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Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Leadership and Governance

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The State University of New York

Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Leadership and Governance

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Курс 1 из 4 — Specialization Improving Leadership & Governance in Nonprofit Organizations

This course introduces you to the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations, and the concepts of leadership and governance. While this course has been developed with North American culture in mind, we do appreciate that in other parts of the world the nature of the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit leadership and governance may not be the same. Nevertheless, it is our hope that much of the course content will still be of value to those in other parts of the world. To learn more about this course, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://goo.gl/YMg1Qd. Keywords: Nonprofit; Nonprofit Sector; Voluntary Sector; Nonprofit Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Volunteer Organizations, Leadership, Management, Governance, Board, Board of Directors, Performance, Effectiveness Course 1 Overview: Week 1: Some of the questions you will explore this week are: What is the nonprofit sector and why does it exist? What are the unique characteristics of nonprofit organizations? What are the trends and emerging issues facing organizations in the nonprofit sector? Week 2: Questions to be explored this week are: What is leadership at the governance level and how is it different from management? What is good governance and why does it matter? What is a board of directors? Week 3: This week's questions: What roles do board members play in nonprofit organizations? Broadly speaking, what are boards responsible for and how do they go about their work? What are some of the issues that challenge the board's ability to go its work? Week 4: At this stage, you are asked to review the course content, submit a written assignment (known lightheartedly as a BEAR (Board Effectiveness Readiness Assessment), and take two multiple choice Readiness Assurance Tests (known similarly as RATs). One RAT will assess knowledge and reading comprehension and the other will test application of knowledge within a practical case. Week 5: We will encourage you to discuss the RATs in the discussion forums and take them again should you wish to change any of your answers based on the information exchanged.

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The Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Organizations, Leadership and Governance

Welcome to the first course in the series of three courses on developing leadership and improving governance in nonprofit organizations. We encourage you to dive right in--watch the lecture and guest interview videos, participate in the discussion forums, take the practice quiz, post a commentary in the forum, analyze the Board cases, and start working on the course project!

The Leadership and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations Promotional Video2:51

Welcome to the video introducing this series of courses5:52

Course 1 Overview Video9:33

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Prof. Yvonne D. Harrison, PhD
Associate Professor and Director
Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN)
Prof. Vic Murray, PhD
Adjunct Professor
School of Public Administration, University of Victoria

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Hi I'm Yvonne Harrison, associate professor and

director of the Voluntary Sector Studies Network at Luther College at

the University of Regina.

Welcoming you to the first course in a series of courses on developing

leadership and improving governance in nonprofit organizations.

In this video, I will review course one, Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector,

Leadership and Governance.

I'll begin with the learning outcomes and leadership competencies emphasized in

the course, and the learning activities that you'll engage in each week.

I'll conclude with the assessment of learning that will take place

in the fourth and fifth week.

By the end of this course, you will have developed knowledge and

awareness of the incredible size and scope of the nonprofit sector, and

the organizations that comprise it.

You will have worked with a real board of directors, or

with information from a board of directors to identify issues,

situations and events that challenge the board's effectiveness.

And finally,

you will have developed skills associated with highly effective nonprofit leaders.

This course is designed to introduce you to the leadership competencies

required by academic programs that are accredited by NASPAA.

And NASPAA is the Network of Schools of Public Affairs in North America.

This course emphasizes three NASPAA leadership competencies,

to articulate and apply a public service perspective.

To identify governance effectiveness challenges,

to communicate and interact productively with and for others.

It should be noted that this course was developed with

North American requirements in mind.

And we do appreciate that the non-profit sector, nonprofit organizations,

leadership and governance may not be the same in other parts of the world.

It is our intention however, that the course content will be of value to others,

and that cultural differences will provide a rich forum for discussion.

Now I'll turn to the topics and questions addressed in this course.

The topic of week 1 is the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations.

Some of the questions we will explore this week are,

what is the nonprofit sector and why does it exist?

How is it different from the public and private sectors?

What are the unique characteristics of nonprofit organizations?

What issues and trends face organizations in the nonprofit sector?

The topic of week 2 is nonprofit leadership, governance and

board of directors.

The key questions you will explore this week are, what is leadership at

the governance level, and how is it different from management?

What is good governance and why does it matter?

What is a board of directors, and how is the role of board of directors changing?

Week 3 addresses the legal role and authority of board members,

and responsibilities of board of directors in organizational governance.

The key questions you will explore this week are what roles do

board members play in nonprofit organizations?

What are boards responsible for?

What are the different models of organizational governance?

And which model is right for the board?

Finally, what issues challenge the role and

responsibilities of boards in nonprofit organizations?

Within the platform, you'll find weekly lectures, videos, readings,

and links to external resources that point you to important content.

Once you've reviewed the content you're ready to engage in the learning

activities.

Take a practice quiz, based on the required content

the quiz is a chance to test your knowledge and further develop it.

Because it is a practice assessment your scores will not be

counted into the final course grade.

Post a commentary.

Commentaries can be based on an insight from the readings that helped

you understand a situation or event that you have experienced.

Anything from the reading that you found confusing or unclear could also be posted.

Remember, the basic goal is to help you connect the dots

by linking your ideas and questions on the topic.

Drawing on what you've learned from the readings, and

applying it to your own experience.

Analyze a nonprofit case.

A case is based on a real world situation.

Like the real world,

there is usually no single correct answer to the issues they raise.

The cases assigned in this course are intended to provide you with

a chance to reflect and apply concepts from the course.

As well as enable you to understand and resolve practical problems in governance.

Work on the course project.

The course project is an academic service learning experience that provides

you with an opportunity to apply the course content and your learning,

to help a real board develop leadership and improve governance effectiveness.

Whether you gather information from a real board, or

you use the information that we gathered, we'll upload instructions and

information that you need to complete the work associated with the course project.

The end of course assessment of learning will take place in the fourth and

fifth week.

The first assessment of learning strategy comes from Michelson's method of

teaching and learning, known as team-based learning.

TBL is used to test mastery of course concepts

using readiness assurance tests and application exercises.

In the fourth week, we will open two multiple choice readiness assurance tests,

or RATS, as we will humorously refer to throughout the course for you to complete.

One RAT will assess knowledge based on reading comprehension, and

the other will test knowledge application based on a case.

In the fifth week, we will encourage you to discuss the RATs in the forums.

And to take them again should you wish to change

any of your answers based on the information exchanged.

We chose this method of assessment because it is associated with student learning.

Including concept comprehension, student motivation, communication,

accountability, problem-solving, and superior academic performance.

The second assessment of learning is the Board Effectiveness Assessment Reflection,

which we will humorously refer to as the BEAR.

In a nutshell, the board is a short written reflection on

the nonprofit board and organization you are working with.

You will be asked to analyze the organization and board,

addressing the following questions.

What type of nonprofit organization is it?

Where is it located?

And what type of approach to board governance does it follow?

What are the opportunities and threats in the internal and

external environment facing the organization?

It should include a description of the accountability environment and

any regulatory challenges.

For example, in New York State boards are required to have

a conflict of interest policy.

Does your board have one?

Be sure to include an introduction to the reflection and

a description of how it's organized.

In the fifth week you'll be asked to peer review BEAR assignments.

To receive a course grade, you must complete peer reviews.

In this video we've reviewed course one,

Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector Leadership and Governance.

We've reviewed the learning outcomes, the leadership competencies, the topic and

questions and the learning activities that you'll engage in each week.

We've also discussed the end of course assessment of learning

that will take place in the fourth and fifth week.

For more information, please refer to the course content.

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