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Melissa Sampson McMorrow, co-chair of Nutter’s Nonprofit and Social Impact practice group and chair of the Tax Department, will present at the Massachusetts Community Foundation Partnership (MCFP)’s 2026 Community Foundation Summit.

The panel, “Stronger Together: Mergers, Affiliations, Shared Services, and Alliances as a Strategy, Not a Last Resort,” will explore how nonprofit boards, executives, and the funders who support them can approach shared services, affiliations, mergers, and other restructurings as deliberate strategy rather than as a last resort in distress. Drawing on case examples from health and human services, higher education, and other nonprofit sectors, the conversation will address what these transactions require in practice, including governance and leadership dynamics, confidentiality, leadership transitions and the role of interim executive directors, tax-exempt status considerations, and Massachusetts Attorney General and other regulatory review. The panelists will also discuss how community foundations and other funders can support nonprofits at each stage, from early exploration through execution.

Melissa will be joined by Peter Dunn, President and CEO at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, and Jennifer Segel, Initiative Manager at The Massachusetts Nonprofit Collaboration Fund.

Event details:
Thursday, October 29, 2026
2:40-3:55 PM ET

Conference Center at Waltham Woods
860 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451