Two CSP masters students are among the four 2020 Bridge Spark Fund winners (Patrick Cage and Maxwell Azali Kodia). UC Santa Cruz featured both in this story.

The Bridge Collaborative’s 2020 Bridge Spark Fund aims to support projects that will deliver solutions that benefit people and the planet.

The projects, selected by a panel of distinguished judges, take steps toward stabilizing the climate, improving food systems, building healthier communities, cleaning up water supplies and improving the environment. Using a surprising set of approaches—from bats to electricity technology, and seaweed to infrastructure bonds—these teams are charting a course to a better, more sustainable future.

The Bridge Spark Fund is run by the Bridge Collaborative, a global change agent driving a fundamental shift in how we think, plan, fund, and work across sectors to make bigger change faster. Founded in 2016, the Collaborative is a partnership spearheaded by The Nature Conservancy, Duke University, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and PATH.