Strategic Restructuring:
Partnership Options for Nonprofits

Ascribe.  Prominent Non-Profit Arts Organizations Merge to Form ‘Young Audiences of Northern California’; Provides Arts Education Programs for Over 375,000 Children, Strengthens Arts Education Programs for Young People.  Young Audiences Press Release, June 24, 2004.  http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20040623.170753&time=10%2000%20PDT&year=2004&public=0

Biswas, Protip.  Strategic Restructuring: Buzzword or Business Smart?  Enterprise Quarterly Online, http://www.enterprisefoundation.org/EQ/operations.asp

Cohen, Todd.  On the lookout for alliances: Mergers offer lessons for nonprofits.  06/19/98. www.nonprofitnews.org/corp/toddcol0698.htm.

Conger, Jean T. Mergers, consolidations, and partnerships: A look at strategic nonprofit restructuring in Hawai’i. A report for the Hawai’i Community Foundation. September 1, 2002. http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/doc_bin/publications/Mergers_ES.pdf

Davis, John Emmeus. Anatomy of a Merger: How two CDCs merged to create the Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Nashua. Shelterforce Online, Issue #219, May/June 2003. http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/129/merger.html .

Davis, John Emmeus. Bridging the Organizational Divide: The Making of a Nonprofit Merger. Commissioned by Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation – New England District, 2002. http://www.nw.org/network/pubsAndMedia/publications/commDevResources/pdf/makingOfNonprofitMerger.pdf

Dickey, Marilyn. Making a Merger Go Smoothly for Nonprofit Workers. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Philanthropy Careers. June 10, 2002. http://philanthropy.com/jobs/2002/06/13/20020627-388063.htm

Ferronato, Sherry. Nonprofit Mergers: The perils and the possibilities. An archive of Charity Village NewsWeek, 02/01/99. http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/acov/acov99/acov9904.html

Foundation Center, ed.  Two California Arts Nonprofits Merge in Response to Changed Funding Environment. PND News, June 28, 2004. http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=72700011

Gingold, Diane. "New Frontiers in Philanthropy." A special report for FORTUNE Magazine's Custom Projects website, July 2000. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/sections/amyouth/amy.htm

Independent Sector, ed. Crossing the Borders: Collaboration and Competition Among Nonprofits, Business, and Government.  Working Papers from the 1999 Research Forum. See http://www.independentsector.org/cgi- bin/cart.cgi/display_pubdetails.html?PROD=P170

Kern, DeWenter, Viere, Ltd. On the Verge of a Merge? What you Need to Know About Nonprofit Consolidation. In the “Nonprofit Agendas” newsletter, August/September 2002. http://www.kdv.com/agendas/pdf/204859NPAas02.pdf

Lynch, James K.  Public Law Research Institute Report: TRANSFER OF ASSETS BY NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS TO FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES.  Fall 1994. www.uchastings.edu/plri/fall94/lynch.htm

McGill, Power, Bell & Associates, LLP. Communication With Employees Enhances Merger Success. In the “Nonprofit Insights” newsletter. Fall 2002. http://www.mpbcpa.com/library/newsletters/npinsights/Fall 2002 merger success.pdf

McLaughlin, Carolyn. “Mergers & Consolidations.” Address to the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, 1998. http://www.npccny.org/info/goi4.htm

McLaughlin, Carolyn.  Mergers & Consolidations (Address).  Carolyn McLaughlin, Executive Director of Citizens Advice Bureau, provided attendees at NPCC's Fall 1996 Member Reception with a compelling account of her organization's merger with the Girls Club. Copyright 1998, Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York.  www.npccny.org/info/goi4.htm.

Mercy Corps.  Mercy Corps Merges with Conflict Management Group.  September 23, 2004. http://mercycorps.org/items/2105/

Mergers: A nonprofit solution? The Business Journal of Portland, 01/25/99. http://www.amcity.com/portland/stories/1999/01/25/editorial1.html

Nonprofit Collaboration. About.com article, 02/02/98. www.nonprofit.about.com/business/nonprofit/library/weekly/ aa020298.htm

Nonprofit mergers mean better service. Business First of Columbus, 11/23/98. www.amcity.com/columbus/stories/1998/11/23/ editorial1.html

Nonprofit Risk Management Center.  Community Collaboration.  Fact Sheets on Crisis Management. http://www.nonprofitrisk.com/mc/collab.htm

Ostrower, Francie.  The Reality Underneath the Buzz of Partnerships: The potentials and pitfalls of partnering.  Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2005.  http://www.ssireview.com/pdf/2005SP_feature_ostrower.pdf

Pacific Business News ( Honolulu ) articles:

Two top-25 nonprofits to merge, July 29, 2002. by Kristen Sawada. http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/07/29/story2.html?jst=s_rs_hl

Nonprofit Merger Sensible , July 29, 2002. Opinion. http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/07/29/editorial1.html

Hawaii Community Foundation grant to explore Easter Seal merger, October 25, 2002. Latest News. http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002/10/21/daily82.html

Easter Seals Hawaii , Secoh call off proposed merger, March 17, 2003. by Kristen Sawada. http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2003/03/17/story8.html?jst=s_rs_hl

Pitz, Marylynne.  Local arts groups planning to merge.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  August 4, 2004.  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04217/356398.stm

Planas, Antonio. Nonprofit companies merge to survive. Capital News Service (Michigan State University). April 18, 2003. http://www.mlive.com/cns/index.ssf?/articles/2003_0418/NONPROFITS.html

Schneider, Pat.  Nonprofits Urged To Reduce Overlap.  The Capital Times (Madison, WI). February 5, 2005. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2005:02:05:402799:METRO

Selinger, Maurice A. “Collaboration Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations.” Article posted by Curtis Thaxter Stevens Broder & Micoleau, Attorneys at Law. http://www.curthax.com/articles/collab.html

Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. “Nonprofit Mergers: A Primer for Nonprofit Leadership.” 2003. http://www.socialent.com/resources/articles/pdfs/boardtrainingmanual.pdf

Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofits. About.com article, 04/21/99. www.nonprofit.about.com/business/nonprofit/library/weekly/ aa042199.htm

Thompson, Dan. “Merger Process Flow Chart.” Developed as part of a Nonprofit Capacity Building Project funded by W.K. Kellogg Foundation Youth Initiative Partnerships. September 1998. http://www.wmich.edu/nonprofit/Guide/guide1.htm

Walker, Meg. Harsh economy teaching local nonprofit groups a lesson in consolidation. San Francisco Business Times, August 9, 2002. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2002/08/12/story5.html

W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  Building an Organization to Last: Reflections and Lessons Learned from SeaChange.  August 2003.  http://www.informingchange.com/downloads/SeaChange.pdf