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Leading the Sector with Landmark ResearchLa Piana Consulting, through its foundation-sponsored Strategic Solutions project, was the nation's first resource on all aspects of nonprofit strategic restructuring. Strategic Solutions was a 5-year foundation-funded initiative (1998-2003) dedicated to achieving a major and lasting positive impact on the nonprofit sector's perception, understanding, and use of strategic restructuring - thereby increasing the capacity of organizations to advance their missions.
Tools You Can UseOver the grant period, the Strategic Solutions project aimed to increase the awareness of the nonprofit sector of the potential value of strategic restructuring activities, such as mergers, joint ventures, and administrative consolidations. To meet this goal, we developed workbooks, articles, and other tools to support successful restructuring efforts. Anyone interested in learning more about the topic can find the references and resources they need – including one of our best selling works, The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook, originally published in 2000 and recently updated in 2008 by Bob Harrington, Partner. Be sure to check out our full list of publications here.
Models of Strategic Restructuring Case StudiesWritten by La Piana Consultants, this series of case studies features snapshots of the The Collaboration Prize 2009 Finalists. La Piana Consulting managed the Collaboration Prize for the Lodestar Foundation. Jo DeBolt led the project and conducted site visits of the eight finalists. The case studies explore examples of Strategic Restructuring including: Chattanooga Museums Administrative Consolidation Ready, Set, Parent! Joint Programming Crittenton Women's Union Merger More Articles As part of our ongoing series published by CausePlanet, this article includes resources for today's nonprofit leaders and describes how simple daily rituals can help one achieve better work-life balance. Financial due diligence: What grantmakers look for and what you should know about it By Brent Copen Published by CausePlanet, this article discusses why financial due diligence is not merely a tool for managing risk and how it can also be a powerful relationship-building opportunity. Partnerships in the Domestic Violence Field By Bob Harrington and Lester Olmstead-Rose Created in partnership with the Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Blue Shield Against Violence Program, this publication shares research, survey results, and lessons learned about the status of collaborative partnerships in the domestic violence field. These materials were developed to help spur conversations about collaboration field-wide and to inspire additional exploration of how innovative partnerships can help strengthen the work of domestic violence organizations in California. Download the PDF. Does your organization have a high impact board? Seven questions to ask Published by CausePlanet, this article describes characteristics of a high impact board and seven questions you can ask in order to evaluate whether your organize benefits from a high impact board. |
