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  "text": "---\ntitle: \"The Fragmentation Question\"\nnumber: 11\nstatement: \"Is the charity sector over-fragmented, and when do mergers, shared services or coordination layers improve outcomes?\"\nprogress: \"Comparative evidence on outcomes before and after consolidation or coordination, across several fields.\"\nconditions: [\"fragmentation\"]\nstatus: open\nbounty: \"Unfunded. The Question Bounties program will attach prizes once it is funded.\"\n---\n\n## Why it matters\n\n[Fragmentation](/diagnosis/fragmentation/) is easy to see and hard to judge. A plural sector experiments more. A fragmented one may waste more. The answer probably depends on the field.\n\n## Where to start\n\nNonprofit mergers, shared back-office services and collective-impact coalitions all leave records. Outcome data before and after is the missing piece.\n",
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