The James Irvine Foundation — sensing an increased interest among nonprofit sector leaders in partnership opportunities — commissioned a study by David La Piana of the future role of strategic restructuring. That study led to Beyond Collaboration: Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations, published by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards in 1997. The study offers an analysis of restructuring efforts among nonprofits and describes several strategies that funders might develop to support activity in this arena. A follow-up Revised Second Edition was released in March 2000, with an expanded reference section demonstrating the considerable advancements made in the field of strategic restructuring over that three-year period.

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Written by Scott Schaffer, Jo DeBolt, and Heather Gowdy, this article details a framework for responding to financial challenges in a systematic way.  The methodology helps nonprofit leaders identify and adopt high-impact changes to an organization's business model. Download the PDF.

By Melissa Mendes Campos

Published by the California HealthCare Foundation, this issue brief describes the benefits and challenges of community clinic mergers. Based on extensive interviews with clinic executives, board members, and other experts in the field.

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