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3.00 Credits
This course examines and evaluates strategies to develop an effective parish marketing and fund-raising process. Topics such as parish research, congregant segmentation, effective marketing mixes, and successful promotional and fund-raising techniques will be covered. Upon successful completion of this course the student will: Be able to conduct research into parish demographics and parish organizational needs; Understand how to conduct an assessment of the needs of various congregant constituencies; Develop effective marketing and advertising plans; Initiate tithing programs; Manage growth and development projects, capital campaigns, endowment efforts, and restricted donor funds.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides and overview of the important role of information and its use in leading a modern parish. While it does not provide training in the use of basic application software, it does show how use of such applications can improve efficiency of data tracking within a parish and enable collaboration within a deanery ordiocese. It also examines ways to build fellowship through creative use of parish web sites. Basic hardware and network concepts are also discussed. Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to: Develop or enhance financial tracking data; Design a parish web site; or Enhance parish communication, marketing and fund-raising through creative use of an existing parish web site; Build collaborative networks within a group of parishes, a deanery, or a diocese.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the many issues involved in maintaining and protecting the physical assets of a modern parish. Topics covered here include: overseeing building and grounds maintenance, providing security, developing disaster response plans, and conducting property risk assessments. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: Create routine building and grounds maintenance plans; Prepare master inventory asset listings; Develop disaster response plans; Conduct property risk assessments; Assess and address security exposures.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to address those unique issues faced by parishes involved in community outreach activities. Topics covered will include: shelters for the homeless, food pantries, day care centers for infants and the aged, and hospices. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: Recognize the benefits and challenges of outreach activities; Evaluate the need for an activity and determine whether to meet the need alone or as a joint effort with another parish or organization; Establish an activity and assess its impact on the community; Discontinue a community service activity.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to address large scale projects. Topics covered will include: project planning, organization, budgeting, cost estimation, scheduling, resource allocation, control, auditing, termination, and lessons learned. Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to: Prepare a project plan; Identify necessary human, physical, and financial resources; Assess potential impact of the project; Manage the project implementation process; Monitor project progress, making necessary mid-course adjustments; Evaluate project success; Maintain the project beyond the completion of the initial implementation stage.
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3.00 Credits
This course enables the student to examine, analyze and resolve a contemporary issue facing parish management utilizing those skills acquired earlier in this program. Students will be required to select a topic, perform basic research at the primary and secondary levels, analyze their findings, recommend a resolution and present the findings and resolution in a written paper with an oral summation at the end of the course. Students choose two electives from among the following list of courses based upon their professional and academic background. (For example, students with a strong background in theology would be guided to select electives that would enhance their administrative and managerial strength, while students with a strong background in administration would be guided to select electives that would enhance their theological understanding.)
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Through readings, lectures, discussions and case studies, students develop knowledge of moral issues in public life and basic ethical concepts relevant to community-based organizations. Students will gain understanding of the ethics surrounding social intervention and will discuss current ethical challenges facing those engaged in leading change at the local level. Focus willl be placed on the ability to recognize ethical challenges and to make informed ethical decisions.
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3.00 Credits
In a world of limited resources, an important key to maximizing effectiveness is cooperation and collaboration with other agencies. In this course, students will learn techniques for stakeholder analysis and influence mapping and will study how coalitions and partnerships and the local and regional levels are formed and maintained. They will be sensitized to various uses of power at the community level, practice key communication skills, and learn techniques for building consensus. Case studies of joint ventures between and among nonprofit, government agencies, and for-profit corporations will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to integrate knowledge, skills, theory and practice in a community leadership field setting. Students will partner with a host organization (i.e., the student's current employer or other local community-based organization) to design and conduct a mutually beneficial project. Students will learn and apply planning skills as they create and complete their service project. By reflecting on their service to a community- based organization, students will demonstrate their understanding of community leadership theory and its practical relevance in a particular context.
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