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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the principles and concepts that are unique to nonprofit management. Topics include executive management, funding diversity, human resource management, marketing, volunteer management and ethics. Students are also given an introduction to the history and the importance of the nonprofit sector. Cross-listed with PUAD 5110.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to perform one of the most critical functions for any public or nonprofit sector agency today: gaining funds through proposals. Students learn how to locate and analyze funding opportunities through public and private funders and how to research, plan and write effective and competitive proposals. The course provides theoretical and practical knowledge about persuasive writing, the proposal submission and review process, building effective relationships with funders and how to proceed after post-funding decisions (positive or negative). Cross-listed with PUAD 5115.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the intersection of public policy and the nonprofit world and the ways in which each affects the other. The course examines current policy issues that relate to the nonprofit sector such as conversion of nonprofit to for-profit status, regulation of the nonprofit sector, issues of financial management, the role of nonprofits in devolution and privatization of government services, tax exemptions, “charitable choice,” donor control, governance and the future of the sector. The course also examines the ways nonprofits have affected the policy process and public policies by exploring the factors that shape social movements, nonprofit advocacy, strategies of influence, and the role of nonprofits in social movements such as Civil Rights and the environment. Cross-listed with PUAD 5120.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students interested in the international nonprofit sector. The course compares non-Western forms of civil society with the American tradition of civil society. Students will learn about the efforts of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) working in Third World countries to influence democracy, free association, and/or increased political and societal pluralism. Additionally, the course will focus on NGO management and governance issues in countries where there are strict controls and limits on the activities of NGOs. Cross-listed with PUAD 5125.
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3.00 Credits
The blurring of the three economic sectors - government, business and nonprofits– continues to increase as more partnerships are developed across sectors. This course focuses on collaboration and partnerships involving public, nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Additionally, students are expected to gain an understanding of the issues and policies associated with the bidding, contracting, program delivery and reporting processes when nonprofit organizations are contracted to achieve public sector goals and/or private sector objectives. Cross-listed with PUAD 5130.
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3.00 Credits
Financial management is one of the core competencies of effective nonprofit managers. Every nonprofit organization needs money to sustain or advance its mission. This course provides a grounding in financial management for the “non-accountant” by focusing on an array of knowledge and management skill areas necessary for allocating and controlling resources and for analyzing, reporting and protecting the fiscal health of the organization. Topics include key accounting principles, understanding and using financial statements, the budget development process, cash flow analysis, banking relationships, using the audit report, maximizing investment policy and strategy, and understanding the boundaries of tax exemption. Cross-listed with PUAD 5140.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to provide a comprehensive overview of funding sources available to nonprofit organizations (e.g., foundation and governmental grants, individual and corporate donations, entrepreneurial sources of revenue and events.), as well as detailed information on how to secure support of the various sources presented. Additionally, students are expected to gain both theoretical and practical knowledge relevant to why it is important to diversify an organization’s revenue streams. Cross-listed with PUAD 5150.
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3.00 Credits
The important roles and responsibilities of a voluntary board of directors and the process of governing are often misunderstood. This course explores the special powers of a nonprofit board of directors as framed by and responsive to public policy. From the perspective of organizational behavior and theory, the course examines the leadership role and interplay between board members and the executive director. The examination includes a comparative analysis of different governing models, and explores fundamental questions of board composition, the role of advisory boards, achieving effective board meetings, the realm of liability, using committees, and the board’s role in fundraising, among other special subject matter. Cross-listed with PUAD 5160.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to train public and nonprofit managers in the effective use of strategic management tools and techniques traditionally used by corporations. Strategic management tools and skills, although traditionally used by business, should not be seen as the exclusive domain of corporations. The course teaches students how to adapt traditional strategic management capabilities to the particular conditions of public and nonprofit organizations. Cross-listed with PUAD 5170.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to introduce students to the concept of social entrepreneurship. Using nonprofit (and public) organizational examples, students gain an understanding of what it means to be an innovative manager. Students study techniques designed to advance an organization’s mission and increase organizational effectiveness, accountability and efficiency through the use of for-profit techniques within a nonprofit context. Cross-listed with PUAD 5180.
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