Bridgespan's Nonprofit Development Program: Africa

Capacity building of nonprofit and social enterprise leadership teams through cohort-based team coaching.

This program is for organisations located in Africa. If you are based in India, South Asia, or South-East Asia, please see our BNDP Asia program. If you are in any other geography, please explore our Leadership Accelerator program.

NGOs typically operate in resource-constrained environments while still trying to maximise their impact. Our research suggests the importance of addressing strategy and talent issues to help unlock the true potential of NGOs. Unfortunately, because of the resource constraints, NGO leadership teams often don’t receive the time and support they need to properly resolve these issues.

Bridgespan’s Nonprofit Development Program (BNDP) leverages our two decades of experience working with nonprofits on strategy, leadership, and organisational issues to provide coaching and the right set of tools and frameworks to NGO senior leadership teams to enhance their performance

Current Offerings

Find out more about our active modules by clicking the boxes below.

designing strategy

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executing strategy

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developing a second line of leadership

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improving team effectiveness

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Coming 2025

How the Program Works

coaching support

Team Workshops

Individual online lessons


Plenary events


Peer connect

  • We believe change is driven by a team and not an individual. Therefore, this three-month virtual program is designed specifically for NGO/social enterprise leadership teams of three to seven participants. A typical team structure includes the CEO/ED, a project lead, and other members of the senior leadership team.
  • Your team is in the driver's seat, while Bridgespan coaches provide support through one-on-one coaching for the organisation at critical points throughout the program.
  • The total time commitment per person is around three to four hours per week over the three-month period.
  • The online learning platform provides flexibility for your team to work at its own pace.

What Else You Should Know

  • Our next cohorts will launch in 2025. Please fill out the form below if you would like to request more information and be notified when program applications have begun.
  • Applications for all cohorts are open on a rolling basis. Cohorts are typically finalized three weeks prior to the program start date.
  • Contact us at [email protected] to learn more. 

How to Apply

To ensure that our BNDP programs are right for you, fill out this form to set up a 30-minute consultation with us. During the consultation, we’ll learn more about your organisation and leadership team, and we’ll share more about the program. If we jointly determine that the program is a good fit, we’ll share details for how to officially enroll. We look forward to meeting you!

Still have questions? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions documents for Designing Strategy, Developing Second Line of Leadership, and Executing Strategy.