Nonprofit mergers are on the rise. Executive directors and board members
are discovering the advantages: comprehensive service delivery, better
finances, more powerful fundraising, increased market share. Bottom
line, mergers make more mission possible. From assessing reasons and
readiness, to finding a partner, to negotiating the best path, to
budgeting and implementation, author David La Piana guides you through
the maze of options with a steady hand. Based on experience with more
than sixty mergers, this handbook is the perfect starting point for any
nonprofit exploring a possible merger and a basic resource for all
nonprofit managers. You'll find: how to decide what kind of structure
from collaboration to merger meets your goals; how to know your own
motivation and keep your mission forefront; what kind of merger best
fits your goals, structure, and financial situation; how to seek merger
partners and objectively assess the pros and cons of each; how to manage
the boards essential role in merger considerations; how to exercise due
diligence and write the merger agreement; how to deal with the rumor
mill; what you can do yourself, when to call in attorneys and
consultants, and how to select them; typical roadblocks and how to beat
them; how to move past old history and build new traditions as you
integrate staff, management, boards, systems, and corporate cultures;
how to budget for and raise funds to implement the merger; and much
more! Full merger case studies, decision trees, twenty-two worksheets,
checklists, tips, milestones, an extensive resource section and many
samples including the minutes of a completed merger negotiation give you
concrete assistance with your own merger plans and implementation. A
special chapter written for nonprofit organizational consultants
explains their roles and responsibilities in assisting clients
interested in merger.
