May 21, 2013

Strategic Alliances

When Going Gets Tough, Bookstore Goes (Sort of) Nonprofit

BooksAfter annual losses and a temporary closing, a Menlo Park, Calif. independent bookstore has reopened with a renewed commitment to its community and a new nonprofit housed in its building.

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The Unanticipated (and Sometimes Unfair) Consequences of Strategic Alliances

NewsStrategic partnerships exist along a continuum of more to less autonomy, and each partner has the capacity to deeply impact the operations of the other.

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Who’s Splitting the Tab for Nonprofit Journalism Outlets?

VenturaNonprofit journalism outfits are struggling mightily to find the winning formula of earned income and philanthropic support to keep them alive and thriving. Don’t we know it!

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Survey Shows Preferred U.S. Healthcare Plans Are Nonprofits

NewsA new Consumer Reports survey finds that the top private health care plans in the U.S. are run by nonprofit organizations.

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Exciting Dayton: Three-Way Merger of Classical Arts Organizations

SchusterThe Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Ballet, and Dayton Opera have merged to create the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. The combining of efforts is intended to create a more dynamic and cost effective classical arts scene in Dayton.

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Should Charities Criticize Big Donor Financial Institutions?

Wall StreetDid you ever wonder why so many nonprofits were so reticent to speak out against Wall Street bankers during the heyday of the Occupy Wall Street movement? Check the bank’s charitable giving and decide for yourself.

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Pink Marvel Comics Covers – Komen’s Ticket Back to our Good Graces?

MarvelSusan G. Komen for the Cure is partnering with Marvel comics to produce eight issues of Marvel Comics with pink Komen-inspired covers. Should we be impressed?

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Elite Universities Offering Online Courses to All: A New Higher Ed Model?

NewsWith the launch of edX, Harvard and MIT join the ranks of those offering online education to anyone for free, but many questions surround this approach to learning.

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