Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations

Mergers, Integrations, and Alliances

Amelia Kohm, David LaPiana

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN:
  9780275980696
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780313057632
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

Drawing on the findings of the most ambitious national study to date on nonprofit strategic restructuring, the authors provide nonprofit managers, board members, consultants, and foundation executives with research-based information to use in making tough decisions about whether and how to pursue a range of organizational partnerships—from jointly managed programs and consolidated administrative functions to full-scale mergers. The authors investigate two widespread assumptions—that strategic restructuring leads to greater organizational efficiency and that nonprofit consolidations are similar to corporate consolidations. Six in-depth case studies of actual nonprofit restructurings highlight the costs and benefits associated with this increasingly adopted course of action, a trend that is expected to remain on the upswing for the foreseeable future.

Table of contents

• Figure and Tables
• Acknowledgments
• 1 The Rules (and Conditions) of the Game Are Changing
• 2 Fundamental Questions
• 3 How Prevalent Are Strategic Restructuring Partnerships?
• 4 What Is Driving the Formation of Strategic Restructuring Partnerships?
• 5 What Are the Benefits of Strategic Restructuring Partnerships?
• 6 What Are the Costs and Challenges of Strategic Restructuring Partnerships?
• 7 What Factors Contribute to Successful Strategic Restructuring Partnerships?
• 8 The Future Impact of Strategic Restructuring on the Nonprofit Sector
• 9 Conclusion
• Appendix A: Case Study Stories
• Appendix B: Methodology (Overview)
• Appendix C: Methodology and Findings from Prevalence Survey
• Appendix D: Telephone Survey Form
• Appendix E: Study Participants
• Appendix F: Case Study Partnerships
• Bibliography
• Index