Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances / Edition 2

Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances / Edition 2

by Thomas A. McLaughlin
ISBN-10:
0470601639
ISBN-13:
9780470601631
Pub. Date:
06/08/2010
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN-10:
0470601639
ISBN-13:
9780470601631
Pub. Date:
06/08/2010
Publisher:
Wiley
Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances / Edition 2

Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances / Edition 2

by Thomas A. McLaughlin
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Overview

Clear, practical, step-by-step guidance through the nonprofit merger process

Using real-world examples, case studies, and enduring frameworks, Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances, Second Edition offers clear, practical, step-by-step guidance through the merger and alliance development process.

From assessing feasibility and planning for implementation to post-merger integration, this ground-breaking work points out pitfalls and offers insightful commentary in every chapter.

  • Provides a comprehensive framework for designing and implementing effective collaborations of all kinds
  • Offers the tools needed to effectively collaborate with potential partners
  • Shows how nonprofit mergers are fundamentally different from for-profit mergers-and why board members need to know this
  • Focuses on the needs of the nonprofit sector, including cultural compatibility and compassionate management practices
  • Shows nonprofit managers and board members how to make their way through the merger process without repeating Wall Street's mistakes

Insightful and realistic, Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances, Second Edition equips you with the tools and knowledge you need to create effective collaborations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470601631
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 06/08/2010
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

THOMAS A. MCLAUGHLIN is Vice President for Consulting Services for the Nonprofit Finance Fund, a national leader in financing nonprofits, strengthening their financial health, and improving their capacity to serve their communities. He is nationally recognized as an expert in nonprofit mergers and alliances, having consulted nonprofits in over 200 such collaborations. He is contributing editor for the Nonprofit Times, for which he writes a monthly column, and is the author of Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Third Edition (Wiley). He is also a member of the faculty at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Chapter 1 A Valid Strategic Option for the Future 1

Government's Retreat

Chapter 2 The Freestanding Nonprofit and Other Rugged Individualists 5

Why Nonprofit Services Are Fragmented: A Story

A Nonprofit's Economics Are Part of Its Strategy

Chapter 3 Logic of Integrated Service Delivery 17

Applications of Integrated Service Delivery

Elements of Integration

Chapter 4 Deciding to Collaborate 25

Rescue Mergers

Merger from Strength

Deciding to Collaborate as a Function of Larger Forces

Chapter 5 Preserving Identity 33

Nonphysical Components of Organizational Identity

What Is Not Part of "Identity"-and What Is

Chapter 6 The Role of Funders 37

What Funders Can Do

Funding Collaborations

Models for Funding Collaborations

Quality Assurance through Foundations

Chapter 7 C.O.R.E. Continuum of Collaboration 47

Our Model

Applying the C.O.R.E.

Chapter 8 Economic-Level Collaboration 53

Sharing Information

Bidding Jointly

Joint Purchasing

Chapter 9 Responsibility-Level Collaboration 57

"Circuit Riders"

High-Integration Collaboration Models

A Cautionary Note

Chapter 10 Operations-Level Collaboration 61

Shared Training

Joint Programming

Joint Quality Standards

Chapter 11 Corporate-Level Collaboration: Merger 65

Authority Is Concentrated

Official Start Dates May Be Anticlimactic

What It Means to Merge

The Essence of a Nonprofit Merger

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Merger

Chapter 12 Models of Collaboration: Merger by Management Company 83

Structure

Control and Governance

Advantages of a Management Company

Disadvantages of a Management Company

Faulty Integration in a Management Company Model

Chapter 13 Models of Collaboration: Alliances 93

Structure

Chapter 14 Models of Collaboration: Partnerships with and between Nonprofits 99

Structure

Control and Governance

Special Considerations

Partnerships with For-Profit Companies

Limited Liability Companies

Chapter 15 Merger Myths 107

We Will Save Administrative Costs

There Will Be Massive Job Cuts

We Will Lose Our Identity

Let Us Figure Out the Structure First

Shhh

Only Failing Organizations Merge

Increase in Mergers Is a Product of an Economic Downturn

Chapter 16 First Steps 113

Geographic Proximity

Absence of a Permanent CEO

Nonoverlapping Markets

Industrializers and Prototypers

Compatibility of Services

Special Assets

Role of Culture

Role of Class

Quick Culture Check

Building Trust

Seeds of Trust: Disclosure, Consultation, and Collaboration

Chapter 17 Merger or Alliance? How to Decide 131

Corporate Control

Chapter 18 First Phase of a Merger: Feasibility Assessment 147

Informal Phase of a Collaboration

Role of Consultants

Form a Collaboration Committee

Why Due Diligence?

What Is a Due Diligence Investigation?

Governance

Finances

Assets

Liabilities and Obligations

Some Financial Red Flags

Valuations

Carrying Out the Valuation

Pro Forma Financials, Including Cash Flows

Regulatory Filings

Human Resources Information

Assess the Feasibility

Chapter 19 Second Phase of a Merger: Implementation Planning 175

Form Subcommittees of the Collaboration Committee

Internal Communication

External Communication

Some Sample Collaboration Committee Structures

Who Will Be the Boss?

Some Tools to Accomplish a Leadership Transition

Once the Selection Is Made...

Creating the Formal Agreement

Merger Announcement (Create a Splash)

Chapter 20 Third Phase of a Merger: Integration 205

Time Required for Integration

Common Sources of Resistance

Chapter 21 The Seven of Alliance Development 219

Categories of Alliances

Seven Tasks of Alliance Development

Task 1 Initiate, Explore, and Analyze

Task 2 Synthesize and Plan

Task 3 Establish Shared Objectives

Task 4 Develop Working Committee Structure

Task 5 Gain Quick Victories

Task 6 Secure Institutionalize Buy-in

Task 7 Implement and Evaluate

Chapter 22 Postscript and Conclusion 251

About the Author 253

Index 255

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