Nonprofit Collaboration and Merger Resources

| Resource Lists | Articles | Articles on Specific Mergers and Collaborations |
| Studies/Reports | Guides/Tutorials| Books | Technology Resources for Collaboration |
| Community Websites for Collaboration| Legal Information | Information for Funders |

Resource Lists:

List of legal resources, articles & books for mergers
http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/merger.htm

La Piana list of web resources
http://www.lapiana.org/resources/websites/index.html

La Piana list of resources
http://www.lapiana.org/research/index.html

List of articles on mergers - ability to order online
http://www.alliance1.org/library/mergers.htm

Bibliography for strategic alliance
http://www.uwex.edu/li/learner/bib_alliances.htm

Center for Nonprofit Excellence: strategic restructuring resources
http://www.cfnpe.org/site.cfm/strategic-alliance-resources.cfm

List of nonprofit resources with some on mergers
http://www.nfconline.org/main/info/library/library_15.htm

Recent Articles on Nonprofit Collaboration and Merger:

List of articles about mergers
http://www.boardsource.org/Search.asp?query=merger&searchIn=resources&search_category_id=%2C47%2C51%2C

La Piana list of articles
http://www.lapiana.org/resources/inthenews.html

"Charities Trying Mergers to Improve Bottom Line" (2007)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/us/11merge.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

"Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Style" (2007)
http://www.portfolio.com/executives/features/2007/11/21/Nonprofit-Banker

Consultant blog post on when to merge (2007)
http://nonprofitconsultant.blogspot.com/2007/06/to-partner-or-to-merge.html

"Leadership and Collaboration: Nonprofit Boot Camp" (2007)
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22342/35192

"Symposium to Focus on Nonprofit Collaboration" (2007)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200702/ai_n20123924

Recent Articles on Specific Mergers and Collaborations:

La Piana list of case studies
http://www.lapiana.org/resources/cases/mergers/index.html

Article on Washington Partnership (2007)
http://giving.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/the-power-of-collaboration-novdec-2007/

Article about Fragile X Foundation merger (2007)
http://sev.prnewswire.com/health-care-hospitals/20071105/AQM15005112007-1.html

Article about autism collaboration (2007)
http://www.wheremostneeded.org/2007/06/autism-speaks-b.html

Article about Spectrum Family Network and Wesley Institute merger in Pittsburgh (2007)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2007/10/01/story8.html

Article on Points of Light merger (2007)
http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/4509504-1.html

Article about restructuring and mergers of United Way organizations (2007)
http://www.wheremostneeded.org/2007/08/a-peek-into-uni.html

Press release on ConnectMichigan Alliance & Michigan Nonprofit Association merger (2007)
http://www.mnaonline.org/merger.asp

Press release on International Institute of the East Bay (IIEB) & International Institute of San Francisco (IISF) merger (2007)
http://www.bakernet.com/BakerNet/News/Press+Releases/SFNonProfitMerger.htm

Press release about prize recognition for Nelnet & LoanSTAR merger in Texas (2007)
http://www.nelnet.com/overview.aspx?id=1048&path=nel.cor.nap.pr

Studies/Reports:

Report on how collaborations worked in Boston (2006)
http://www.barrfoundation.org/usr_doc/Nonprofit-Nonprofit_Collaboration_in_Boston_-_Barr_Foundation__November_2006_.pdf

Report/Guide on collaboration and then merger in Nashua New Hampshire (2002)
http://ftp.nw.org/network/pubs/studies/documents/makingOfNonprofitMerger.pdf

Aspen Institute summary of collaboration study findings (2001)
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/usr_doc/48553.pdf

Guides/Tutorials:

"Collaboration Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations" (2007)
http://www.curtisthaxter.com/pub.php?id=4

"Useful Tools for Effective Collaboration" (2007)
http://www.mncn.org/conference/Presentations/TraciWCollaboration.pdf

"Nonprofit Collaboration and Mergers – a Resource Guide for Non-Profits" (2004)
http://epic.cuir.uwm.edu/NONPROFIT/collaboration.pdf

"Nonprofit Mergers: A Primer for Nonprofit Leadership" (2003)
http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/whitepaper.aspx?&docid=71208&promo=100511

"Managing Collaboration Risk: Partnering with Confidence and Success" (2002)
http://www.niac.org/NIAC2/ResourceCenter/DownloadableFiles/CollRisksBook.pdf

"Meeting the Challenge of Nonprofit Collaboration Workbook" (2002)
http://leadertoleader.org/knowledgecenter/collab_challenge/challenge/

"Prepare your Organization for Collaboration: Worksheets" (2002)
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/17/07879623/0787962317.pdf

"Beyond Collaboration" (1998/2000)
http://www.lapiana.org/research/beyond.html

Books:

List of books for collaboration & mergers, with link to purchase from Amazon
http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/merger.htm

La Piana website’s list of publications
http://www.lapiana.org/resources/publications/index.html

Technology Resources for Philanthropic & Nonprofit Collaboration:

Nonprofit social networking site
http://www.change.org/

Article listing numerous technology collaboration resources
http://rahwelcome.nestsites.net/2007/11/12/social-housing-explores-social-media/

Description of many technology collaboration resources
http://www.communitybandwidth.ca/phillipadsmith/non-profit-collaboration-tools

Article on technology collaboration tools with instructions
http://www.nten.org/blog/2006/12/21/the-building-blocks-for-nonprofit-collaboration

Tech collaboration tools
http://www.socialsignal.com/blog/alexandra-samuel/rss-tags-social-bookmarking-building-blocks-for-nonprofit-collaboration

Online collaboration tools for nonprofit board members
http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/archive/2007/05/17/using-google-docs-as-an-online-collaboration-tool-for-board-members.aspx

Article about desktop collaboration tools
http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/casestudy.aspx?docid=157516

Presentation about online collaboration
http://www.mncn.org/EventPDFs/TechnologyforCollaboration.pdf

Online collaboration tools
http://www.nonprofitmatrix.com/browse.asp?ID=1036

Organization and conference with collaborative web tools for nonprofits
http://www.netsquared.org/

Collaborative communication tools
http://www.profitquests.com/ArticlesCollaborativeRooms.html

Community Websites for Collaboration:

UK community site for collaboration, orgs can meet up, and it takes them through process. Member services.
http://www.vcscollaborate.org/

All Wiki articles on collaboration, want members to write anything about collaboration
http://collaboration.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Indian based community site to help form collaborations
http://www.karmayog.org/nonprofits/collpossibilities/npocolldisplay.asp?r=366

Legal Information on Mergers and Nonprofit Collaboration:

Book - legal guide for nonprofits (2007)
http://cnl-librarian.blogspot.com/2007/11/legal-guide-for-collaboration.html

Q&A from law firm
http://www.hurwitassociates.com/l_qa_mergers.html

Nonprofit legal info
http://www.hurwitassociates.com/siteindex.html

Legal merger info for Texas
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/forms/624_boc.pdf

Pennsylvania merger law for nonprofits
http://members.aol.com/StatutesP3/15.Cp.59C.html

Articles of Merger, Indiana
http://www.in.gov/icpr/webfile/formsdiv/42199.pdf

Articles of Merger, Florida
http://www.legallanguage.com/legalForms/forms/Corp/FL/inhs65.pdf

Articles of Consolidation/Merger, Massachusetts
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cor/corpdf/18010m.pdf

Information for Funders:

"Public and Private Funding Reliance of Nonprofit Organizations: Implications for Interorganizational Collaboration" (2007)
http://www.fsu.edu/~localgov/publication_files/Collaboration%20Responsiveness%20and%20Financial%20dependency.pdf

"Real Collaboration: A Guide for Grantmakers"(2001)
http://www.lapiana.org/consulting/pubs/reports/collaboration.html

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