This guide describes the catalysts for exploring merger, the exploration and due diligence process, and the outcomes of several consolidations of land trusts with land trusts as well as land trusts with other charitable organizations.
A land trust may merge with another land trust or other conservation organization in order to more effectively advance the goals of each organization.
Land trusts and other nonprofits must occasionally relocate from one home base to another. Problematic consequences can be avoided with some simple planning and actions. This guide covers basic considerations and provides a checklist for communicating a change of address.
Sometimes it makes sense for a nonprofit to change its name to better reflect its mission and work, distinguish itself from other organizations, or otherwise improve its marketing.
The unexpected departure of a nonprofit’s leader can cause organizational chaos. A nonprofit may establish policies and procedures to guide leadership transitions—unplanned and planned—to prevent damage to the organization and its work.