Nonprofit Mergers, Acquisitions and Dissolutions

The world has changed since we did our last webinar on mergers, acquisitions and dissolutions.  What was optional thinking for nonprofits in 2024 has become mandatory thinking for many in 2025. 

With serious cutbacks in federal funding, increased competition for the limited private resources available, and efforts to abolish the very essence of the work of others, many nonprofits are now concerned about their ability to survive.  Now more than ever, considering whether and how to merge, affiliate or dissolve is critical.

This webinar will:

• Walk through the options, considering the advantages and disadvantages of merger, affiliation, bankruptcy, and dissolution for those who can’t afford bankruptcy. 

• Discuss the various alternative legal relationships and the kind of “due diligence” investigation appropriate for considering a new structure for doing business. 

• Review the types of procedures necessary to accomplish the goals, including the possible requirement for approval from the state Attorney General.

• Discuss the steps that many may be forced to take, if nothing else makes sense, to dissolve the organization while trying to keep the mission alive. 

We will discuss these considerations in the context of real-life situations.  We will emphasize the need for advanced planning so that the options are actually viable, and are not imposed involuntarily when the organization has little or no capacity to affect the situation.

Here is what some of the participants in last year's webinar said in their evaluations:

     "Another great seminar.... Very clear presentations."

     "I appreciated how practical this was."

     "I came away realizing there is a more realistic way of accomplishing the intended goal."

     "I learned a third possible set up for 'aquiring' a not-for-profit."

All of the respondents to our survey for the last two webinars have said they learned something they would be able to use in their work.

Catherine H. Gillespie of Montgomery, McCracken will again join Nonprofit Issues editor Don Kramer as program presenter. This program is presented in partnership with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

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Participants will receive a package of materials from Nonprofit Issues® and will have the opportunity to ask questions during the presentation. Similar webinars are offered at more than twice the cost. 

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