Management of Non-Profit Organizations
Code
2417
Academic unit
null
Department
null
Credits
3,5
Teacher in charge
Miguel Baptista Coelho Alves Martins
Teaching language
English
Objectives
Starting with a broad overview on the context, the structures and the specificities of the nonprofit sector this course aims to tackle a wide range of aspects related to Nonprofit Management and explore in detail the different tools and ideas around this type of organizations.
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
1. Overview on the Nonprofit Sector;
2. Diagnostic Management Tools<;
3. Strategic Planning and Management;
4. Resource mobilization, sustainability and Financial Management;
5. The Importance of Partnerships;
6. Leadership and Human Resource Management;
7. Marketing and Communication;
8. Portuguese Legal and Tax Environment;
9. Measuring Results and Efficiency;
10. Group Work Session I;
11. Group Work Session II.
Bibliography
Anheier, H. (2000) Managing NonProfit Organisations: Towards a New Approach. Civil Society Working Paper 1.
Barned, J. (2009) Financial Management of Not For Profit Organisations. Guide CPA Australia.
Campos Franco, R., Wojciech Sokolowski, S., Hairel, E. and Salamon, L. (2004), 'The Portuguese Nonprofit Sector in Comparative Perspective'. Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Johns Hopkins University.
Dees, G. (1998) Enterprising Nonprofits. Harvard Business Review.
Ebrahim, A. and Rangan, V. (2010) The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance. Harvard Business School Working Paper.
Foster, W., Kim, P. and Christiansen, B. (2009) Ten Nonprofit Funding Models. Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Glaeser, E. (2003) Introduction to 'The Governance of Not For Profit Organizations'. University of Chicago Press. Graham, J. and Kinmond, M. (2008) Literature Review of Nonprofit Best Practices in
Governance and Management. Institute On Governance Paper Series.
Hager, M. and Brudney, J. (2004) Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers. The Urban Institute.
Hannum, K. et al. (2011) Emerging Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: Myths, Meaning, and Motivations. Center for Creative Leadership.
Lewis, A. (2002), Nonprofit Organizational Assessment Tool. Society for Nonprofit Organizations.
London Business School (2004) Measuring Social Impact: The Foundation of Social Return on Investment (SROI). NEF.
Mittenthal, R. (2002) Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders. TCC Group Briefing Paper.
Pope, J., Isely, E. and Asamoa-Tutu, F. (2009) Developing a Marketing Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 21:2, 184-201.
Ronchetti, J. (2006) An Integrated Balanced Scorecard Strategic Planning Model for Nonprofit Organizations. Journal of Practical Consulting.
Sheehan, R. (2005) What is Nonprofit Strategy ? Working Paper prepared for the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Things, D. (2010) Partnerships: Frameworks for Working Together. Strengthening
Nonprofits: A Capacity Builders Resource Library.
Resources
The course will have a Moodle page which is organized by topics and in each of them you will have a set of 'Readings'. The Moodle will be also used to disseminate information about the course as well as the lectures presentations.
Teaching method
The combination of teaching methods such as case studies, short videos, class discussions and presentations wishes to foster the learning space and critical analysis and seeks to promote students ability to develop and apply their management skills to the nonprofit sector. Classroom participation is expected and required.
Evaluation method
The final exam is mandatory and must cover the entire span of the course. Its weight in the final grade can be between 30% to 70%. The remainder of the evaluation can consist of class participation, mid-term exams, in class tests, etc. Overall, written in class assessment (final exam, mid-term) must have a weight of at least 50%.
Individual work in-class: 30% - On the Individual Work two different non profit organizations will come to class, will present a management related challenge and the students have to solve and deliver a report till the end of the class.
Group work: 40% - The students are asked to form groups. Each group has to find a non-profit organization and figure out a specific management related problem/challenge that it is facing.
You can then either help directly the organization to solve the identified management problem, or develop the solution to that specific problem using data from the organization and the tools you find useful.
Individual exam: 30%
Adjustments of 0.5 points in the final grade (in either direction) can be made, based on other information available such as participation in class and contribution to the coursework.