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Don't look now, but we're being "Bridgespanned"

Don't look now, but we're being "Bridgespanned"

They sell nonprofit expertise and their Founder just joined the Gates Board. But this is Bain's model. Nonprofits should pay attention, and maybe push back.

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Brad Smith
Jan 27, 2022
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Earlier this month, the Gates Foundation announced the addition of a trio of trustees who are purported to steer the philanthropic behemoth past the high profile split of the charitable power couple.

While this blogger is not a huge fan of the Gates Foundation - with their $500M annual infrastructure burn rate and massive climate footprint due to exten…

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