A Merger Isn't Your Only Option for Nonprofit Collaboration with Greg Petersen
When nonprofit leaders consider a strategic partnership, it's easy to assume the conversation begins with a merger. But a full merger is only one model of nonprofit collaboration.
Greg Petersen explores four models of nonprofit collaboration and strategic partnership: asset transfers, federated alliances, joint ventures, and mergers.
The right structure depends on the problem you're trying to solve. Is your organization looking for capacity it doesn't currently have? Trying to expand the scale of an existing capability? Addressing an unsustainable program or unmet community need?
Starting with the challenge, not the structure, can help nonprofit leaders and boards explore partnership opportunities more strategically, ideally before organizational pressures limit their options.
To learn more, read our blog post, Choosing the Right Model of Nonprofit Collaboration→
Together, we are stronger.
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