Nonprofit Studies (NPS)
The focus of this class is on obtaining grant funding for nonprofit organizations. This course covers the skills and strategies essential to the grants development process including basic strategies for researching funding sources and developing successful grant proposals.
Typically offered in Spring only
Offered as needed to present material not normally available in regular departmental course offerings or for offering of new courses on a trial basis.
This course is offered based upon demand
The 150 hour (3 credit hour) online service learning internship course provides students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills, and abilities gained through their coursework in the Nonprofits Studies Minor to a nonprofit organizational work setting. The online course builds on previous coursework in the minor and focuses learning from these courses on application to a service learning work setting by requiring students to reflect on the applicability of the Five Leadership Challenges studied throughout the minor to their real work experience. Students are expected to be active participants in work place discussions, lending expertise, ideas and knowledge from their course work to the organizations and their leaders.
Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
This capstone seminar integrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities gained through coursework in the minor in Nonprofit Studies through class discussions and reflective writings where students draw upon previous service-learning experiences to reflect on challenges facing nonprofit leaders. Case studies and articles that focus on the themes of the minor are used to stimulate class discussions. Nonprofit leaders serve as discussants. In addition, students complete and submit a Nonprofit Studies portfolio, which documents successful achievement of program objectives. Departmental approval required
Typically offered in Fall and Spring