Fall 2024 Management B8543 section 001

Effective Philanthropy in Urba

Effective Philanthropy in

Call Number 16877
Day & Time
Location
T 2:20pm-5:35pm
430 Kravis Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Doug Bauer
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description This course is designed to provide students with a rigorous understanding and practical experience in how philanthropy can create social change, including how to: 1. Analyze and identify social challenges and issues you would want to fund with philanthropic dollars; 2. Evaluate strategic options for addressing social challenges; 3. Develop selection criteria for funding; 4. Evaluate funding opportunities through a due diligence process; 5. Allocate funds; and 6. Evaluate results. According to Giving USA, $316 billion was given to charities in 2012. And while it may appear to be easy to give money away, it is, as Aristotle pointed out some 2,300 years ago, not an easy matter, and ever more challenging today. The reasons for this are complex. Some are contextual: the nonprofit sector has dramatically changed since the recession of 2008. Some are analytical: Will poverty be alleviated through access to capital, education, health, or responsive government? Some are issue-based: How one supports K-12 education reform efforts is surely very different than how one supports the arts or environmental groups. And some of the reasons are very much determined by the ability (or lack thereof) of the nonprofit itself to deliver outputs, outcomes and/or impact: however those elements are to be defined by the nonprofit itself let alone other stakeholders. The best way to experience these dynamics is to involve oneself in the actual art of philanthropy. While this course will have its typical set of lectures, readings and guest lecturers, a core component of the class will be to work in teams and endeavor to grant $20,000 in a specific issue area to specific nonprofit(s) in New York City, and to do so effectively. The team with the "best in class" analysis and recommendation will be able to grant $50,000 to a specific nonprofit in New York City, which will be disbursed at the end of the course."
Web Site Vergil
Department MANAGEMENT
Enrollment 30 students (30 max) as of 5:05PM Sunday, December 8, 2024
Status Full
Subject Management
Number B8543
Section 001
Division School of Business
Open To Business, Journalism
Section key 20243MGMT8543B001