Organizational Capacity Building

WAMU (American University)

WAMU (American University)

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Twin Cities

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Twin Cities

The Minneapolis Foundation

The Minneapolis Foundation

North House Folk School

North House Folk School

Appalachia Funders Network

Appalachia Funders Network

Alden B. Dow Home and Studio

Alden B. Dow Home and Studio

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Sahan Journal

Sahan Journal

George Family Foundation

George Family Foundation

Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center

American Swedish Institute

American Swedish Institute

Gifford Foundation

Gifford Foundation

The Great Northern

The Great Northern

National Federation of Community Broadcasters

National Federation of Community Broadcasters

WAMU (American University)

8 Bridges is supporting institutional grant development and reporting at WAMU.

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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Twin Cities

8 Bridges Workshop is assisting LISC Twin Cities, a local community development organization, with fundraising and other development activities.

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The Minneapolis Foundation

8 Bridges is working with TMF to develop local responses to unusually complex and future-facing institutional funding opportunities.

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North House Folk School

8 Bridges facilitated a strategic plan with North House, followed by additional work on strengthening governance polices and practices.

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Appalachia Funders Network

8 Bridges is the learning and evaluation partner for AFN’s narrative change project.

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Alden B. Dow Home and Studio

8 Bridges is working with the board of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio to consider ways to strengthen organizational capacity.

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February 5, 2021

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

8 Bridges conducted research into nonprofit jazz media in the United States, leading to a follow up study of jazz public radio stations and…

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Sahan Journal

8 Bridges supported the search for a new Managing Director for Sahan Journal.

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Knight Foundation

8 Bridges Workshop has worked with Knight Foundation on multiple projects. Most recently, we and Knight Foundation developed a self-assessment for grantees to examine…

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George Family Foundation

8 Bridges has completed multiple assignments for this Minneapolis-based family foundation, most recently working with the Foundation’s founders in the search for a new…

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Arts Midwest

8 Bridges completed an evaluation of the ArtsLab program, a cohort-based capacity building program that served arts organizations across the Upper Midwest. The public-facing…

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Walker Art Center

8 Bridges consulted with the Walker Art Center’s Digital Strategy Task Force, shaping the early stages of a shift in digital strategy and the…

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American Swedish Institute

8 Bridges is conducting an organizational assessment of all functions of this notable Minneapolis nonprofit, from governance to buildings and grounds to visitor services…

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December 4, 2020

Gifford Foundation

8 Bridges conducted a developmental evaluation of the 10-year impact of the Gifford Foundation’s program, ADVANS (Advancing and Developing the Value and Assets of…

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February 5, 2020

The Great Northern

8 Bridges Workshop worked with the new leadership team at The Great Northern to support a new vision for this major festival that celebrates…

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August 7, 2018

National Federation of Community Broadcasters

8 Bridges collaborated with consultant Sharon Rodning Bash to provide a developmental evaluation for NFCB’s CPB-funded capacity building program for rural and tribal community…

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