Beyond Collaborations: Strategic alliances for nonprofits is a free workshop and the second in IntegralOrg's Beyond Collaborations series.

Strategic alliances create an opportunity for more formal and long-term collaboration, while retaining the independence of each organization. This way of working with other organizations can increase organizational efficiency, broaden or deepen the range of services and programs and disperse the risks and benefits of revenue-generating ventures.

This session focuses on ways to come together without changing the legal structure of either organization. Learn about: the range of options when it comes to working formally with other organizations in an intentional and structured manner; the best practices and processes to consider when developing a strategic alliance; and the experiences of organizations who have undertaken strategic alliance projects.

Recording

Watch the recording of Beyond Collaborations: Strategic Alliances (March 12, 2025.)

Resources

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Yvonne Chenier. IntegralOrg Blog. Getting together: What Alberta nonprofits need to know about the legal aspects of amalgamation, merger, and consolidation, June 29, 2021.

The Muttart Foundation, Miller Thomson LLP. Path forward in financially troubled times: A restructuring and insolvency guidebook for charities and nonprofit organizations. December 11, 2020.

David La Piana. The nonprofit mergers workbook part I: The leader’s guide to considering, negotiating, and executing a merger. 2000.

Thomas A. McLaughlin. Nonprofit mergers and alliances. 1998.