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Dates

Topics/Assignments

1

Aug. 20-24

Taking It Personally (Course Overview)
Collaborative/NOHS/FCP
Complete syllabus quiz
Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (review audio files & complete quiz)

2

Aug. 27-31

Organizational Contexts (Environments) 
Outline, read, take notes and complete quiz over LPL Ch 2 
Exploring online research data: pattern and trend analyses--e.g. KidsCount. 
Complete EnvirA and EnvirB research assignments. (laptop required)

3

Sep. 5-7

No class Monday (Labor Day)
Organizational Formats (Gov't Agencies + Nonprofits)
Outline, read, and take notes over HP Ch 1 and Ch 2  (no quiz)

4

Sep. 10-14

Issues of Governance: Leadership vs. Management
Listen and take notes over presentations by Ratti/ Hodge and Nelson
Outline, read, and take quiz over HP Ch 6
Test 1 (Friday, Sept. 14)

5

6

Sep. 24-28

Advocacy as Service
Lobbying in Georgia: Advocacy through legislation
Complete Library Research assignment

7

Oct. 1-5

Social Entrepreneurship: Advocacy through business
Georgia Center for Nonprofits

8

Oct. 8-12

Organizational Infrastructure (Legal Issues) 
Outline, read, take notes, & complete quiz over HP Chs 4, 5
Complete Legal Issues research assignment  
Test 2  (Friday, Oct. 12)                           (Last day to drop w/o grade= Fri, Oct 12)

9

Oct. 15-19

Evaluating Program Outcomes
Learn vocabulary and review materials in Study Tools folder (no chapter assignment)
Facilitated Lab: Excel  (laptop required)

10

Oct. 22-26

Record Keeping/Documentation
Outline, read, and take notes over LPL Ch 9
Complete Professional Online Resources research assignment
No class Friday (Family Connection Partnership Conference, Athens)

11

Oct. 29-Nov.2

Financial Management
Outline, read, take notes , and complete quizzes over LPL Ch 8 and HP Chs 10,12
Skill Assmt: Excel  (laptop required)

12

Nov. 5-9

Record-keeping (cont'd)
Test 3 (Wednesday, Nov. 7)
Staffing/HR issues  Outline, read, take notes, and complete quiz over LPL Ch 6 

13

Nov. 12-16

Managing volunteers.
Outline, read, take notes, & complete quizzes over LPL Ch 7 and HP Chs 7, 8

14

Nov. 19

Marketing
Outline, read, take notes, & complete quiz over HP Ch 11 
Designing marketing materials

16

Nov. 26-30

Internet marketing
Facilitated Lab: Publisher (laptop required)

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