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Following an in-depth review of program strategies and stewardship, we have initiated a multi-year transition out of discrete programs focused on interreligious action, Catholic women religious in the United States, and the BridgeBuilder Challenge.

​Transitions are a part of philanthropy and bare no reflection on the quality and contributions of the leaders, organizations and communities we fund.
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BridgeBuilder® invests in the building and repairing of unique bridges between people, organizations, issues, and beliefs to promote meaningful engagement, and sustainable, community-led change.

Over three successful years,  the Challenges sourced over 1700
ideas from social innovators in 185 countries, investing in radical new ways to address urgent global issues at the intersections of peace, prosperity, and planet. 

GHR’s learnings are captured in an executive summary and two companion reports that outline GHR’s principles-based journey and describe how the foundation and its partners focused on the process—not the outcome—of community engagement and locally-led systems change.
 
Explore the reports and consider how you might build more bridges: 
Executive Summary
Evidence and Advocacy Report
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2019 TOP IDEAS AND CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
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The 2019 Challenge elevated ideas addressing urgent and emergent needs among people on move. 2017 Top Idea NaTakallam brought the ideas, perspectives and experience of people on the move to the Challenge by partnering with them in as innovators, experts and reviewers. Two of the five selected ideas represent individuals with lived experience of displacement.

​2018 tOP iDEAS AND CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

The 2018 Challenge supported organizations working to address urgent global challenges at the intersections of peace, prosperity, and planet in radically new ways. The program encouraged participants to design, collaborate and innovate for the global good.

2017 Top Ideas and Challenge Overview

The 2017 Challenge supported organizations that—whether working to advance peace, increase prosperity, or preserve our planet—recognized the need for dialogue, and collaboration across issue areas.
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