Here’s your roadmap for the semester!
Class (): This page contains the readings and slides for the class session. Read these before our in-person class.
Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment. Assignments are due by 11:59 PM on the day they’re listed.
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Nonprofits and communities
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Class
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Assignment
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Week 1
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August 25
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Course overview and defining the nonprofit sector
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September 1
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Pre-class check-in 1 (submit by noon)
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Week 2
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September 1
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History and theory of the nonprofit sector
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September 1
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Pre-class check-in 2 (submit by noon)
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September 6
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Why nonprofits? (submit by 11:59 PM)
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September 9
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Team charter (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Week 3
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September 8
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Mission and vision statements
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September 8
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Pre-class check-in 3 (submit by noon)
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Organization
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Assignment
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Week 4
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September 15
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Regulatory issues
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September 15
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Pre-class check-in 4 (submit by noon)
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September 19
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Community, issue, mission, and vision (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Week 5
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September 22
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Board governance
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September 22
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Pre-class check-in 5 (submit by noon)
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Week 6
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September 29
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Personnel
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September 29
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Pre-class check-in 6 (submit by noon)
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October 3
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Organizational structure (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Budgeting and marketing
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Class
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Assignment
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Week 7
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October 6
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Fundraising
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October 6
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Pre-class check-in 7 (submit by noon)
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Week 8
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October 13
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Budgeting and financial management
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October 13
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Pre-class check-in 8 (submit by noon)
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October 17
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Revenue plan and budget (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Week 9
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October 20
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Marketing
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October 20
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Pre-class check-in 9 (submit by noon)
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Week 10
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October 27
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PR, communications, and the internet
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October 27
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Pre-class check-in 10 (submit by noon)
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October 31
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Fundraising and marketing (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Issues in nonprofit management
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Class
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Assignment
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Week 11
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November 3
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Diversity in the nonprofit sector
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November 3
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Pre-class check-in 11 (submit by noon)
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Week 12
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November 10
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Ethics
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November 10
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Pre-class check-in 12 (submit by noon)
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November 14
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Diversity strategy (submit by 11:59 PM)
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Week 13
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November 17
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International nonprofits
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November 17
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Pre-class check-in 13 (submit by noon)
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Final project
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Class
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Assignment
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Final project
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December 1
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Final presentations
(Presented in class during normal class time)
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December 9
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Final project due
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