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FAQs: Risks to Financial Sustainability
Recognize warning signs that may threaten your institution’s financial future.
Report: Collaborative Leadership for Higher Education Business Model Vitality
Learn how boards and leaders can work together to strengthen the business model.
Article: Mergers and Acquisitions: Strong Roots Yield Fruitful New Partnerships
See how institutions can use partnerships to pursue growth from a position of strength.
Article: A New Higher Education Governance Model: Embracing Nonprofit Partnerships
Explore an alternative partnership model for institutional sustainability.
Article: Implementing a University Merger or Acquisition
Understand what it takes to move a merger from decision to implementation.
FAQs: How Financially Viable Institutions Can Further Increase Competitive Position
Consider mergers and affiliations as proactive strategies for increasing competitive strength.
FAQs: When and How to Attract Interest from Financially Viable Institutions
Learn how institutions under financial pressure can become more attractive potential partners.
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Webinar on Demand: Strengthening Institutional Vitality for the Future
Explore practical approaches for anticipating risks and making choices that strengthen long-term vitality.
2027 National Conference on Trusteeship
Explore board-level approaches to enrollment strategy, mergers, partnerships, and sustainability.
Expert Support: Business Model Innovation
Assess your current business model and identify options for a more sustainable future.
Expert Support: Merger, Partnership, and Integration Strategy
Evaluate partnership opportunities and prepare your board to act on the right ones.
Expert Support: Strategic Planning and Measurement
Align priorities, strategy, and measures of success around your institution’s future.
You don’t have to navigate these challenges alone.
Strong boards start with a shared foundation. AGB helps you build it—quickly and effectively.
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