October 2, 2011
Mergers Are Just One Way Charities Find to Team Up and Battle a Tough Economy
Rick Friedman, for The Chronicle
Chrystal Kornegay (left) and Mary-Helen Nsangou, executive directors of two Boston-area charities that manage low-cost housing, have formed a third group to manage their properties.
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Rick Friedman, for The Chronicle
Chrystal Kornegay (left) and Mary-Helen Nsangou, executive directors of two Boston-area charities that manage low-cost housing, have formed a third group to manage their properties.
When the Kentucky Opera and the Louisville Orchestra began to discuss a possible merger three years ago, leaders of both institutions soon realized how difficult joining forces would be.
David Roth, the general director of the Kentucky Opera, notes that thegroups were able to identify just one example of a merger between an opera and an orchestra, in Utah. “And it wasn’t a merger that had gone smoothly,” he says.
A visit to Utah helped Mr. Roth and his
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