MPCC Monthly Luncheon: Earl Bridges, TV Show Host, The Good Road

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Earl Bridges is best known as the host of the 3x EMMY Nominated PBS travel-documentary
series, THE GOOD ROAD, where he and co-host Craig Martin travel the globe highlighting
stories of philanthropic individuals making a difference in the most difficult situations. With more
than 25 million viewers nationwide, THE GOOD ROAD continues to be the most-viewed
television program focused on global philanthropy.

His 25-year career in nonprofit-focused technology, storytelling, and activism, Earl Bridges has
served as the President and Chief Generosity Office of Uncommon Giving. Bridges was also the
founder of Good Done Great, an industry pioneer in corporate grant management, employee
giving, volunteer hour tracking and employee engagement programs for large and small
businesses. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Good Done
Great served more than 60 companies and over 2 million employees before being sold to
YourCause in 2017. YourCause was subsequently acquired by Blackbaud in 2019 for
approximately $157 million.

Throughout his career, Bridges has been a visible voice about the role of technology as a
means for making sustainable change for good, and for the role of profitable corporations to a
provide a triple-bottom line to their stakeholders. Bridges received a master’s degree in
International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina after earning his bachelor’s
in accounting from U of SC.