Merger of Workforce Re-Entry Programs for Ex-Felons and Recovering Addicts

Project for Pride in Living Enterprises and Rebuild Resources were both nonprofit organizations helping recovering addicts and ex-felons from the St. Paul and Minneapolis area re-enter the workforce. When Rebuild Resources’ long-time CEO resigned, the two organizations began to explore the possibility of merging their operations. Benefits of the merger included a more efficient balance of the staff-to-clients ratio, aligned fundraising strategies, administrative cost savings, and elimination of competition for donors. The merged entity took the name Momentum Enterprises. A SeaChange-Lodestar Fund for Nonprofit Collaboration challenge grant provided funding restricted to merger-related expenses.

Grant Information

Grant Amount: $25,000

Year Granted: 2012

Grantee: Momentum Enterprises

Location: MN - Minnesota

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