Connecting Purpose-Driven Communities
In vulnerable communities across the world, local heroes are leading and equipping others to live out their faith, promote justice, battle poverty, and bring positive change.
We’re creating a way to serve those heroes — a platform connecting communities, leaders, organizations, and supporters to build meaningful relationships and create sustainable solutions.
Leaders Behind the Movement
Our Mission
Our mission is to unleash the power of healthy intercultural relationships and effective generosity to break the grip of poverty on a global scale — the poverty in all of us
Our Vision
is to see poverty defeated, generosity unleashed, and lives mutually transformed through healthy intercultural relationships.
We see our generation joyfully adopting a revolutionary approach to development and mission. One rooted in meaningful relationships, decentralizing ownership, and lifting up local-first design. Bridgely will connect us all.
Why Join Bridgely?
Our Pillars
Bridgely is built upon six pillars. All organizations and experiences presented through Bridgely will be vetted for alignment with these pillars.
Dignity
We commit to radically uphold the dignity of people in low-income communities. We reject ideologies that present “the poor” as objects of benevolence. Instead, we empower work that puts people at the center of their own growth and development.
Relationships
We facilitate relationships to change lives and connect communities to promote intercultural solidarity.
Listening
Featured organizations must listen systematically to those they claim to serve, capturing insights and feedback for continuous improvement.
Local First
We rally support toward locally initiated work because local ownership is the key to sustainability and local solutions are best to solve local challenges.
Transparency
We require transparency as it creates both trust and accountability. No hype, no spin, no hero narratives.
Decentralization
We connect front-line groups, eliminating archaic institutional structures, to gain efficiency and therefore impact.
Our work is an expression of our Christian faith and we seek to follow Jesus’ example of humility and love in all that we do.
The Team Building Bridgely
Scott Todd
Co-Founder
“I love connecting people for effective generosity.”
Heather Neely
Co-Founder
“Doing more of the same, but 10% better isn’t going to bring an end to extreme poverty. We have to jump curves, by decentralizing, to truly revolutionize poverty alleviation endeavors.”
Erica Henderson
Program Impact & Learning Curator
“I want to connect passionate people with real causes they can impact. I see Bridgely as an opportunity to create a community of problem-solvers, systems-thinkers, and world-changers.”
Meghan Hampson
Innovation Catalyst
“I love the transformation that comes from a deeper and more effective sense of agency.”
Stephanie Kunstle
Partnerships Director
"Bridgely aims to advance purposeful work and spark a global movement that empowers vulnerable communities. Working with great partners dedicated to creating a world where everyone can thrive is an honor."
Troy Reiber
Technology
“Bridgely will increase the amount of funds available for the child, making a huge impact on eradicating extreme poverty. Also, I just geek-out about using state-of-the-art technology for Kingdom purposes!”