Course Detail
Units:
1.0 - 3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Course Attribute:
Community Engaged Learning
Description
This course covers the role of community nonprofit organizations in our society, especially their function in community building and engaging citizen participation. This class offers a broad intellectual foundation and applied approach to the guiding theories and philosophy of nonprofit practice and community development. By examining different models of community-based nonprofits, students will get experience exploring relevant issues of public service, funding, evaluation, theories of change, public policy, social capital, and civic engagement.