organizations put these strategies into practice.

In this webinar, you'll learn:

• Why concentrating on fewer funding sources can outperform diversification for long-term growth
• How to identify which funding types are the best fit for your organization's work
• Real strategies Youth Villages and City Year have used to build sustainable government and philanthropic revenue