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Preparing for Strategic Restructuring: Understanding Nonprofit Ownership

No individual or group can “own” a nonprofit, but boards of directors have very specific responsibilities when it comes to strategic restructuring. In this podcast, Bob Harrington describes what those are, and why they differ in the nonprofit sector.

3:16 minutes

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Preparing for Strategic Restructuring: Overview of the Negotiations Process

Every nonprofit interested in partnering with another will at some point find itself entering into negotiations with its potential partner. In this podcast, Bob Harrington describes the negotiations process and the role that members of the board and staff typically play.

3:20 minutes

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Preparing for Strategic Restructuring: Typical Issues for Negotiation

Bob Harrington reviews the four topics joint negotiating committees should cover in their first meeting together, and the six categories into which most issues to be negotiated will fall.

5:39 minutes

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Nonprofit Partnerships and the Importance of Trust

One of the most essential elements of any partnership is trust between the parties. In this podcast, Vance Yoshida explains what trust between organizations looks like, and why building trust is so important in this context.

4:51 minutes

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Nonprofit Partnerships and Organizational Culture

Vance Yoshida looks at the relevance of organizational culture to the process of building a successful partnership with one or more other organizations.

2:58 minutes

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Identifying and Approaching Potential Partners

Many nonprofits begin considering options for strategic restructuring before they have a specific partner in mind. In this podcast, Jo DeBolt offers advice on how to identify and approach potential partner organizations.

5:35 minutes

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Due Diligence in the Nonprofit Context

Bob Harrington defines due diligence in the context of strategic restructuring, and talks about how the timing differs in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

2:43 minutes

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The Boards' Role in Strategic Restructuring

Jo DeBolt reviews the primary responsibilities of the board with respect to organizational partnerships.

4:17 minutes

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A Walk Through the Partnership Matrix

Bob Harrington reviews the partnership matrix.

 

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