• demonstrate a solid understanding of the characteristics of Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and the issues in Non-Profit Organization (NPO) management;
• identify key characteristics and critical success factors of an NPO; and
• suggest strategic and operational measures adequate for addressing the challenges of an NPO, defined by its internal and external contingencies.
• Participants should demonstrate a clear grasp of what it takes to successfully manage the multi-dimensional aspects a non-profit organization by the end of the course.

Throughout the history of societies we witness that the ability of governments to perform social tasks is very limited. Non-profit organizations (NPOs) play a profound and significant role, and are central to citizenship and society. Yet little is available to the non-profit organization to help with their leadership and management. This course seeks to equip participants with an understanding of NPOs and the necessary knowledge and skills to manage them effectively.
 
Participants will be brought through and develop an understanding of the various issues in managing non-profit organizations, including Volunteer Management System (VMS), Fund Development, Donors Cultivation, and (Servant and Legislative) Leadership.

Preliminary assignment: Participants will be asked to discuss the differences between a NPO and a business enterprise, and then to do two tasks (sketch out the social ecosystem of a Danish NPO and state its vision and mission). 

Course structure:
 
Class 1: Organization Mission
 
Class 2: Mission to Performance
 
Class 3: Marketing Non-Profits
 
Class 4: Fund Development (1) - Developing Fundraising Strategies
 
Class 5: Fund Development (2) - Donor cultivation
 
Class 6: Managing Performance
 
Feedback activity: Revision (with questions and answers) feedback from students on classes 1-6 (approx. 30 mins) to check understanding of course content and effectiveness of pedagogy. 

All Home Project Assignments/mini projects are based upon a research question (problem formulation) formulated by the students individually, and must be handed in to the course instructor for his/her approval no later than 12 July 2018. The instructor must approve the research question (problem formulation) no later than 17 June 2018. The approval is a feedback to the student about the instructor's assessment of the problem's relevance and the possibilities of producing a good report
 
Class 7: People and Culture - Volunteer Development and Management
 
Class 8: Capacity Development of NPOs
 
Class 9: The Social Entrepreneur
 
Class 10: Social Enterprises
 
Class 11: Putting it all together - A case study

Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings or video clips to be read or viewed before the start of classes with a related task scheduled for class 1 in order to 'jump-start' the learning process.

Course timetable is available on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams.

We reserve the right to cancel the course if we do not get enough applications. This will be communicated on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams end February 2018 at the latest.

Mandatory readings:

Good to Great and the Social Sectors 
(A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great)
Collins, J. - Jim Collins Edition/year 2005
ISBN 978-0-9773264-0-2

Additional relevant readings:

Part Two - pp 53-98; and Part Three - pp 107-138 in
Managing the Nonprofit Organization – Principles and Practices
Drucker, Peter F. - HarperCollins Edition/year 2010/2013
ISBN 0-06-085114-7 and 978-0-06-085114-9
 
Foster, W. and Powell, A. "Why Major Philanthropists Are Giving More Money to Just One Cause", Harvard Business Review, 19 Jan 2017 
 
Jonker, K. and Meehan III, W.F. "Mission matters most", Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19 Feb 2014