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1. Revised 11/15/2016
PRS575D Planning & Performance Measures for Non-Profits
Weekly Schedule
Weekly discussion topics are posted on Monday and closed on Sunday night.
Opening On-campus
Weekend Jan 6-8 See On-campus Schedule for dates and times this class will meet.
Semester Week
(Monday – Sunday)
Date Readings and Individual Assignment Due This Week
Group Project Component or Assignments due for
This Week (Also See Group Project Process and Timeline for Details)
1
“The Nonprofit Sector”
Jan 9 – 15
Reading - Worth – Chapters 1, 2;
Bridgespan “Strongly Led, Under Managed” and “The
Effective Organization: Five Questions to Translate
Leadership into Strong Management”
Gather information from public sources/Wiki
2
“Organization and
Leadership of
Nonprofits”
Jan 16 – 22
Reading – Worth – Chapters 3, 5
Assignment due Jan 24 at 11:59 PM EST – Paper #1
(See Week 1 Bridgespan readings)
Assign group roles and responsibilities/Wiki
Gather Information from public sources/Wiki
Make appointment with Nonprofit (NP) Executive
Director (ED)
3
“Nonprofit Governing
Boards”
Jan 23 – 29
Reading – Worth – Chapter 4; Bridgespan “Ten Nonprofit
Funding Models” and “The Nonprofit Starvation
Cycle”
Bridgespan “Nonprofit Overhead Costs: Breaking the
Vicious Cycle of Misleading Reporting, Unrealistic
Expectations, and Pressure to Conform”
Write interview questions/Wiki
Send questions to ED
4
“Nonprofit
Accountability”
Jan 30 – Feb 5
Reading – Worth – Chapter 6
Assignment due Feb 7 at 11:59 PM EST – Paper #2
(See Week 3 Bridgespan readings)
Conduct interview; post transcript/Wiki and
submit transcript or summary/AT by Feb 7
Evaluate peer participation and submit/AT by Feb
11
5
“Nonprofit Financial
Management”
Feb 6 – 12 Reading – Worth – Chapter 15
Guidestar website
How to Read Form 990
Re-assign group roles and responsibilities/Wiki
Use Guidestar to evaluate finances of your
nonprofit
6
“Nonprofit Strategy”
Feb 13 – 19
Reading – Worth – Chapter 7 Post Form 990 and Group Narrative Summary to
Include 10 Questions/Wiki
Make 2nd
appointment with ED
Write interview questions for ED and post/Wiki
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7
“Nonprofit Capacity
and Collaboration”
Feb 20 – 26
Reading – Worth – Chapter 8; Bridgespan “Great Valley
Center”.
Conduct Interview and post transcript/Wiki
Evaluate peer participation and submit/AT
8
“Nonprofit Staffing”
Feb 27 – Mar 5
Reading – Worth – Chapter 9
Assignment due Mar 6 at 11:59 PM EST– Paper #3
(See Week 7 Bridgestone reading)
Submit interview transcript or summary by Feb 29.
Evaluate financial and operational aspects of
NP/Wiki
Submit evaluation of peer participation by Mar
6/AT
9
Spring Break
Mar 6 – 12 No new reading assignment Nothing due this week
10
“Getting the Word Out,
Getting the Funds In”
Mar 13 – 19
Reading – Worth – Chapters 10 and 11 and 13 Finalize Wiki and begin writing paper
11
“Show Me the
Money”
Mar 20 – 26
Reading – Worth – Chapters 14, 15, 12; “Money for Good”
(Website)
Submit Executive Summary to DB forum
Plan Presentation for on-campus and assign roles
Submit paper for review (optional)
12
“Global Nonprofits” Mar 27 – Apr 2
Reading – Worth – Chapter 17 “Global Nonprofits” Dr. Westfall will proof submissions before being
finalized
13
Wrap up
Apr 3 - 6
No new reading assignment. Finalize Group Project. Finalize paper
Submit PowerPoint Presentation/AT no later than
day you present on-campus
EMPH ON-CAMPUS Apr 7 – 9 Make presentations of group project, submit Final Paper/AT, and submit final peer evaluation/AT