The goal of Nonprofit Education Programs at WMU is to strengthen the capacity of leaders to carry out the missions of the organizations they serve. This is accomplished through education, community-service, and research designed to improve the contribution that public-serving organizations can make to society. Special emphasis is placed on individual and community development as the pivotal function of nonprofit organizations and collaboration as the central mode of public problem solving.<\/p>\n
Lester M. Salamon articulates the key educational and community challenge facing us today, \u201cThe central challenge, particularly the central management challenge, confronting efforts to solve our pressing societal problems is to prepare people to design and manage these immensely complex collaborations and networks that we increasingly rely on to address our public problems.\u201d Salamon, L. (1998). \u201cA field whose time has passed?\u201d In M. O\u2019Neill & K. Fletcher (Eds.), Nonprofit Management Education. (Pp. 137-145). Westport: Pager Publishers.<\/p>\n
Course Description:<\/strong> This class is an advanced seminar in nonprofit leadership. Seminars are defined as, \u201ca group of supervised students doing research or advanced study\u201d (Webster\u2019s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition). Students taking this seminar have a unique opportunity to experience grant-making. We received a grant from Campus Compact and Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for $15,000 to regrant to nonprofits in Kalamazoo County. We also received $3,000 to execute our plan (mailings, rental of space for event, etc.) Stipulations of our grant are: we must study, determine and prioritize human needs in Kalamazoo County; we must issue requests for proposals to appropriate agencies; we must review proposals, interview and visit agencies; we must decide how next year\u2019s students will determine whether the money was spent effectively; and we must determine who and how much money each agency\/program is given and announce publicly our selections. (We do not need to give all the money away this year.) In order to accomplish this we will learn consensus decision-making; study various community indicators, learn how to read 990s and financial statements, listen how local foundations make granting decisions, research best practices in the priority areas, study grant writing best practices, as well as read and discuss ways of measuring impact.<\/p>\n There will be lots of choices in this seminar but the following is nonnegotiable:<\/p>\n Required Texts<\/strong> The Insider\u2019s Guide to Grantmaking<\/em> by Joel J. Orosz<\/p>\n Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2007 by Michigan League of Human Services<\/p>\n Various articles that will be place in e-reserve in WMU Library.<\/p>\n Course Objectives<\/strong> Course Grading<\/strong> 30%\tEssay on why the class should or should not fund the agency assigned to you.<\/p>\n This essay must begin with research on your organization. Visit the website of your organization, print the information about your nonprofit from Guidestar (particularly the 990), do the ratios from the book, Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, determine who “owns” the nonprofit (funder supplying the majority of their revenue), their overhead expenses as opposed to what they spend on program. Check Charity Navigator http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org<\/a> to see what they say about your nonprofit. Go to http:\/\/www.kpl.gov<\/a>, local information, and type in the name of the organization to find out information from the Kalamazoo Public Library. If you find there are articles from past issues in the Kalamazoo Gazette you will need to go to the central library and use the microfilm to read them.<\/p>\n Research the best practices of programs addressing the issue of your local program, if it\u2019s a program to prevent homelessness what practices have been shown to be successful at preventing homelessness? (Note-research librarians, agency staff, national nonprofit websites, journals, etc. may be helpful.) Use American Psychological Association Style Guide for citations.<\/p>\n Finally summarize your site visit and interviews with staff and participants in your paper.<\/p>\n Outline of paper might look something like:<\/p>\n Use American Psychological Association (APA) manual for citations.<\/p>\n Present your chapter in an interesting format, some possibilities include guest speaker, experiential exercise, role play, discussion, PowerPoint. Relate your chapter to our grantmaking. Summarize the key points especially those points relevant to our grantmaking.<\/p>\n If you have chosen an event assignment rather than class facilitation you will be graded on execution of your assignment i.e. number of people attending event, beauty of decorations, quality of music and its appropriateness, smoothness of event program, interaction with Senior Services staff, evaluation of participants etc.<\/p>\n 1\/6\tNo Class (Most of us will be a AHMI)<\/p>\n Consensus Decision Making 1\/13\tIntroduction to CDM Needs in Kalamazoo County 1\/20\tPanel on Needs in Kalamazoo County 1\/22\tNarrow funding focus 1\/27\tDecide Priorities-Research Agencies fulfilling those priorities 1\/29\tSend out Requests for Proposals Grant Analysis 2\/5\tProposal Review Presentation 2\/10\tSite Visit Presentation 2\/12\tWriting the Funding Document and Managing the Project Presentation 2\/17\tBeyond the Money (Leveraging and Policy) Presentation 2\/19 \tGrant-Making Ethics Presentation 2\/23\tRFPs DUE TODAY at 5 P.M.<\/p>\n Financial Analysis 2\/26\tFinancial Management Presentation 2\/27-3\/8\tSpring Break<\/p>\n 3\/10\tFinancial Management Presentation Decision-Making 3\/17\tAgency Programs, Financials, Management Presentations<\/p>\n 3\/19\tInterview with Finalists<\/p>\n 3\/24\tDecision Making<\/p>\n 3\/26\tDecision Making<\/p>\n 3\/31\tFinancial Management Presentation 4\/2\tNo class during regularly scheduled time. Meet at Senior Services at 3 p.m. to set up. Plan on staying until 7 p.m.<\/p>\n Evaluation 4\/9\tEvaluation for Grantees 4\/14\tEvaluation for Grantees 4\/16\tEvaluation for Grantees Exam week-Individual appointments to evaluate semester\u2019s work.<\/p>\n Class Deliverables:<\/p>\n Event Deliverables: The goal of Nonprofit Education Programs at WMU is to strengthen the capacity of leaders to carry out the missions of the organizations they serve. This is accomplished through education, community-service, and research designed to improve the contribution that public-serving organizations can make to society. 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\n Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers<\/em> by Thomas A. McLaughlin<\/p>\n
\nBy the end of the semester, the student will:<\/p>\n\n
\n10%\tIssue Essay-Submit a 2-3 page essay identifying the issue or organization that you would fund if the decision was yours alone. Why is this issue or organization important to you or to society? What is the data that supports your argument about the need? How will addressing this issue make a difference in the world? How would $15,000 make a difference? Be sure your essay has a thesis and support for your thesis. Essays will be read by entire class so be prepared to be called upon to share your rationale with the class. This assignment is similar to writing the problem or need statement in a grant proposal. You will be graded on whether you convince me that this is a problem I should fund.<\/p>\n\n
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\n1\/8\tIntroduction to Eachother
\nRead Syllabus
\nSign up for class facilitation
\nIntroduction to Consensus Decision Making (CDM)<\/p>\n
\nReading that must be completed by today: Kid\u2019s Count Executive Summary, Introduction, and Selected Healthy People 2010 Focus Areas, Data Notes, and Kalamazoo County (pps.2-27,106-107, 198-200)<\/p>\n
\n1\/15\tBasic Statistics Presentation
\nReading for today: Maps of Kalamazoo County (found in library electronic reserves) on Physical\/Mental Health, Self-Sufficiency, Strengthening Community, Strengthening Families and Youth. Emergency Service Guide, Youth Out-of \u2013School Time Guide, Youth Mentoring Guide all found at (http:\/\/www.gryphon.org\/)<\/p>\n
\nBev Riley, Planning and Program Development Director, Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Jeffrey H. Brown, Executive Director, Poverty Reduction Initiative Denise Hartsough, Community Investment Director @ GKUW, Linda Vail Buzas,
\nReading for today: Poverty in Kalamazoo County 2006 and 2008 Update<\/p>\n
\nIssue Essay Due Today-Bring enough copies for everyone in the class.<\/p>\n
\nBring Laptops
\nFor today read classmates issue essays<\/p>\n
\nOverview of Foundations
\nCarrie Picket-Erway?
\nFor today read prologue and chapter 1 (pps1-37) in Insider\u2019s Guide<\/p>\n
\n2\/3\tBuilding Relationships Presentation
\nFor today read Chaps 2 & 3 in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 38-65)<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Chaps 4 – 6 in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 66-129)<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Chap 7 in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 130-142)<\/p>\n
\nFor today read 8, 10, 11 in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 143-195)<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Chap 12 and 13 in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 196-231)<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Chap 15 and Epilogue in Insider\u2019s Guide (pps 252-280)<\/p>\n
\n2\/24\tFinancial Management Presentation
\nFor today read Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Chap 3-4<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Chap 5<\/p>\n
\nFor today read Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Chaps 6-7 Chaps 11-12
\nRead all RFP\u2019s<\/p>\n
\n3\/12\tAgency Programs, Financials, and Management Presentations<\/p>\n
\nFinalize Plans for Program and Food
\nFor today read Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Chap 11-12 and 17<\/p>\n
\n4\/7\tEvaluation of Event<\/p>\n
\nE-reserves: Using Logic Models (McLaughlin & Jordan)<\/p>\n
\nReadings to be announced<\/p>\n
\nReadings to be announced<\/p>\n\n
\nFood, Set Up and Clean Up
\nEntertainment (Quiet Music)
\nDecorations
\nSpeaker (Short) and Short Program
\nBig Check
\nTicket Sales
\nEvaluation of Event and Class Presentation
\nWrite Request for Proposal (RFP)
\nClassroom Deliverables:
\nClassroom set up and break down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"