Bain & Co, a consulting firm with a client list that ranges from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations, wanted to increase its participation in non-profit organizations. Rather than continue to integrate the work into the existing organization, Bain created a group Bridge, a non-profit consulting organization that would draw on the resources Bain, support independent practice and identity, and raise charitable capital. CEO Jeffrey Bradach, took a leave from his post as a professor at Harvard Business School to get the organization up and running. The success of the first year of work was beyond expectation, but the organization faces a number of challenges if it is to achieve its ultimate goal of a great impact on the nonprofit sector. "Hide
by Allen Grossman, John Kalafatas Source: Harvard Business School 21 pages. Publication Date: October 10, 2000. Prod. #: 301011-PDF-ENG
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