Case Studies

Below are case studies and examples of field-minded strategy and organizational transitions from around the web. We love new case studies and examples; please feel free to share them with us via the contact form.

Field building intermediary case studies

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (tobacco cessation; United States)

Power to Decide (unwanted pregnancy; United States)

RBM Partnership to End Malaria (malaria; global)

Student Experience Research Network (education; United States)

Strategic collaboration case studies

Sustained Collaboration Network: Collaboration Stories (several cases spanning different forms of collaboration in the United States)

The Good Merger Guide (resource contains several merger cases from the United Kingdom)

CEO of Asthma + Lung UK, Sarah Woolnough, on Managing a Large-Scale Merger (United Kingdom)

#MergerMondays (an ongoing series by The Kate Harris Group highlighting collaboration and merger examples; primarily United States)

Organizational endings case studies

Reflections from a Strategic Sunset (Student Experience Research Network; United States)

Leading an Intentional Ending (Year Here; United Kingdom)

The Hardest Decision (AchieveMission; United States)

How and Why to Shut Down a Successful Nonprofit (Deutsche Bank Microcredit Development Fund; United States with investments globally)

Exit Strategies (WaterSHED; Cambodia)

NGO Museum (organizations and projects’ announcements and discussions of their closures curated by The Wind Down; global)

Legacy Lessons (cases gathered and shared by The Decelerator; United Kingdom)