Inspired Education

 
Cultivating the next generation of nonprofit and social enterprise leaders

The need for thoughtful, well-educated leaders in nonprofits, advocacy groups, and philanthropy is growing: nonprofits employ around 10% of the American workforce. There are nearly 2 million nonprofits in the U.S., with over $1 trillion in revenue and $4 trillion in assets.  The Wilson Center supports and co-sponsors a number of education and training programs at Pace University.  From the certificate program in Social Entrepreneurship to our Not-for-Profit Management Training Center, there are opportunities available to nearly all Pace University undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students in the areas of Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and Nonprofit Management.

For Undergraduate Students

These new courses in Nonprofit Studies are open to all majors, and will equip you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to succeed in careers in foundations, human services, economic development, the arts, and the environment.

SPRING 2013 COURSES IN NONPROFIT STUDIES ON THE NYC CAMPUS – for Undergraduates

PSJ 301 “Humanitarianism and International Aid Work” CRN 22581 INSTRUCTOR: Professor Emily Welty DAY/TIME: Wednesdays 6:00-8:45 p.m. PLACE: NYC Campus DESCRIPTION: What does it mean to “do good work overseas”? This class analyzes and explores humanitarianism and international peace building and development work. What does it mean to be an aid worker? What are the ethics and best practices required to work in challenging cross-cultural environments during a conflict or disaster?

WS 305 “Philanthropy on a Mission: Women and Change in the Nonprofit Sector” CRN 23319 INSTRUCTOR: Professor Carolina Grynbal DAY/TIME: Thursdays 6:00-8:45 p.m PLACE: NYC Campus DESCRIPTION: This course will examine current issues and questions facing women in the nonprofit sector. We will cover a wide range of issues: the history and overview of the work of nonprofit organizations, the evolution of women’s role in the labor force, the social and cultural contexts of women’s and the role of women in the development of programs serving women and children through philanthropy. We will discuss issues affecting women from both a domestic and an international perspective.

PAA 670 “The Not-for-Profit Sector” CRN 22539 INSTRUCTOR: Professor Hillary Knepper DAY/TIME: Thursdays 11:30-1:30 p.m PLACE: NYC Campus DESCRIPTION: This course explores the historical and con-ceptual background of private foundation grants in the United States. The student will learn to identify appropriate sources of funding and to write grant proposals. Intersections of the grantwriting process with the project development, program and strategic planning, and external partnerships and collaborative enterprises will be stressed. Emphasis will be placed on grants measurement in the government, health care and nonprofit sectors. This graduate-level course can help you get a head start on a Master’s degree in Public Administration. To register, please contact Prof. Nancy Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu

PAA 616 “Project Development and Grant Writing” CRN TBD INSTRUCTOR: Professor Grant Loavenbruck DAY/TIME: TBD PLACE: NYC Campus DESCRIPTION: This course explores the historical and conceptual background of private foundation grants in the United States. The student will learn to identify appropriate sources of funding and to write grant proposals. Intersections of the grantwriting process with the project development, program and strategic planning, and external partnerships and collaborative enterprises will be stressed. Emphasis will be placed on grants measurement in the government, health care and nonprofit sectors. This graduate-level course can help you get a head start on a Master’s degree in Public Administration. To register, please contact Prof. Nancy Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu.

All courses are enrolled by special permission and will fulfill honors college course requirements. Contact Dr. Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu to enroll.

NONPROFIT STUDIES COURSES OFFERED IN ALTERNATING SEMESTERS – for Undergraduates

WS 296V “International Activist Politics: Global Feminist and Postcolonial Perspectives” Interested in case studies of how non-profits and advocacy groups for social justice and women’s issues work (or don’t work)? This course examines the politics of advocacy organizations and non-profits globally, looking at international and transnational advocacy networks, activist citizens, and international and local institutions, paying careful attention to gender, race, power relationships, colonialism, and class.

WS 280 “Internship in Women’s and Gender Studies” Students will work eight hours or more per week in an internship placement in a nonprofit, advocacy organization, or governmental agency and gain hands-on experience in the field of making a difference. The weekly class meeting will focus on readings and discussions about gender, race, class and labor history, conditions of the contemporary workforce, sexual harassment, the glass ceiling, and the feminization of poverty. This course is designed for Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors, but is open to all students

All courses are enrolled by special permission and will fulfill honors college course requirements. Contact Dr. Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu to enroll.

OTHER COURSES RELATED TO PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFITS, AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

PAA 673 “Financial Resource Development for Not-for-Profits” This new course will provide a thorough examination the history, theory, and practice surrounding the variety of means by which not-for-profits generate funds solicitations of gifts, planned giving, capitalcampaigns, earned income, fees for service, sale of products, memberships, grants, contracts, investments, special events. The growing impact of social entrepreneurship on not-for-profit revenue models will also be examined. Special attention will be given to understanding philanthropy as distinctive to the not-for-profit sector, strategic choices and consequences among the various fundraising means, and impact upon organizational mission.  This graduate-level course can help you get a head start on a Master’s degree in Public Administration. To register, please contact Prof. Nancy Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu

PAA 683 “Seminar/Lab in Social Entrepreneurship” This course will provide an in-depth exploration of the emerging field of “social entrepreneurship” which has been succinctly described as using the tools present in a market-based economy to solve problems and create social value, as opposed to distributing profit to owners or shareholders. Students will examine the various forms and models of entrepreneurship, identify salient elements leading to success and failure, and study the vast implications of this new form of social innovation. Students will be required to perform a detailed case study of an entrepreneurial organization.  This graduate-level course can help you get a head start on a Master’s degree in Public Administration. To register, please contact Prof. Nancy Reagin at nreagin@pace.edu

MGT 349 “Global Sustainable Development” With the world’s attention on global environmental issues highlighted with the “2012 Rio + 20 Convention” in June in Rio de Janeiro (following-up from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio), it becomes evident that the overall concepts and goals of “management” (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) are required to achieve global sustainable development. Managing the process involves managing the people, communities, towns, cities, states, and multi-state (e.g., NY/NJ/CT) regions towards “civic engagement,” “personal social responsibility” (PSR), and “corporate social responsibility” (CSR), and requires a basic understanding of “management.” Students will engage in this “macro” view of the world, but realize they must accomplish the “micro” view involving individuals, communities, cities, states, etc. working together towards civic engagement and social responsibility to get there.

FIN360 “Microfinance and Small Business Financing in India” The primary objective of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to the Indian economy, with a focus on microfinance and small business finance. Students will learn about the economics and practice of microfinance -- about the concepts and the implementation of this revolutionary technique, which has changed the life of many poor families in developing countries and has earned its originator, Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Prize. In our trip to India, in 2012, we went to the southern state ofTamilnadu. We attended a one-day workshop on microfinance in Chennai, visited some small businesses in various small towns, and made a field trip to a village in rural Thanjavur where we saw how microfinance is practiced under the auspices of a microfinance institution called KGFS. We also visited a management institute in Pondicherry. In 2013, the plan will be to visit the neighboring state of Kerala. Kerala is exciting in terms of its ancient history and its cultural institutions, being the home of very old Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Hindu communities. In this context, it will be exciting to visit institutions that engage in microfinance, as well as in community building. We also plan to visit educational institutions and microfinance institutions in Hyderabad and/or Bangalore. Some of the issues that we will explore are the role of women in microfinance; and the relevance of social institutions, the financial marketplace and global economic issues in microfinance. . Pre-requisite: FIN 260

CS 643 “Mobile Innovations for Global Challenges” This course familiarizes students with the development of mobile innovations addressing social and global challenges in areas such as health, microfinance, education and civic activism. Students will be introduced to research in the social considerations in mobile application development, ICT4D (Information and Technology for Development), and M4D (Mobile for Development) through readings, class discussions and a series of talks. The Mobile Web, and SMS and Voice Solutions will be presented in that context. Students will leverage their technical knowledge with social insight, creativity and ingenuity to develop prototype with social impact along with its deployment plan (taking into accounts the real world limitations) and a business model, with the guidance of local partners from NGOs and the industry, and successful social entrepreneurs.

WS 234 “The Girl Child” According to the United Nations, children and youth constitute a high percent of the world’s population. This 3-credit course examines key issues in the lives of girl children including, international rights, gender development, gender stereotypes, globalizations, child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, girls affected by armed conflict, education and schooling, child labor, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, health and health care. Through an analysis of the ways that gender, race and class intersect, students will have the opportunity to examine the multitude of ways that access to different levels of the social hierarchy allows them to differently negotiate culture, thus increasing or decreasing among other things, their happiness, stress safety, health, and psychological well being. This course is approved for AOK3 and AOK5.

For Graduate Students

In addition to the Certificate Program, the following individual graduate courses are offered through the Masters of Public Administration department of Pace University's Dyson College of Arts and Sciences:

Program Planning and Evaluation (PAA 615)
Project Development and Grant Writing (PAA 616)
The Not-for-Profit Sector (PAA 670)
Law for Nonprofit Managers (PAA 671)
Financial Resource Development for Nonprofits (PAA 673)
Advanced Seminar for Nonprofit Management Issues (PAA 681)
Seminar in Social Entrepreneurship (PAA 683)
Internship: Nonprofit (PAA 690/695)
 

Related graduate courses in the Lubin School of Business include:

Venture Initiation and Entrepreneurship (MGT 632)
Microfinance (Contemporary Econ. & Fin. Topics) (FIN 680)
 

Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management

Pace University's Masters in Public Administration program has launched a revised certificate program in nonprofit management with a social entrepreneurship track. The interdisciplinary certificate program incorporates courses offered by the masters programs in business, public administration, and Internet technologies, and serves as an introduction to the MPA, the MBA, and the Masters of Science in Internet Technologies degrees. Individuals who elect to earn credit will be able to transfer those credits into the Masters degree programs.  Visit the Certificate Program  website for more details.

Continuing and Professional Education

The United Way-Pace University Wilson Center Not-for-Profit Management Center is a management training program offering a wide range of exciting and relevant courses, workshops and seminars with fees sustained at a level which ensures that those who wish to participate can afford to do so. These offerings are made possible by a special partnership between the United Way of Westchester and Putnam and the Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University. The Wilson Center is instrumental in providing both high-caliber instructors and a convenient location to hold the sessions. In addition, the program is sponsored by a generous grant from Chase Bank to help underwrite activities including programming costs and scholarships to not-for-profits with small or no training budgets.

Please visit the  Not-for-Profit Management Center website for more details.