Summer 2015/Pasadena

GM539

Cormode

GM539: RELIGIOUS FUND-RAISING (4 Units: 160 hours). Scott Cormode.

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to teach students about raising money in religious organizations. It will focus on churches, nonprofits, and religious social service organizations.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have (1) demonstrated an understanding of the concepts informing religious fundraisings, and (2) applied those concepts to a specific setting or organization

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets daily for one week for seven-hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.

REQUIRED READING: 406 pages of required reading.

Jeavons, Thomas and Rebekah Burch Basinger. Growing Givers’ Hearts. Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN: 978-0787948290, Pub. Price $32.00 [209 pp.].

Assorted articles [100 pp.].

Course packet [87 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Attendance in class [36 hours].

  2. 406 pages of required reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 & 2] [20 hours].

  3. FINAL Project, creating a specific fundraising plan for a particular project in a real organization. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes # 1 & 2] (100%) [100 hours].

  4. Project presentation on the last day of class [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 & 2] [4 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.


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