Course 302 - Nonprofit Administration
Course 302 - Nonprofit Administration (3 credits)
Principles of operating a not-for-profit organization, including the development and purposes of the organizing documents, the reporting requirements for maintaining an organization's non-profit status, the functions of the Board of Directors, and the relationship between the Chief Executive and the Board.
This course counts toward credit as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE Certification).
Professor: Perry T. Jones
Learning Objectives for this Course
Week One
- To orient the student to this City Vision College course.
- To introduce the student to the some of the issues related to starting a new ministry and nonprofit organization.
Week Two
- The goal of this session is to introduce you to the legal issues related to establishing a nonprofit organization and maintaining its tax exempt status.
- To introduce students to a Christian model for board leadership.
- To introduce the student to the forms used to file for tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
- To examine the various types of board structures used by rescue missions and other faith-based nonprofit organizations.
- To learn about the responsibilities of the members of the rescue mission board of directors.
Week Four
- To help the student to understand the proper role of the Board of Directors in rescue mission fund raising.
- To examine the responsibilities of the board of directors in the area of setting the vision for the rescue mission and long range planning functions.
- To help the student to understand the proper role of the Board of Directors in relation to the mission's staff members.
- To examine the proper relationship between the board of directors and the mission's chief executive.
- To help the student to understand some of the principles that assist a Board of Directors to function effectively.
- To examine some of the legal considerations that relate to services on the mission's board of directors.
- To introduce the student to the principles of effective board meetings.
- To evaluate the local mission's board in light of knowledge gained thus far in this course.
- To interview the Executive Director and/or a member of the board of directors to gain insights by learning more about their perspective of the local ministry's board.
- To introduce students to the comprehensive final project for this course.
- To introduce the student to the Carver Model of Board Governance and how it compares to more traditional approaches.
Week Nine
- To look back on the subject matter of this course and consider the principles that were learned.
- To evaluate the student's comprehension of the course materials through a comprehensive final examination.
Course Materials & Tuition
| Board Team Handbook, Cain Consulting Group, 2002 | $25.00 |
| Called to Serve | $12.00 |
| Nonprofit Board Answer Book | $35.00 |
Digital Media Fee | $50.00 |
Tuition | $450.00 |
Total Cost of Course | $572.00 |
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