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Collaborative Governance

Course Number:
20:834:505
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

(previously Intergovernmental and Intersectoral Management)

In recent decades, public problem-solving and public service provision have increasingly taken place through collaborations and partnerships among entities across the public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors and between different governments. This course overviews how these three different sectors and governments can work together to tackle a wide array of public problems including human services, health care, education, environmental protection, and public safety. The course examines the opportunities, challenges, and strategies involved in the development and management of cross-sector and intergovernmental collaborations to create synergy between sectors for public purposes. These synergies happen between sectors, and at times concurrently, among levels of government.

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Grant Writing and Grants Management

Course Number:
20:834:575
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

Student will learn how to seek, solicit, and manage grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and nonprofit programs and projects. The course focuses on the strategies and process of writing effective grant proposals. Students are guided through the development of a grant proposal and will explore topics that include: searching funding sources, writing compelling need statements, establishing goals for funding, developing SMART objectives for evaluation, and creating budget documents to support grant seeking. Students complete multiple written assignments that culminate in a final grant proposal document.

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Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management

Course Number:
20:834:571
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course will focus on developing, monitoring, and evaluating budgets for nonprofit organizations. Students will be offered an opportunity to advance their theoretical and practical knowledge of nonprofit budgeting. In addition, basic accounting and fundamental financial management principles will also be examined along with internal and external controls, risk management, and reporting requirements to further broaden students’ comprehension of the intricacies of nonprofit budgeting.

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Principles of Nonprofit Leadership and Management

Course Number:
20:834:570
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course introduces the theory, history, and structure of nonprofit organizations and how these relate to leadership and management in the nonprofit sector. Emphasis is given to critical functions such as volunteer management, strategic marketing and communications, executive leadership, board governance, policy advocacy, and program evaluation.

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Program Evaluation

Course Number:
20:834:526
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate public and nonprofit programs. It surveys the background and accountability demands for evaluation in the public and nonprofit sectors. Important topics and techniques of evaluation are explored, including needs assessment, program theory, assessing implementation (process evaluation), assessing impact (summative evaluation), analyzing cost effectiveness, and communicating evaluation findings. The role of evaluation in management and the policy process is also discussed. Students apply concepts from the course by reviewing current examples of evaluation studies and by designing their own evaluation of a program or initiative of interest.

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Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations

Course Number:
20:834:576
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course examines how nonprofit organizations develop effective resource development strategies to support their important work in our society. The course reviews the theoretical rationales and practical considerations in managing particular sources of income, including charitable donations, government support, earned income, and investment income. It also discusses strategies and best practices in designing appropriate revenue portfolios to achieve financial health and sustainability. 

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