Our Grant-making
Principles
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People drive change
We seek out organizations that have ethical, hard-working leaders who assemble innovative, strategic, and ambitious teams that are obsessed with learning to get better and are results-driven.
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Long-term horizons
We invest in organizations that attempt to create systematic, long-term change. Venture capital has the luxury of 10+ year time horizons. We have an even greater luxury of a 20+ year time horizon to maximize impact.
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Systemic impact
We look for organizations whose programming is truly transformative in a person’s life or can make a meaningful systemic impact on a big problem. We prefer supporting programs that have the ambition to have an impact at scale.
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Ownership mentality
Long-term behavior change can only be effective over the long term by helping people help themselves. We invest in organizations that provide the resources and support to make meaningful positive changes but not create dependencies.
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Bold and effective change
We seek out organizations that engage in regular self-evaluation to ensure they are achieving the most meaningful outcomes and are entrepreneurial in nature and spirit. We believe in tracking measurable results and in taking risks to have a greater impact even if that means more failures along the way.
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Partnership and sustainability
Our investments act as a bridge, enabling the right programs and participants to connect and thrive. That is why we call it Greenbridge. We want to be a bridge from the world of today to the world we want to see tomorrow. We look to support organizations that have a path to self-sustainability and big impact.