What could you accomplish together that you can't alone?

Many nonprofit leaders don't think of mergers as a growth strategy. They think of them as a last resort — something organizations reach for when they're in trouble, not something you choose from a position of strength.

Typically the opposite is true.

The nonprofits that navigate mergers well tend to have one thing in common: they started the conversation before they had to. They were asking "what could we do together?" not "what do we do now?"

That's a harder conversation to start. It requires setting aside some organizational ego, being honest about capacity limits, and genuinely entertaining the idea that your mission might be better served by a different structure.

It's also a conversation worth having — especially right now.

On June 25, we're hosting a free one-hour webinar on nonprofit mergers and acquisitions. Not the theory. The real process, from first conversation to full integration, with examples from organizations that came out stronger.

If you're a nonprofit executive, board member, or funder thinking about organizational sustainability, this is a practical hour worth carving out.