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3.00 Credits
This course builds students' understanding of how public policies are made and develops skills in working within communities. Students will study and develop skills to be effective in influencing policies through advocacy and develop a tool kit of community organizing strategies. Students will build on their knowledge of a specific issue and the relevant actors from previous courses to develop a plan to engage in advocacy and organizing around their issue.
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1.00 Credits
A changing topics course.
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3.00 Credits
Presents theoretical and practical approaches to developing and delivering effective presentations. This course emphasizes techniques of public presentation that include organizing, supporting, and clearly articulating arguments. Students are expected to be able to assess the public-speaking situation, research and organize ideas for presentation, and develop sophisticated presentation skills.
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1.00 Credits
Introduces students to the basics of fund-raising, including making a case for funding and asking for a gift; several types of funding including annual funds, capital campaigns, planned giving, and special events; and working with a Board of Directors in fund-raising.
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1.00 Credits
This course will teach students how to find possible corporate and foundation funding sources, how to write grants, and how to work with a board of directors in seeking funding from corporations and foundations.
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1.00 Credits
This course will focus on how to develop and set up a volunteer program and how to work with volunteers. This includes identifying the need for volunteers, finding, recruiting, screening, retaining, developing and organizing volunteers.
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1.00 Credits
This course helps students develop their skills and knowledge to work effectively with nonprofit boards of directors. A key focus is the delineation of roles of and relationships between board members, executive directors, and staff. The course will also explore board development, board accountability, board sustainability, and effective governance.
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1.00 Credits
Cross-sector collaborations between nonprofits, for profits, and government can increase resources, reach, and effectiveness. To achieve these goals, collaborations require effective and intentional facilitation and negotiation. Through practical application, students will gain crucial skills and tools necessary to facilitate cross-sector collaboration toward action and measurable outcomes.
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3.00 Credits
This course enables students to develop their skills in community organizing through study and practice with a community group. Students will assess their current skills and knowledge, develop a learning contract for the semester, participate in an organizing role with an existing community group, evaluate their effectiveness, and share their findings with classmates. Prerequisite: MACL 603.
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3.00 Credits
This course teaches the processes of planning and evaluating development, social service, and educational programs. Students will develop their skills in the negotiation and design processes of planning, setting up data collection processes that enable data-driven decision making, and evaluating programs and using evaluation results for program improvement. The course helps students understand ethical and political issues in program planning and evaluation. Prerequisite: MACL 603.
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