William Jewell College
Course Information:
LSP 261
Nonprofit Leadership Association
Undergraduate
0.5 Credits |
This course is designed to provide academic content as
well as experiential activities that will be applied toward
the Jewell Nonprofit Leadership Certificate. This certificate
is based upon 10 professional competencies that are
intended to prepare students for leadership and service
in the nonprofit sector. Competencies will be achieved on
an individual basis as well as through team projects and
organizational activities. A student may accumulate up to
4 hours of credit in this course through enrollment during
multiple semesters. |
LSP 401
Nonprofit Law and Risk Management
Undergraduate
3 Credits |
This course investigates the legal issues and organizational
risks affecting nonprofit organizations today. Students will
study the foundational laws and regulations governing
nonprofit organizations. Content includes strategies to
create and perpetuate safe and productive environments
for all stakeholders and effects of sound decision-making
to diminish and control corporate and individual liability.
In addition, students will examine the risk management factors that need to be considered in nonprofit leadership
but are not limited to insurance basics, managing
employment risks, managing governance risks, special
event safety, managing facility risks and risk management
for youth and human service programs. Prerequisites: LSP
320, 360. |
LSP 460
Nonprofit Financial Development
Undergraduate
3 Credits |
This course focuses on the key components of successful
financial development for nonprofit agencies including
the development process, building the case for support,
the fundraising plan, building a base of donor-investors,
event planning, annual and capital campaigns, giving
and stewardship, role of board members and social
entrepreneurship. Through individual and small group
projects, along with case studies, students will engage in
designing and implementing a development program for
a nonprofit organization. Prerequisite: ACC 111; LSP 320,
360. |
LSP 210
Nonprofit Leadership Special Topics
Undergraduate
1-4 Credits |
Special topics in leadership will cover areas of current
relevance in the dynamic field of leadership studies. This
course allows the student to study in depth an area only
briefly covered in the regular curriculum or to study an
advanced, currently relevant topic that would not normally
be covered in the regular course offerings. Topics will vary
from semester to semester. Students may receive credit for
LSP 210 more than once when the topic has changed. |
LSP 475
Nonprofit Leadership Internship
Undergraduate
3 Credits |
A structured, 135-hour internship (minimum) with a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this internship provides
the student an opportunity to experience the nonprofit
field and gain real-world experience in the field of
nonprofit leadership. Students will observe and practice
implementing professional nonprofit competencies along
with building networks and relationships in the nonprofit
field. Students will keep a journal, have a mentor evaluator
and complete a reflection paper upon completion of the
internship. Prerequisite: LSP 100 or BUS 202. |
LSP 270 Nonprofit Governance and Volunteer Management
Undergraduate
2 Credits |
In this course, students will examine the foundations,
motivations and challenges of developing a successful
volunteer program. Students will study the key components
of a successful volunteer program, recruitment strategies
and learn how to retain good volunteers. Students will
focus on the role, value and dynamics of volunteerism in
fulfilling the missions of nonprofit organizations. Students
will also be introduced to risk management factors that
need to be considered in volunteer management, including
effective staff and volunteer screening. |
LSP 360
Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Policy
Undergraduate
2 Credits |
This course will examine the historic role nonprofit
organizations have played in influencing public policy and
social change in this country. It will provide an overview
of the diverse strategies being used by nonprofits to
carry out their missions. These strategies include, but are
not limited to, organizing, public education litigation,
mobilization, demonstrations, polling, research, lobbying
and working with the media. The course will also focus on
the relationship between the different sectors including
nonprofit, government and the private sector. The course
will also assess the extent to which philanthropy has
assisted in financing public policy, advocacy and organizing
change. Prerequisite: LSP 100. Cross-listed as POL 217. |
LSP 250 Nonprofit Leadership: Cornerstone Course
Undergraduate
2 Credits |
This course will introduce students to leadership theory,
engage them in a variety of self-understanding and
assessment exercises, provide them individual and
collective leadership experiences and assist them in
preparing and executing their first leadership growth plans. |
LSP 100 Introduction to Philanthropy, Volunteerism, and the Nonprofit Sector
Undergraduate
2 Credits |
In this course, students are introduced to the nonprofit
sector and the role that commitment to mission plays in
philanthropy and volunteerism within society. Students
will study the history of nonprofit organizations in the
United States so as to develop a historical perspective and
understand the magnitude, scope and functions of the
nonprofit sector and its relationships with business and
government. Students will study the various roles and
diversity of fields in the nonprofit sector, including but
not limited to religion, arts and culture, education, health,
environment, youth and human services. Emphasis is
placed on ethical, moral and practical issues in nonprofit
leadership, the trust the third sector holds in relationship to
other social sectors and the sector’s responsibility to serve
the common good. |
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Degree and Certificate InformationDegrees
Degree/
Level | Title/
English Correspondence | Subject | Credit Hours | Working
Language | History |
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BA in Nonprofit Leadership, Minor in Nonprofit Leadership
Undergraduate |
BA |
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36 Hours |
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Certificates
| Jewell Nonprofit Leadership Certificate |
| Doniphan Leadership Fellow |
Information on Training and Other Services
Additional InformationThe interdisciplinary major in nonprofit leadership is designed to prepare you for a career in the nonprofit sector. You'll learn fundraising, leadership, financial management, human resources, volunteer management, strategic planning as well as ethics and social responsibility. Through your cousework, you will have opportunities to work directly with nonprofit organizations, complete one or more internships, attend Nonprofit Connect Shadow Day and network with nonprofit leaders in Kansas City.
William Jewell College also offers a minor in nonprofit leadership for those with another primary major with career interests in health care, human service organizations, international nongovernmental organizations and many others.
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