(Online) Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector, May 6-August 11, 2024

Objectives

• Provide essential knowledge of the historical and philosophical foundations of the nonprofit sector in American society.
• Discuss the evolution of the nonprofit sector, its structure and extent, its capacities and limitations, as well as its distinctiveness.
• Demonstrate the evolution of the roles and responsibilities given to or assumed by organizations in the non-profit sector, during the past half century in the U.S.
• Examine the extent the challenges facing the U.S. nonprofit sector and our civil society.
• Identify and demonstrate the ways voluntary and nonprofit organizations profoundly affect the making of public policy in the U.S.

Modules

• Introduction
• Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
• Theories of Nonprofit Organizations
• International Nonprofits
• Mission
• Putting it All Together

Delivery

• Video lectures.
• PowerPoint presentations.
• Readings.
• Other video resources.

Assessment

• Multiple choice comprehension quizzes for each module.
• Cumulative essay questions requiring critical thinking and analysis.