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Article: The urge to merge: in tight times, combining forces can be a winner.(Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County)(Greater Washington Chapter of the National MS Society)
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- The NonProfit Times
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Merrill Ringold went through a period thinking he might be sitting on the floor of his nonprofit with no chairs or desk as the end came from a merger around the day before Christmas.
The organization Ringold ran as executive director, the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Association of King County in Seattle, Wash. found a need to link with the larger Greater Washington Chapter of the National MS Society.
"This has been a very difficult time for the staff," he said. "At the same time, we know we're changing for the right reasons."
Because the merger focused on program and service rather than infrastructure, the client ...