Question 1

Explain why a nonprofit with more diversified sources of revenue would be less inclined to collaborate or merge?

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The answer of Explain why a nonprofit with more diversified...

Question 2

The word "merger" has a negative connotation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compare and contrast affiliations and alliances.

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Question 4

La Piana Consulting defines a relationship between a nonprofit organizations and a public corporation that is complex as a(an):

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A)  simple collaboration. 
B)  team. 
C)  a group. 
D)  strategic alliance.

Question 5

Yankey and Willen would describe decreased government funding as a(an) _______ driver of collaboration.

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A)  outsourced 
B)  internal 
C)  external 
D)  intermingled.

Question 6

Complex relationships, including mergers, are referred to as:

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A)  capacity. 
B)  strategic restructuring 
C)  models. 
D)  teamwork.

Question 7

A proposed merger of two nonprofit organizations failed because senior leadership focused on self-interests. This proposed merger failed due to:

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A)  differing missions. 
B)  costs. 
C)  egos. 
D)  political objections.

Question 8

Organizations that collaborate to increase and share resources are applying:

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A)  closed-systems theory. 
B)  Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 
C)  resource dependency theory. 
D)  McClelland's three needs theory.

Question 9

Cratchfield and Grant write that nonprofit organizations have more impact if they:

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A)  raise large amounts of money. 
B)  develop strategy. 
C)  implement performance measures. 
D)  work with other organizations.

Question 10

One of the significant obstacles to successful collaboration is culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

National nonprofits with local chapters follow one of two principal organization forms-a single corporation or a(an):

Accepted Answer

A)  strategic alliance. 
B)  venture philanthropy. 
C)  amalgamation. 
D)  federation.

Question 12

La Piana Consulting defines the intensity of the commitment that two or more nonprofits must make to each other as:

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A)  accountability. 
B)  capacity. 
C)  integration. 
D)  leadership.

Question 13

Ad-hoc relationships are long-term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An autonomous community homeless shelter worked with a city council to establish winter warming-shelters for homeless individuals. This is an example of a(an):

Accepted Answer

A)  independent public service provider relationship. 
B)  dependent public service provider relationship. 
C)  a cooperative. 
D)  a private partnership.

Question 15

List and explain two of the most common issues involved in a merger between a national nonprofit and a local chapter. Discuss how those issues may be minimized or maximized.

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Question 16

A collaboration in which power, decision-making, and risk are shared are referred to as a(an):

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A)  agent to agent relationship. 
B)  principal to principal relationship. 
C)  principal to student relationship. 
D)  principal to parent relationship.

Question 17

A nonprofit organization, a public organization, and a private sector organization have decided to join forces to resolve an unmet community needs. According to your textbook author, this relationships may be referred to as a(an):

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A)  trifecta. 
B)  triple alliance. 
C)  cross-sector collaboration. 
D)  trio partnership.

Question 18

Strive Partnership measures the partnership's performance through the use of a(an):

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A)  measuring stick. 
B)  annual report card. 
C)  monthly benchmarking report. 
D)  dashboard analysis.

Question 19

Collaboration is when two or more organizations work together toward common objectives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

High-performing nonprofit organizations can have only "isolated impact."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Collaborations, Partnerships, and Mergers

Explain why a nonprofit with more diversified sources of revenue would be less inclined to collaborate or merge?

The word "merger" has a negative connotation.

Compare and contrast affiliations and alliances.

La Piana Consulting defines a relationship between a nonprofit organizations and a public corporation that is complex as a(an) :

Yankey and Willen would describe decreased government funding as a(an) _______ driver of collaboration.

Complex relationships, including mergers, are referred to as:

A proposed merger of two nonprofit organizations failed because senior leadership focused on self-interests. This proposed merger failed due to:

Organizations that collaborate to increase and share resources are applying:

Cratchfield and Grant write that nonprofit organizations have more impact if they:

One of the significant obstacles to successful collaboration is culture.

National nonprofits with local chapters follow one of two principal organization forms-a single corporation or a(an) :

La Piana Consulting defines the intensity of the commitment that two or more nonprofits must make to each other as:

Ad-hoc relationships are long-term.

An autonomous community homeless shelter worked with a city council to establish winter warming-shelters for homeless individuals. This is an example of a(an) :

List and explain two of the most common issues involved in a merger between a national nonprofit and a local chapter. Discuss how those issues may be minimized or maximized.

A collaboration in which power, decision-making, and risk are shared are referred to as a(an) :

A nonprofit organization, a public organization, and a private sector organization have decided to join forces to resolve an unmet community needs. According to your textbook author, this relationships may be referred to as a(an) :

Strive Partnership measures the partnership's performance through the use of a(an) :

Collaboration is when two or more organizations work together toward common objectives.

High-performing nonprofit organizations can have only "isolated impact."