Summer 2016/Pasadena
GM539
Cormode
Enright
GM539: RELIGIOUS FUNDRAISING (4 Units: 160 hours). Scott Cormode and William Enright
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 fundraising, and (2) applied those concepts to a specific setting or organization
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets daily as a one-week intensive for eight-hour sessions for a total of 36 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion, plus 4 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.
REQUIRED READING: 395 pages of required reading.
Jeavons, Thomas and Rebekah Burch Basinger. Growing Givers’ Hearts. Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN: 978-0787948290, Pub. Price $35.00 [208 pp.].
Assorted articles [100 pp.].
Course packet [87 pp.].
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Attendance in class [36 hours].
395 pages of required reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 & 2]. [20 hours].
Final Project: create a specific fundraising plan for a particular project in a real organization. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes # 1 & 2] (100%) [100 hours].
Project presentation on the last day of class [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1 & 2] [4 hours of DLAs].
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.