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  • GAFL 139: Poverty and Development in the United States

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. Summers. This academically based community service seminar will explore the ideas and theories, alliances and opposition that have shaped policy and organizing efforts addressed to the problems associated with urban poverty in the United States. Students will evaluate contemporary policy debates and programs in the light of selected historical case studies and their own experience working with community groups, institutions and federal groups in West Philadelphia. A focus on the role of leadership in politics, theory, insitutions and organizing efforts will include several guest speakers.
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  • GAFL 240: Religion and U

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    DiIulio. Religion matters politically in America, and always has. Religious ideas----and ideas about religion-punctuate both early debates about the U.S. Constitution and present-day debates about civil rights and civil liberties. Religion influences opinion, voting, and lawmaking. Religious congregations, service agencies, and charities, many with public funding, predominate in the nation's vast and growing nonprofit sector. Religious leaders influence U.S. public policy and programs, both domestic and international. This seminar explores the historical, intellectual, constitutional, electoral, and institutional dimensions of religious leadership and U.S. public policy.
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  • GAFL 490: Policymaking in the US

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Martinez. This course is an opportunity for students to combine the major theoretical perspectives on the policy process with a comprehensive understanding of the actors that influence policymaking and politics. In the first half of the semester, the major theories of public policy making will be explored. In the second halfof the semester, the actors in the policy making process will be identified and placed in the context of the policy making models identified earlier in the course. Students will compare and contrast existing theoretical models and through writing assignments will apply the theory to current policy events. The course is designed to complement an internship in the public policy arena, providing context and background that will enrich the internship experience.
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  • GAFL 502: Public Speaking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Benedict. Successful leaders must be able to convey their integrity and their ideas, their vision and their values clearly and convincingly in public settings. By analyzing great political speeches and affording students the opportunity to prepare and deliver different types of speeches, this course teaches the fundamentals of persuasive public speaking while encouraging students to develop their own voice. This is a performance course. Students will gain skill and confidence in their speech writing and public speaking skills through practice, peer feedback, and extensive professional coaching. Class lectures and discussions will focus on persuasive stragegies and techniques for handling community meetings, Q and A sessions, and interactions with the media.
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  • GAFL 510: Ancient and Modern Constitutionmaking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Mulhern. This course looks to the constitutionmaking tradition as it developed from classical antiquity forward in an attempt to understand the causes of relative success. Students read representative Greek and Latin texts in translation and trace the influence of this tradition into modern times, ending with contemporary constitutionmaking efforts in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
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  • GAFL 515: Public Finance Investment Banking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Genyk. This course examines the field of public finance in theory and in practice. The purpose of the course is to provide a detailed understanding of the many facets of and applications of finance in the public sector with a focus on public finance investment banking. The course will provide students with a broad-based and technical overview of public finance and municipal bonds as well as a thorough understanding of the business of public finance.
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  • GAFL 520: Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurism

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Guard. This course, taught by the Philadelphia Award winner (2005), introduces students to the many layers of entrepreneurism involved in successfully running a nonprofit that aims to tackle new missions. Students will learn key lessons for starting or restructuring an organization, for funding the organization, and for impacting social, economic, and other ills in new and novel ways. They will also learn how to avoid common mistakes made by leaders of young, threatened, or restructuring organizations.
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  • GAFL 521: Fundraising for Nonprofits

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Pearson. This course provides students with concepts and tools that can help nonprofit organizations better achieve their organizational objectives by securing the resouces necessary to do so. Students will, for example, learn how to assess an organization's fundraising capabilities, conduct an annual fund drive, solicit grants from corporations and foundations, conduct prospect research, cultivate and secure major gifts, design planned giving instruments to meet the needs of donors, carry out a capital campaign, and set up information technologies to track fundraising efforts and assist you in the stewardship of gifts. The course is also designed as a study guide for taking (and passing) the examination required to become a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
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  • GAFL 528: Marketing for Nonprofit and Government Organizations

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Pearson. This course provides students with the concepts and tools to help nonprofit and government organizations market their programs and services. The course emphasizes applications, and students will complete a marketing plan during the course for a nonprofit organization or government agency of their choice. Students will learn how to conduct competitive analyses, benchmarking, market segmentation and client needs; explore opportunities for social research on client needs; explore opportunities for social entrepreneurship and product development; and design effective Web and direct marketing tactics as part of an overall promotion and packaging strategy.
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  • GAFL 530: Leadership and Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Conti. This course is a review of Pennsylvania politics and state government, predomintantly through govenors and political leaders, from the turn of the century to the present. This course will take a look at Pennsylvania history to understand how the state developed with such political diversity. Pennsylvania state government, with its numerous levels and strong local control will be studied and policy issues of yesterday and today will be reviewed. Current and former public officials will visit some classes as guest lecturers. Government relations experts from government and the private sector will also provide valuable insight into the Pennsylvania state goverment process.
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