Forging Nonprofit Alliances: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhancing Your Mission Through Joint Ventures & Partnerships, Management Service Organizations, Parent Corporations, and Mergers

"At a time when nonprofits are developing strategic alliances at a record pace, Jane Arsenault provides a clear, straightforward road map for pursuing a variety of such alliances. Her sensitivity to the importance of corporate culture and the presentation of numerous structural options contributes to a better understanding of this important subject. Arsenault's work is instructive to both nonprofit leaders pursuing such alliances and academicians who study their development." (John A. Yankey, Leonard W. Mayo Professor, Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University)

"This book is a 'must-read' for any nonprofit CEO or board member today and beyond. In an easy-to-read, well-organized format, it takes the reader step by step through the intricate process of forming alliances in the nonprofit sector. It explores how to best harness the power of corporate structure in keeping with the values and missions of the nonprofit. I have been wishing for such a book for years, and here it is!" (David S. Lauterbach, president and chief executive officer, Kent County Mental Health Center)

"Forging Nonprofit Alliances gives me exactly the kind of help I seek: engaging, real-life examples; clear, illustrative graphs and charts; comprehensive bibliography; and practical suggestions." (Analee Wulfkuhle, chief executive officer, Old Colony Hospice)