Meet Danielle. She has supported 77 Minnesota-based companies that have created 405 jobs and raised $20M+ in funding since 2018? She recently led Lunar Startups, Minneapolis-St. Paul’s first early-stage accelerator for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQ, women and non-binary founders, to be successfully acquired by ConnectUP! Institute which was formerly a “competitor” of Lunar’s. She’s taking us on a deep dive into the world of nonprofit mergers and acquisitions? This isn’t just a last-ditch effort when an organization has exhausted all other options. She’s sharing the strategy behind her acquisition decision, its immediate benefits to Lunar's communities and offering insights for nonprofit leaders navigating economic volatility. With a strategic approach, a nonprofit merger is an innovative approach to delivering more streamlined services AND funding vehicles to the community??LearnAn overview of nonprofit mergers + acquisitionsThe value of strategic planningSolutions to streamline resourcesToday’s GuestDanielle Steer, Founding Executive Director, Lunar Startups + Managing Partner, Tundra VenturesFor more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/482.Feathr has built the nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,500 nonprofits. Every week they unpack what impactful nonprofit marketing looks like on their podcast, Good Marketing Unplugged. It’s the podcast we turn to for the playbooks to help move your mission into a greater community of believers. ?Listen and subscribe to Good Marketing Unplugged now on your favorite podcast player or learn more here.  About our Sponsor iWaveiWave is the industry’s top-rated fundraising intelligence solution and has the playbook to get activated around making more informed asks to your supporter base. iWave will help you gain clarity of who to approach with the right ask at the right time. Learn more today and find your fundraising success at iWave.com/weareforgood Meet - Good Friends - our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Good Friends comes with perks - exclusive episodes with Jon and Becky - including the Good Brief - our monthly cliff notes of the greatest takeaways + lessons learned from that month, PLUS exclusive bonus content and AMA episodes where we answer your burning questions and tap our community of experts.Head over to weareforgood.com/friends to learn more ?Support the showSupport the ShowIf you love the podcast, you’ll love Good Friends, our listener support community here at We Are For Good. Not only do you get these perks, but you’re hanging with the most rabid fans who are restless to grow the Impact Uprising. This movement of believers are powering our free content and community with their monthly support, and Whoa Nelly, are we excited to invite you in.Learn more today at weareforgood.com/friends. Join the We Are For Good CommunityYou can think of it as the after-party to each podcast episode ?Say hi?LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter