Futures Forward: The Merger of Philadelphia Futures and White-Williams Scholars
Abstract
Two organizations. Two offices. Two staffs. Two histories. One purpose: to help Philadelphia’s low-income, high-achieving high school students reach their dream of college and careers.
While many in the community viewed White-Williams Scholars and Philadelphia Futures as two well-established, effective nonprofits doing good work, we were, in fact, competitors. We were competing for attention in the schools, recognition for our work and decreasing charitable dollars.
On July 1, 2011, White-Williams Scholars and Philadelphia Futures merged. Today we are known as Philadelphia Futures: A Union of White-Williams Scholars and Philadelphia Futures.
An Internet search for articles about nonprofit mergers yields many descriptions and analyses of failed mergers. But the merger of Philadelphia Futures and White-Williams Scholars defied the odds. In just 14 months we went from the first exploratory conversations between members of the two boards to successfully closing the transaction. It has been an exciting journey.
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