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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.

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The 2026 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Awards
On Tuesday, May 12, we’ll gather changemakers from around the world in New York City for a celebration of a different kind of leadership.

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News & Updates

March 2026
Bridging Leadership and Emerging Philanthropy: Reflections from a recent visit to Nepal

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March 2026
United for Collective Impact: GPC Gathering in Singapore

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March 2026
Global Philanthropists Circle Network Visit to Hong Kong: Building Bridges for Impact

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February 2026
Reflections from InvokED: One Billion Futures & Capital Orchestration

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February 2026
Reflections from Synergos Global Network Gathering in Saudi Arabia

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January 2026
Highlights from the Shifting Food Systems Retreat in Mexico

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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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