Leadership of Not-For-Profit Organizations

Catalog description

This course is designed to apply the key aspects of leadership to leading not-for-profit organizations in both the public and private domains. In typical leadership courses, students study leadership skills, variables, team-building, negotiation and crisis management. In this course students will learn how to apply those skills in not-for- profit organizations. Emphasis will be in the context of leading in an environment of typical not-for-profit problems such as a lack of direct reporting relationships, fundraising and funding challenges, and impact of external influences such as political priorities. Management outcomes will include developing relationships, building coalitions, developing more effective systems, forming more productive management teams, and incenting and measuring performance.