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Author: Mary Jo Kaplan of Kaplan Consulting, LLC
Org./Source: Institute for Conservation Leadership
Year: 2010

"Creating an Environment for Success: Mergers and Other Partnership Structures for Environmental Nonprofits," shares four success stories illustrating different forms of partnerships. The monograph covers five options for strategic restructuring (merger, joint venture, parent-subsidiary structuring, management services organization, and fiscal sponsorship), plus offers pointers and resources for groups exploring partnership possibilities.

http://www.icl.org/resources/articles/creating-environmen...

Item type(s): Report or Research Paper
Topic tags: Organizational Development & Management

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