Some of the resources listed below were taken from the N.C. Center for Nonprofits website - Selected Resources for Nonprofit Collaboration.

1. Berquist, William. 1995. Building Strategic Relationships: How to Extend your Organization's Reach Through Partnerships, Alliances and Joint Ventures. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
2. Buhl, Alice. 1994. Patterns of Cooperation Among Grantmakers. Council on Foundations.
3. Chrislip, David D. and Larson, Carl E. 1994. Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
4. Changing Roles, Changing Relationships. Independent Sector.
5. Drucker Foundation. 2002. Meeting the Collaboration Challenge: Developing Strategic Alliances Between Nonprofit Organizations and Businesses. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
6. Gray, Barbara. 1989. Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems. Jossey-Bass Publishers.
7. Independent Sector. 1991. Collaboration and Conflict: Selected Readings on Collaboration. IS Annual Meeting.
8. La Piana, David. 1994. Nonprofit Mergers: The Board's Responsibility to Consider the Unthinkable. NCNB (BoardSource).
9. La Piana, David and Kohm, Amelia. 2003. Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations: Mergers, Integrations and Alliances. Praeger Publishers.
10. La Piana, David. 2000. The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook: The Leader's Guide to Considering, Negotiating, and Executing a Merger. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
11. LaPiana. 1998. Beyond Collaboration: Strategic Restructuring of Nonprofit Organizations. NCNB (BoardSource.)
12. Mattessich, Paul; Murray-Close, Marta; Monsey, Barbara. 2001. Collaboration: What Makes It Work. 2nd Edition. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
13. McLaughlin, Thomas A. 1998. Nonprofit Mergers & Alliances: A Strategic Planning Guide. Wiley Nonprofit Series.
14. Moeller, Charles, and Takahaski, Leslie. Vol. III, No. 6, 1994. "Nonprofit Lone Wolves Threatened with Extinction", Common Ground, N.C. Center for Nonprofits.
15. Winer, Michael and Ray, Karen. 2000. Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
16. Yankey, John; McClellan, Amy; Jacobus, Barbara Wester. 2001. Nonprofit Strategic Alliances Case Studies: Lessons from the Trenches. Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations.