NGO Education Survey

Department: Graduate School of Business Administration 経営管理研究科

Courses:

Management of NPO

NPOの経営

Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs), or non-profit organizations, can take many forms. Their common characteristic is that they "change people," unlike private corporations that seek profit while satisfying the needs of their customers, or governments that create and implement policy. Nonprofit organizations are straightforward places of self-actualization, and because they must draw on the strengths of volunteers, they are also places that require a high degree of management.
In this course, students will learn the essence of mission/leadership/management that can be seen only in NPOs, drawing on actual examples of various nonprofit organizations.

NPO (Non-Profit Organization)、すなわち非営利組織は、多様な形態を取り得ます。その共通の特徴は、顧客のニーズを満たすとともに営利を追求する私企業とも、政策を立案・実行する政府とも異なり、「人を変える」ということです。非営利組織はストレートに自己実現の場であり、ボランティアの力を引き出さなければならないからこそ、高度にマネジメントを必要とする場でもあります。
この科目では、様々な非営利組織の実例を引きながら、NPO だからこそ見えてくる、ミッション/リーダーシップ/マネジメントの本質を学びます。

College: College of Political Science and Economics 政治経済学部

NPO/NGO Theory

NPO/NGO論

This course explores the theory, policy, management and practice of NGO/civil society* from an international and regional perspective. It will also analyze the challenges faced by NGOs/civil society, their relationships with other stakeholders (government, business, community, etc.), their organizational challenges, and the relationships that surround them. global goals. In particular, NGOs/civil society and citizen participation are expected to play an important role in realizing the motto of the SDGs, "leave no one behind.

本授業では、NGO/市民社会*にかかわる、理論、政策、マネジメントや実践について、国際的および地域の視点から探求する。また、NGO/市民社会が直面する課題、他のステークホルダーとの関係（政府、企業、コミュニティ等）、組織の課題、および取り巻く諸関係についても分析する。SDGsを含む「持続可能な開発のための2030アジェンダ」によれば、多様なステークホルダーの連携がこのグローバル目標の達成には不可欠である。とりわけ、SDGsのモットーである「誰ひとり取り残さない」を実現する上において、NGO/市民社会や市民参加は重要な役割を果たすと期待されている。

College: Department of Education 教育学部

NPO/NGO Theory and Volunteering

NPO・NGO論とボランティア

(Summary) It has been some time since we began to hear the terms NPO (Non-profit Organization) and NGO (Non-governmental Organization). NPOs and NGOs, which are attracting attention as the "third public," face a variety of social issues, including poverty, education, the environment, and healthcare, and are engaged in a variety of initiatives. In this course, we will focus particularly on issues surrounding education (educational issues in Japan/education issues in developing countries), learn about the characteristics and roles of NPOs and NGOs working to solve such issues, and examine the impact they have on society.
Many of the activities of NPOs and NGOs are supported by volunteers, and since volunteers also confront social problems and develop their activities, the activities themselves are considered to have meaning as lifelong learning for the volunteers themselves. Therefore, in this course, volunteer activities will also be discussed, with the ultimate goal of connecting the knowledge acquired in the class to the students' own volunteer practices and social contribution activities.

(Objectives)

1. to learn about the principles and characteristics of NPOs and NGOs and understand the impact their existence has on society.

2.To understand the history and current status of volunteer activities. 
3. to be able to express in one's own words one's own ideas about the roles of NPOs and NGOs, the challenges of volunteer activities, and the social problems that lie behind such activities. 
4. to connect the knowledge acquired in class to the students' own volunteer practice and social contribution activities.

(概要) NPO（Non-profit Organization、非営利組織）、NGO（Non-governmental Organization、非政府組織）という言葉を耳にするようになって久しい。「第三の公共」として注目されるようになっているNPO・NGOは、貧困、教育、環境、保健医療をはじめとした様々な社会問題に向き合い、様々な取り組みを行っている。本科目では、特に教育を巡る問題（日本の教育問題／開発途上国の教育問題）に焦点を当て、その解決を目指して活動するNPO・NGOの特徴や役割を学び、それらが社会に与えている影響を検討する。
また、NPO・NGOの活動の多くはボランティアによって支えられているが、ボランティアたちも社会問題に対峙し活動を展開していることから、活動そのものが彼ら自身の生涯学習としての意味を持つとされている。よって本科目ではボランティア活動についても考察し、最終的には、授業で学び得た知識を、履修生自身のボランティア実践や社会貢献活動に繋げることを目指す。(目標)1. NPO・NGOの活動理念や特徴を知り、その存在が社会に与えている影響を理解する。
2. ボランティア活動の歴史や現状を知る。
3. NPO・NGOの役割やボランティア活動の課題について、またその背景に潜む社会問題について、自らの考えを自分自身の言葉で述べることができるようになる。
4. 授業で学び得た知識を、履修生自身のボランティア実践や社会貢献活動に繋げる。

College: Department of Political Science and Economics 政治経済学部

NPOs and NGOs

This course examines the theory, policy, management and practice of NGOs/ civil society in international and local context. It also analyses their challenges, relationships with other stakeholders (government, business, community etc), the internal organizational issues as well as the changing contexts in which NGOs operate. In 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including SDGs, multi stakeholder partnership plays critical role for the achievement of the global goal. Especially, for the achieving SDGs motto, ‘leave no one behind’, civic engagement with NGOs/civil society are highly expected as a social innovator to tackle with the challenges of sustainable development. This course also discusses the emerging important role of NGOs/Civil society in the global and local society such as relief/rehabilitation, development, governance and peace building. In the perspective of SDGs, development is global issue; not only the issue for developing world but also developed one. That is why this course plan to offer the opportunity of filed work and/or guest lecture on NGO/Civil Society and SDGs in Japan. The lecturer himself has rich experiences and expertise for/with NGOs/Civil society both globally and locally. The participants are expected to be development specialists with the knowledge of NGOs/Civil society and its relationship with government, community and other stakeholders in global development issues.

College: Social Science Department 社会科学部

Civil Society and the Role of Nonprofit Organizations

Non-profit organizations are a key component of civil society. This course explores the development and role of the non-profit sector, as well as different types of non-profit agencies and how they operate. The “third sector”faces unique and evolving pressures in areas such as social enterprise, philanthropy, mission focus, performance measurement, sector blur, and more. These challenges are magnified by the complex interdependencies among the non-profit, for-profit, and public sectors. Classes will consist of interactive lectures, presentations by students, and group work, as well as guest speakers where appropriate.