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PUB PLC M226: Management Challenges and Tools for the Nonprofit Sector (4)
Designed for graduate students. Fundamental building blocks for successful management in nonprofit sector. Students develop management skills in strategic thinking/problem solving, project management, team building, and negotiation. Use of case studies to troubleshoot critical challenges, from finance to crisis management to marketing, that nonprofit managers typically face. Letter grading.
PUB PLC M227: The Nonprofit Sector, the State and Civil Society (4)
Designed for graduate students. Use of political economy perspective to analyze forces that have shaped rise and characteristics of nonprofit sector and its constituent elements. Examination of social history of nonprofit sector in the U.S. Exploration of legal and policy environments and distinct organizational forms. Comparative perspective between the U.S. and other countries. Letter grading. Prof. Helmut Anheier
PUB PLC 238. Community Organizing and Democracy. (4)
Prof. Andrew Sabl, Not taught AY 02-03
Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Theoretical bases of community organizing tradition. Contribution of democratic theory to debates over organizing; practical input from guest lectures by organizers. Letter grading.
PUB PLC M228: Leadership, Development and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (4)
Designed for graduate students. Various patterns of community action for attaining social welfare objectives; research and field experience directed toward study of social problems within context of community planning; emerging patterns of physical, economic, and social planning within framework of social change theory. Letter grading. Prof. Helmut Anheier
PUB PLC M243: Community Development and Housing Policies: The Role of the State, Civil Society and Nonprofits (4)
Designed for graduate students. Examination of role of U.S. housing policy and role of government agencies and community organizations. Is the problem housing or economic development? Should interventions be directed toward inner city housing markets or through neighborhood strategies? What lessons can be learned from experiences of other countries? Letter grading. Prof. Jacqueline Leavitt
SOC WEL 241B: Advanced Social Welfare Practice: Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations (4)
Prof. James Lubben, Spring ‘03
Strategic Planning for Public and Non-Profit Organizations emphasizes the technical processes of problem solving regarding substantive social problems such as health care delivery, geriatric services or agency coordination. This form of planning is distinguished from urban planning or social policy by a focus on the role of enhancing health and social service systems at the community level. Health and Social Service Planners are employed in a number of capacities by an assortment of agencies including the United Way and other community planning organizations. More specifically, this course explores social planning as a form of community practice. It starts with an examination of intra-agency strategic planning models and concludes with an examination of common paradigms of inter-agency community planning. The course also identifies the diverse set of practice skills required of health and social service planners and sets out to help students to acquire such.
SOC WEL M241E. Leadership, Development, and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations. (4)
Prof. Helmut Anheier, Spring ‘03
(Same as Public Policy M228 and Urban Planning M288.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Various patterns of community action for attaining social welfare objectives; research and field experience directed toward study of social problems within context of community planning; emerging patterns of physical, economic, and social planning within framework of social change theory. Letter grading.
SOC WEL 290C: The Nonprofit Sector – An International Perspective (4)
Prof. Helmut Anheier, Spring ‘03
The growth of nonprofit organisations as service providers in developed market economies, as vehicles of developmental and humanitarian assistance efforts in developing countries, and as instruments of government reform in former socialist countries, have moved the study of this set of institutions closer to the center of the public policy agenda. This course will examine the policy debates about nonprofit organisations, civil society and social capital from theoretical and empirical perspectives across a wide range of countries and cultures, and economic and welfare systems. The course will be interdisciplinary and look at approaches in economics, sociology, political science and international relations, with an emphasis on policy analysis throughout.
SOC WEL M290S. Nonprofit Sector, State and Civil Society. (4)
Prof. Helmut Anheier, Spring ‘03
(Same as Public Policy M227 and Urban Planning M287.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Use of political economy perspective to analyze forces that have shaped rise and characteristics of nonprofit sector and its constituent elements. Examination of social history of nonprofit sector in the U.S. Exploration of legal and policy environments and distinct organizational forms. Comparative perspective between the U.S. and other countries. Letter grading.
URB PLN 235A. Urbanization in Developing World I. (4) (NGOs and International Development)
Prof. Steve Commins, Fall ‘02
Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisite: course 234A. Questions of urbanization and planning in first term; rural development in second term. Case studies from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Lectures, student presentations, and policy debates. Letter grading.
URB PLN 235B: Urbanization and Rural Development (NGOs and International Development) (4)
Prof. Steve Commins, Winter ‘03
Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisite: course 235A. Questions of urbanization and planning in first term; rural development in second term. Case studies from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Lectures, student presentations, and policy debates. Letter grading.
URB PLN M275. Community Development and Housing Policies: Roles of State, Civil Society, and Nonprofits. (4)
Prof. Jacqueline Leavitt, Spring ‘03
(Formerly numbered 275.) (Same as Public Policy M243 and Social Welfare M290U.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Designed for graduate students. Examination of role of U.S. housing policy and role of government agencies and community organizations. Is the problem housing or economic development? Should interventions be directed toward inner city housing markets or through neighborhood strategies? What lessons can be learned from experiences of other countries? Letter grading.
URB PLN 280: Nonprofit Development (4)
Prof. Neal Richman, Fall ‘02
(Formerly numbered 216.) Discussion, three hours. Overview of basic concepts and skills utilized in nonprofit development initiatives, especially by community-based organizations. Focus on nonprofit provision of subsidized housing, emphasizing way professionals "broker" debt and equity funding from private, governmental, and philanthropic sources. Use of client projects and negotiation exercises. S/U or letter grading.
LAW 363. Non-Profit Organizations
Prof. Taimie L. Bryant
This course provides an overview of policies and laws relating to the creation, operation, and dissolution of nonprofit organizations. Different types of nonprofit organizations and the legal differences among them will be examined. Although basic tax issues will be covered, the emphasis will be on issues of governance and accountability problems associated with nonprofit organizations. There are no prerequisites for the course.
LAW 551. Seminar: International Civil Society
Prof. Olsen/Trimble
This seminar will examine the increasing influence that human rights organizations, environmental organizations, feminist advocacy groups and other non-government organizations (NGOs) have been having on international law, broadly conceived. Some people hope that such NGOs provide a counter-balance to some of the less desirable effects of a globalized capitalist economy and envision such NGOs contributing to the creation of democracy in America.
Building upon various definitions and theories of civil society in the domestic context, we will analyze the meaning of civil society in an international context, its relationship to democracy, and the institutions that may be said to be in the process of developing an international civil society.
We will explore the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other non-state actors in governance, both domestic and international. This will involve an examination of the role of such organizations and actors in the creation of trans-national norms (whether binding or not) and in establishing the legitimacy of such norms. We are also interested in the increasingly important role of NGOs in enforcing trans-national norms. Thus, our horizon encompasses issue definition by trans-national advocacy groups, norm creation and enforcement, and the role of private actors in otherwise supporting governance.
Finally, we scrutinize the role of institutions such as the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund in encouraging civil society. What do these institutions have in mind by "civil society" and what they are doing to build it?
The seminar will be co-taught by Prof. Olsen, whose perspective rests in feminist theory and international NGO advocacy, and Prof. Trimble, whose perspective rests in traditional international law and diplomacy.
MGMT 231B. Nonprofit Sector Financial Policy. (4)
Discussion, three hours. Prerequisite: course 408. Identifying and solving financial problems for all types of nonprofit organizations, with attention to funds accounting, budgeting and control, investment decision making when market valuation cannot be used as a criterion, and sources of funds for nonprofit organizations. Use of cases.
MGMT 246C. Management in Public and Private Nonprofit Sectors. (4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Examination of roles and management systems of the three sectors of U.S. society; unique aspects and managerial issues of public and private nonprofit organizations and of their political, social, and technical environments. Financial, marketing, and operational considerations and evaluation, control, and ethical issues of service delivery systems.
MGMT 249A. Special Topics in Public and Private Nonprofit Management. (4)
Studies of advanced subjects of current interest in public/not-for-profit management. Emphasis on recent developments and application of specialized knowledge to public/not-for-profit problems. Topics vary each term. May be repeated for credit with topic change.
MGMT 257. Human Resource Management in Creative and Nonprofit Sectors. (4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Analysis of human resource management theory and practices in industries where primary product is creative or intellectual (e.g., arts, entertainment, education, high technology, and journalism). Consideration of incorporation of work design, employee influences, systems, and business strategies in human resource management. Interpersonal and group process for managing human behavior. S/U or letter grading.
MGMT 414A. Management Foundations I. (2)
Managing and working with people, with emphasis on motivation and development of individuals, leadership and interpersonal relationships, and group dynamics in complex organizational settings. S/U or letter grading.
COM HLT 483. Leadership Development and Empowerment for Health Promotion and Health Education. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 210, 211A, 211B. Development of basic understanding of and competency in leadership development and empowerment support for health promotion in multicultural and distressed communities (e.g., south-central Los Angeles). Letter grading.
EDUC 262J. Entrepreneurial Leadership and Education: Seminar for Education and Business Leaders. (4)
Seminar, two hours; discussion, two hours. Seminar for education and business leaders to explore concepts and processes of becoming entrepreneurial leaders -- meeting today's educational challenges by internalizing and applying skills and thinking used by successful entrepreneurs. Letter grading.
EDUC 291. Organizational and Leadership Theory in Education. (4)
Introduction to contemporary and historical conceptions of organization and leadership in context of formal schooling. Exploration of these conceptions through inquiry into school and college settings.
EDUC 451. Foundations of Organizations and Leadership. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Limited to Ed.D. students. Promotion of understanding of traditional and contemporary conceptions of leadership and organizational theory, with application of these conceptions to student professional work settings. Letter grading.
HLT SER 249D. Special Topics in Health Services: Principles of Organization Leadership -- Applications in Public Health and Welfare. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Examination of principles and models of organization leadership, including presentation by current leaders in the fields of health and welfare. Theories and empirical investigations of leadership qualities.
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