The Collaborative Trust Competitors

Our Purpose: We ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Our Mission: The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

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 mission-aligned private capital partners. 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.

At FSG, we are a global nonprofit consulting firm committed to advancing equitable systems change. We partner with foundations, corporations, and cross‑sector leaders to transform the systems and structures that shape people’s lives and communities. Through customized consulting, innovative thought leadership, and collaborative learning communities, we help organizations create the conditions for everyone to reach their full potential. Our work is grounded in a core belief: every person deserves to live in a fair, just, and equitable society. It should be a society that nurtures potential and expands real opportunities for growth, advancement, and fulfillment. This belief is what brings our team together. We come from diverse disciplines including consulting, strategy, research, issue‑area expertise, and operations. We are united by a shared commitment to shaping systems that enable people and communities to thrive. As partners to organizations and communities, we listen deeply, ask the hard and necessary questions, and help leaders see the systems around them with greater clarity. We support them in making choices that move their work and their impact toward the future they aspire to create.