NGO Education Survey

College: Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Department: Nonprofit Studies

Courses:

Marketing Management or MK 8200 Marketing Research

3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MBA 8000 and MBA 8025. Description Corequisites: None. This course is a study of the managerial aspects of marketing. Emphasis is placed on the quantitative and qualitative criteria used in evaluating marketing alternatives and in choosing among these alternatives. The course includes topics related to market segmentation, marketing research, product/service development, branding, promotion, pricing, channels of distribution, marketing strategy, and global marketing.

Social Policy

3 Credit Hours Description This course introduces students to contemporary social policy questions in the U.S. and how to analyze policy alternatives for addressing these questions. Specific social policy issues are chosen for discussion on the basis of their relevance to current public policy debates.

Public Service and Democracy

3 Credit Hours Description A course designed to familiarize the student with the scope of policy studies. Particular emphasis will be given to the study of the policy process and the influence of the larger economic, political, and governmental context on public policies, as well as an understanding of the effect of policies on target groups, institutions, and society more generally.

Public Budgeting and Finance

3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PMAP 8111 or PMAP 8011, and PMAP 8121, or consent of the instructor. Description A survey of the practice and problems of modern fiscal management in government with special emphasis on budgetary procedures and the means of budgetary analysis.

Management Systems and Strategies

3 Credit Hours Description Analysis of contemporary approaches to the management of public and nonprofit organizations focusing primarily on problem-solving strategies and techniques for use at the executive and operating levels. May be repeated for a maximum of fifteen credit hours.

International NGOs

3 Credit Hours Description This course studies relief and development NGOs in poor countries. The course begins with an overview of the state of the world economy and strategies for economic growth. It then turns to such topics as: the role of NGOs in economic development and the formation of social capital, particularly within the context of globalization and democratization; relationships between NGOs, businesses, and national and international public agencies; and the challenges in accountability, advocacy, management and leadership.

Nonprofit Advocacy, Law, and Policy

3 Credit Hours Description Policy directs and shapes the activities of nonprofits in many ways including how they structure themselves, raise funds, and advocate for policy change. This course examines both how policy influences nonprofits as well as how nonprofits impact policy. It will address the role of nonprofit organizations in the public policy process including advocacy strategies and techniques and examine in turn how laws shape nonprofit involvement in that process. The course will also review state and federal policy that enables and regulates nonprofits including legal forms, tax exemption, fundraising regulations, and employee compensation. Students will gain an understanding of where policy intersects with nonprofit activities and learn how to operate within a basic nonprofit legal framework.

Nonprofit Financial Resources

3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PMAP 8141 and PMAP 8210 or consent of instructor. Description Economic sustainability and effective pursuit of social missions are two of the principal challenges facing contemporary nonprofit leadership. Addressing these challenges requires leaders and managers to be knowledgeable and adept at securing adequate and appropriate sources of income for their organizations. Nonprofit organizations support themselves through many different sources including charitable gifts and grants, government grants and contracts, earned income from fees, memberships and sponsorships, returns on investment, volunteer labor, gifts-in-kind and other sources. This course is intended to illuminate the theoretical rationales and practical considerations involved in developing and utilizing particular sources of income and in selecting appropriate combinations or portfolios, so that nonprofit organizations can effectively advance their particular missions, sustain the infrastructure of their organizations, remain financially healthy, and manage risk and change. May be repeated for a maximum of twelve hours.

Nonprofit Human Resources

3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PMAP 8210. Description The purpose of this course is to examine the theoretical and practical aspects of managing paid and voluntary human resources in nonprofit organizations. The course reviews basic issues in nonprofit human resource management, including recruitment, retention and compensation, and explores several specialized issues, such as performance, motivation, diversity, and conflict management. The course also reviews theory and recent research on attracting, motivating, and managing volunteers. Finally, the course explores emerging trends in nonprofit human resources, including the effects of recent public policy changes on the nonprofit labor force.

Social Innovation and Enterprise

No courses found.

Grant Writing and Management

No courses found.

Public Service Capstone

3 Credit Hours Description This course is a capstone for graduate students pursuing careers in public service. Students work on projects in teams to address important problems facing public and nonprofit organizations using the knowledge and skills gained in prior coursework. Projects vary based on the needs of the organization, but all require implementing a work plan with the client, collecting and analyzing data, developing findings and recommendations, writing a final report, and presenting findings to the client. Students must be in the last two semesters of their graduate program to take the course.