Building Partnerships: Mergers and Strategic Alliances

This workshop addresses the issues surrounding mergers, consolidations, and other strategic alliances. Topics include: the possible legal structures for types of strategic alliances between not-for-profit corporations; issues to be considered when determining the most advantageous legal structure of a strategic alliance; the process of conducting due diligence and negotiating a strategic alliance; and legal steps that must be taken in order to formally merge not-for-profit corporations.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be equipped to identify key issues in determining whether a strategic alliance is in the organization's best interests, and understand the implications of structuring options available to nonprofit organizations.

For management staff and Board members.

Presenter: Neil Stevenson, Senior Staff Attorney