Negotiate merger terms that protect the mission and the people served, and secure the formal approvals a merger legally requires.
In Merge or Be Acquired, after a decision to proceed, with a nonprofit attorney.
| Term | Your agreement |
|---|---|
| How the missions combine | |
| Governance and the board of the new organization | |
| What happens to leadership | |
| What happens to staff and programs | |
| The name and identity | |
| The legal structure of the combination |
The rule to hold: protect the mission and the people served above institutional pride, name, or ego.
Good terms protect the mission and the people, not the pride of either organization, and they are approved through the formal steps a merger legally requires. A merger agreed on a handshake, or without the required approvals, is not sound. Where the negotiation is stalling on ego rather than mission, name that plainly. Feeds the Integration Plan.
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