lisa kaplan

As Director of Impact Assessment, I was responsible for Bridgespan's efforts to gather and learn from feedback about its work. This was one of two roles I played simultaneously, the other being Practice Manager, Youth Development.

Health Leads mobilizes college volunteers to connect patients and their families with the basic resources they need to be healthy. With Health Leads, doctors can “prescribe” resources such as food, housing and heating assistance – just as they do medication. Patients take their prescriptions to the clinic waiting room, where volunteers help “fill” them by connecting patients to community services.

City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these diverse young leaders help children stay in school and on track, and transform schools and communities across the United States, as well as through international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England.

STRIVE’s mission is to help chronically unemployed men and women realize their potential to find and keep jobs that promise sustainable livelihoods and personal growth. We accomplish this by changing attitudes, building skills, working with employers and creating powerful partnerships.

As Practice Manager, I worked with the Head of the Children, Youth, and Families Practice and others to bring the best of Bridgespan to our engagements with clients, develop insights and share them with the field, and foster a culture of ideas and learning both within Bridgespan and with leaders of youth- and child-serving organizations. This is one of two roles I played simultaneously, the other being Director Of Impact Assessment.

Everyone deserves a place to call home. That’s why Pine Street Inn provides a comprehensive range of services, including permanent supportive housing, job training and placement, emergency shelter and street outreach to more than 1,600 homeless men and women each day. Founded in 1969, Pine Street is the largest resource for homeless men and women in New England.