MANDEL CENTER FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES PROJECT
The Strategic Alliance project, begun in 1997, was designed to explore the development and establishment of strategic alliances in the nonprofit sector, and to compare and contrast the nature of and formation of these alliances between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
The project is directed by Dr. John A. Yankey, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor Emeritus at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
The Strategic Alliance Project has:- Conducted a comprehensive literature review of strategic alliance development in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
- Carried out a national study of 75 nonprofit organizations' experiences in establishing strategic alliances.
- Provided current information to update and refine curricular offerings.
- Conducted a nonprofit leadership roundtable focusing on the similarities and differences between nonprofit and for-profit strategic alliances.
- Developed and offered workshops on strategic alliances to professional and lay nonprofit leadership in various cities throughout Ohio.
- Developed in-depth case studies of selected strategic alliances.
- Developed a strategic alliance workbook.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES CASE STUDIES
The Strategic Alliances Project has published three case studies:
- Nonprofit Strategic Alliances Case Studies: The Role of Trust
- Nonprofit Strategic Alliances Case Studies: Lessons From the Trenches
- Merging Nonprofit Organizations: The Art & Science of the Deal