Non-Profit Management – MGMT 602

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

Leaders of nonprofit organizations must understand their role in the diverse political, social and economic contexts in which they will lead. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how to lead a nonprofit organization. Students will examine governance, key concepts and the stakeholders involved in nonprofit management.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

In the United States, the primary focus of coursework in Business graduate programs is the for-profit sector. Nonprofit management is a relatively new field of graduate professional education. Although still a small field compared with business management or public administration, nonprofit management programs have grown rapidly. Liberty University recognizes that many of its Business graduates may seek a vocation in areas other than the for-profit sector. Thus, the rationale for this course is to provide graduate students with the essential skills necessary to lead, manage, and operate nonprofit organizations.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Each Discussions are split over 2 weeks and requires a thread of at least 400 words and at least 2 replies of at least 200 words each. The student will be reviewing and analyzing case studies/journal articles for each Discussion.

Nonprofit Analysis Project Assignment

This project starts with the student reading about a Christian worldview and reflecting upon it in a short essay. Then, the student will select 10 different nonprofit organizations to review. After narrowing the reviewed 10 down to 1 particular organization, the student will do an in-depth evaluation and assessment, providing a list of well-supported recommendations. This will culminate in a professional letter to the assessed organization with the recommendations.

Quizzes (4)

There will be 4 open-book quizzes over the Worth reading, each comprising of 25 multiple-choice questions. The student will have 45 minutes to complete each quiz.