MAN 675 (MAN 6750): Selected Challenges in Nonprofit Management – Fundraising
Contents
This seminar deals with the current developments in the financing and fundraising of nonprofit organizations using scientific literature. A wide range of topics will be discussed: Individual funding motives, online and offline funding mechanisms, venture philanthropy, foundation activities, and the overall role of ethics in fundraising.
This is achieved through the analysis of academic texts, practice-oriented case studies, and short projects.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
• explain framework conditions as well as theoretical foundations of nonprofit management with regard to fundraising,
• critically discuss management challenges in the light of fundraising
• critically analyze scientific papers.
Moreover, key competences such as presentation competence, working with academic papers and team competences shall be acquired.
Necessary prerequisites
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Recommended prerequisites
Helmig, B. & Boenigk, S. (2020). Nonprofit Management. 2nd edition, München: Vahlen.
| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 2 SWS | 15 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Presentation, group work (25 %), Poster presentation, group work (15%) and written assignment, individual work (60 %) |
| Restricted admission | yes |
| Further information | – |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Bernd Helmig Sobetzko, Emilia Riebold, Ann-Sophie |
| Frequency of offering | Fall semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. Bus. Edu., M.Sc. Econ., M.Sc. Bus. Inf., LL.M., MAKUWI, M.Sc. MMOSCM |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 1, CG 2, CG 3, CG 4 |
| Literature |
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| Course outline | The course consists of several blocks:
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