Power of Partnership Event Series - The Spectrum of Partnerships: From the Informal to the Formal, and How To Make Them Work presented by David LaPiana, LaPiana Associates
The World Affairs Council 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA
Date:
2/10/2009 from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Hosted By:
Craigslist Foundation, The Foundation Center, CompassPoint & Northern California Grantmakers
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February 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm (Pacific Time)
The Spectrum of Partnerships: From the Informal to the Formal, and How To Make Them Work presented by David La Piana, La Piana Associates
Co-sponsored by Craigslist Foundation, The Foundation Center, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and Northern California Grantmakers.
Join us for the third installment of the "Power of Partnership" program series. This free series showcases successful models of collaboration, with an emphasis on lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and opportunities to network with other professionals. Refreshments will be provided.
The current economic crisis has brought nonprofit mergers and other forms of partnership into the spotlight, and many in the nonprofit sector are looking at these forms of strategic restructuring as an economic solution. However nonprofit partnerships are not just a last ditch survival tactic during an economic downturn. Partnerships provide a strategic opportunity for compatible organizations to join forces for greater social impact.
For our third event we welcome David La Piana, author of the Nonprofit Mergers Workbook and more recently The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution, and founder of La Piana Associates, a management-consulting firm specializing in nonprofit strategic restructuring. From informal partnerships and knowledge/resource sharing to formal mergers, David will address what to expect from a partnership and when it is a good strategic choice. David will discuss the practical tools and processes that lead to successful partnerships, as well as the role of funders in fostering and supporting partnerships.
Program
5:30 - 6:00PM: Registration & Refreshments
6:00-6:45PM: Presentation by David La Piana on The Spectrum of Partnerships
6:45-7:30PM: Interactive Q&A Session
7:30-8:30PM: Networking
Location: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200 Date/Time: Tuesday, February 10, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (PST) Attendance: This event is currently at capacity. Cost: FREE
Speaker Bio: David La Piana
David is founder and President of La Piana Associates, Inc. (www.lapiana.org), a consulting firm specializing in solutions to the strategic issues faced by nonprofit organizations and their funders. Recognized as a leading expert on nonprofit management and governance, David has worked extensively with funders and nonprofits in all sub-sectors. He has also taught at the University of San Francisco's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management and at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. David has written for major newspapers, and is frequently interviewed by the media on trends in the sector. David's publications include numerous articles and monographs, as well as five books.
