Bluespark Partners is an advising firm dedicated to helping leaders, influencers and brands use their resources and their platforms to drive impact at scale.
We work with visionaries who are willing to take bold action to secure a better future — visionaries who are willing to do things differently in order to catalyze lasting change.
We got our start helping to protect and advance American democracy, and that is still our wheelhouse. But we don’t stop there. Our mission is to help more people do good in order to solve the most pressing challenges of our time.
Who we work with
Funders who need help shaping and executing a strategy for their philanthropic efforts — either to protect our democracy or to spark other forms of social change
Influencers who have a platform and an audience and who want to use it for good, inspiring and motivating others to take action
Companies who need help navigating the political landscape or identifying a strategy for their social impact and corporate responsibility work
Non-profits who need strategic support and advice to tackle urgent organizational challenges and sharpen their theory of change
What we do
Develop a robust strategy
We work with our clients to set a vision for their work and a path to get there, aligning their strengths and interests with clear needs and gaps in the ecosystem.
Source and vet projects
We identify and thoroughly diligence high-impact opportunities that are worthy of our clients’ time and resources and that advance both short- and long-term goals.
Manage implementation
We ensure project success from start to finish, providing hands-on support and strategic advice, perpetually meeting the highest bar of good stewardship.
Evaluate and iterate
We constantly measure the impact of the work we’re doing with our clients, so that we can learn, improve and pivot as needed over time.
Filter inbound requests
We save our clients time by serving as the first line of defense; more than anything else, we strive to give our clients more capacity.
Sustain expertise
We help our clients up the learning curve and provide them with the latest intel, so that they are always informed and wholly in the know.
Who we are
Jason Berkenfeld, Founder & President
Prior to launching Bluespark Partners, Jason led political giving and investing for former Google CEO Eric Schmidt full-time. In this role, he helped to launch new initiatives, build new tools, and make numerous investments focused on catalyzing innovation in our elections and in our politics. Concurrently, Jason served as the Head of Strategy and Chair of the Investment Committee for the broader Schmidt philanthropy, Schmidt Futures. In this role, Jason helped to set org-wide goals and led the process by which all grants and gifts were diligenced and vetted.
Jason caught the political bug knocking on doors in Pennsylvania for then-Senator Barack Obama in the run up to the 2008 election. Thereafter, he spent six election cycles working on campaigns at all levels, all over the country. This included a stint as the Regional GOTV Director for the Obama reelection campaign in southwest Iowa, and another as the campaign manager for now New York State Senator Brad Hoylman in Manhattan.
To start his career, Jason worked at Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm, where he worked with clients in education, healthcare, and retail. He also spent three years as the Head of Community at Thumbtack, an online marketplace for local service providers. In this role, Jason learned how to harness the power of technology to drive positive change and how to build solutions to hard problems from the ground up. He continued to focus on technology in his time with Eric Schmidt, exploring the many ways in which technology can be used to bolster an inclusive, multiracial democracy instead of tearing it apart.
Jason earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and is a member of the New York State Bar. He also graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard. He and his husband currently live in San Francisco.
