BUILDING TRUST WORKS

Synergos is a global organization that has pioneered the use of bridging leadership, which builds trust and collaboration to solve complex problems.

We have used this inclusive approach with partners around the world for 35 years to achieve extraordinary results meeting local and national needs.

Today, we help dismantle systems that create the most urgent problems of our time: poverty, social injustice, and climate change.

Our Work

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Country & Regional Programs

Our teams around the world use bridging leadership to build collaboration on issues of national regional importance - helping local and international partners create systemic change and improved lives.

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Global Network

We help our global network of philanthropists and other changemakers create collaborations that shift power and resources to communities directly affected by issues and bridging leaders within those communities.

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The Synergos Approach

We cultivate bridging leadership: the ability to build trust and collective action.

Bridging leadership is a style of leadership practiced by both individuals and organizations that enables diverse stakeholders to address systemic challenges together. Bridging Leadership requires inner work to increase self-awareness, skills for social issue analysis such as systems thinking, and a high capacity for collaboration.

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Bridging Leadership Voices

The Bridging Leadership Voices project assembles a unique chorus of voices of twenty-three practitioners from fourteen countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas who are innovating on a wide range of issues including corporate sustainability, philanthropy, agriculture, youth development, and more. We invite you to enter the project in a spirit of exploration.

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The 2025 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Awards

Join us on Tuesday, May 6 in New York City to honor the theme of courageous leadership and reflect on the future of Synergos’ growing global network.

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