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Planning, Public Policy & Management (PPPM)
119 Hendricks, 541-346-3635
College of Design
8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
G - Pre-major, major, or minor are required to take this course graded to be applied to major/minor requirements
Course Data
  PPPM 280   + Dis >2 0.00 cr.
Overview of the nonprofit sector includes its origin, growth, oversight, and varied elements. Examines theory and research into the effectiveness of nonprofit strategies and structures.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Course Materials
 
  CRN Avail Max Time Day Location Instructor Notes

+ Dis

24838 23 25 0900-0950 f 131 GSH tba  
 
Associated Sections

Lecture

24837 132 150 0830-0950 mw 250 CLS Choquette B G8
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
January 5:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
January 11:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 11:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 12:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
January 12:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
January 13:   Add this course
January 13:   Last day to change to or from audit
January 19:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
January 19:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
January 26:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
January 26:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
February 2:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
February 2:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
February 23:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
February 23:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description
This course provides a multidisciplinary overview of the nonprofit sector, a large segment of the economy and social world that parallels and complements the public and private sectors. Starting with the historical roots of the nonprofit sector in colonial America, we trace its development and presence in the United States, outline the legal constraints under which it operates, and explore the political reasons for those constraints.

The guiding question of this class is: What is the nonprofit sector and why does it exist? The basic goal of the course, then, is to help students have a general understanding of what the nonprofit sector is, why it exists, and the on-going challenges of the sector. To meet this goal, this course employs a multi-faceted, interdisciplinary approach to the topic material, using research and theories from a broad spectrum of social science fields. No one discipline lays claim to academic research on the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, and the best scholars in this nascent field are adept at crossing disciplinary boundaries.

Four primary methods of teaching/learning will be evident in this class: traditional lectures, small and large group discussions, a series of talks by a variety of nonprofit professionals, and small group projects where students will form their own nonprofit organization.

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