Course: Nonprofit Organizations

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Course title Nonprofit Organizations
Course code KSA/NESE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švátorová Anna, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Civil sector, public sector, non - profit sector. Historical context, definition of terms. - The state of NGOs in the Czech Republic in comparison with other countries of Central and Eastern EuropeTypes and functions of NGOs. - Basic characteristics of NGOs (mission, goals, subject of activity, target group). - Establishment, activity, demise of NGOs.Non - profit sector, public services and social services. - Legal framework of the non-profit sector - basic regulations and documents in NGOs. - Fundraising in NGOs, its forms, types of fundraising activities and their basic characteristics. - Social economy and civic sector.Project planning in the non-profit sphere. - Organization and management, job positions in NGOs. - PR activities within NGOs. Means of communication with the public. - Volunteering as a part of NGOs. - Marketing in NGOs - tools, opportunities, activities. - Social marketing as a tool for solving social problems and strategies for social change.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Individual study
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 55 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize and describe the basic concepts and theoretical concepts of sociocultural anthropology
to communicate about the targeting and profile of the field studied
to invent and design the topic of an educational, development or integration project
Skills
to present the outputs of their own independent work
to critically reflect and understand a professional text in the Czech language
to use electronic information sources
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize, describe and classify individual types of non-profit organizations
to characterize and explain the mission, goals, subject of activity, target group of non-governmental non-profit organizations
to characterize and describe the functioning of a non-profit organization
to define the basic characteristics of the historical development of the civic sector and the current state of non-governmental non-profit organizations
to create the content part of the project plan of the non-profit organization
Skills
to apply knowledge of the formalities needed to establish a non-profit organization in practice
to formally process the project plan of the non-profit organization
to apply theoretical knowledge about the non-profit sector in practical situations (establishment of a non-profit organization, formulation of goals, mission, activities, projects)
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Task-based study method
Collaborative instruction
Interactive lecture
Skills
Collaborative instruction
Task-based study method
Individual study
Seminar
Competences
Interactive lecture
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Social Marketing for Coalitions. Participant´s Notebook. 2006.
  • Dohnalová, Marie; Malina, Jaroslav,; Müller, Karel. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie : modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie a "příbuzných" oborů. 17, Občanská společnost: Minulost - současnost - budoucnost. 1. vyd. Brno : Nadace Universitas Masarykiana, 2003. ISBN 80-7204-278-5.
  • Frič, Pavol; Goulli, Rochdi. Neziskový sektor v České republice : výsledky mezinárodního srovnávacího projektu Johns Hopkins University. Praha : Eurolex Bohemia, 2001. ISBN 80-86432-04-1.
  • FRIČ, Pavol. Neziskový sektor v ČR. In: Sborník analytických studií pro Strategický program sociálního a ekonomického rozvoje České republiky,. 2005.
  • Hynek, V.; Proudová, Z.; Škarabelová, S. Neziskové organizace ve veřejných službách. CVNS, 2007.
  • Müller, Karel. Češi a občanská společnost : pojem, problémy, východiska. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton, 2002. ISBN 80-7254-232-X.
  • Skovajsa, Marek. Občanský sektor : organizovaná občanská společnost v České republice. Praha : Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-681-0.
  • Škarabelová, Simona. Definice neziskového sektoru : sborník příspěvků z internetové diskuse CVNS. Brno : Centrum pro výzkum neziskového sektoru, 2005. ISBN 80-239-4057-0.
  • Vajdová, Tereza. Zpráva o neziskovém sektoru v ČR. In: Rada vlády pro nestátní neziskové organizace..


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