COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
(NPO)
3003 Fundraising in Nonprofit Agencies
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examines methods, techniques, and directed experience in fundraising for youth,
environmental, medical, arts and other not-for-profit agencies. Explores relationships
with umbrella organizations, government funding, grantsmanship, budget control,
and accountability. (Formerly YHS 3003. Credit cannot be earned for both NPO
3003 and YHS 3003.)
3013 Introduction to Nonprofit Agencies
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An overview of the historical background, development, role, auspices, organization,
and purposes of nonprofit agencies. Special emphasis is placed on structure,
program, financing, policies, organizational management, planning and stewardship,
fundraising, community building, volunteer services, and problems which confront
these organizations. Group and individual projects, service learning, research
conducted for specific nonprofit agencies, oral presentations, networking, and
construction of a formal portfolio of nonprofit work experiences and deliverables
are modalities utilized in this course. (Formerly YHS 1003 and YHS 3013. Credit
cannot be earned for both NPO 3013 and YHS 1003 or YHS 3013.)
4901 American Humanics Management Institute
1 hour credit.
A one-hour course requiring students to help raise the funds to pay the group
expenses to attend one American Humanics Management Institute, a 4-day conference
and simulation exercise where students have the opportunity to apply what they
have studied about managing nonprofit organizations. May be repeated once for
credit. (Formerly YHS 4901. Credit cannot be earned for both NPO 4901 and YHS
4901.)
4933, 6 Internship in Nonprofit Management
3 or 6 hours credit. Prerequisite: Approval of Nonprofit Management Director.
Supervised experience within selected not-for-profit agencies. May be repeated
for credit, but not more than 6 semester credit hours may be earned through
the internship. (Formerly YHS 4933 and YHS 4936. Credit cannot be earned for
both NPO 4933 and YHS 4933 or for both NPO 4936 and YHS 4936.)