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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students learn modern concepts of organization and the behavior of individuals, groups, and the organization in the local and regional environment. By adopting the perspective that the essential work leaders do is to design (and co-design with others) preferred futures, students will study organizational design principles that have been used to make community organizations more efficient and effective. Current topics of interest to class members such as organizational structure and function, strategic planning and management, organizational life cycles, talent deployment, vision and controls, and adaptability may be explored.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
Creating powerful community change toward a sustainable future requires purpose, congruence and balance in our own lives, and an abilty to proactively envision and create what's important rather than reacting to problems. Students will articulate key elements of their purpose and values, and begin to apply a framework for developing vision, assessing current reality, organizing conflicting priorities and creating results that can be applied at the individual, organizational and community levels. They will also identify and develop strategies for managing common "success barriers" we create for ourselves as individuals and leaders. Depending upon student interest, accompanying topics may include compassion fatigue, burnout, executive coaching and life coaching.
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3.00 Credits
Lasting community impact doesn't happen spontaneously; it is the direct result of focused efforts of engaged members to build brighter futures for their community. This course challenges each student to choose an aspect of community to impact, and to create and begin implementing an actual community engagement strategy. Readings and discussions focus on effective tools and strategies for creating lasting change, including the leader's role as a catalyst and convener. Throughout the course, the instructor and students work as a "learning community" and jointly support each student's learning process and work toward new community outcomes.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students explore community as a primary cultural, social, political, theological/ecclesial and economic context, albeit a dynamic one. Students will examine how organizational and social change happens in their context. Leading in and for the development of a local community inevitably compels one to reconcile and balance multiple tensions, e.g., the individual vs. common good, pragmatism vs. idealism, continuity vs. change, local community vs. the larger society. Questions addressed in this course include: What is community, what is a Christian community, and what kinds of leadersip are needed for healthy communities: How can communities succeed in adapting to global forces of change? What role can religious, nonprofit, and other organizations play in sustaining community? How do Christian values bear upon the formation of community? Additional topics will include international community development, the role of NGOs at local and national levels, and rural community development.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students learn to assess how well a programme is meeting its stated goals and, based on valid data, to improve programme effectiveness. Primary emphasis is placed upon identifying problems and strategic opportunities, prioritising needs, and formulating plans to improve performance. Topics to be considered include: theories of change, programme logic models, participatory action research, and the ethics of data gathering. Students learn basic principles of qualitative and quantitative research, interviewing, survey design and data analysis. Students will design a research project leading to a data-driven programme change in their apostolic work setting.
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2.00 Credits
Students learn how to identify potential funding partners for nonprofit and social service initiatives and programmes. In addition to actual practice writing grant proposals, students learn principles of financial stewardship, fiscal responsibility, and effective donor relationships.
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3.00 Credits
Nonprofit governance is more than monitoring bank accounts and approving policies. It is a significant leadership responsibility. Nonprofit boards define and protect organizational vision, mission and values and ensure organizational capacity and sustainability. Also critical is the community leadership responsibility that the role carries, spanning boundaries and reaching out to stakeholders. Students in this course will explore a vision of nonprofit governance as true community leadership. They will develop deep knowledge of aspects of that vision, and create online resources that contribute to a broder global conversation of what governance can and should be.
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3.00 Credits
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