Course 2020-2021 a.y.

This is a 6-credit hours course which will be completed in about 12 weeks. Students are expected to work about 9 hours per week including weekly lectures (3 hours), readings, assignments, and other on-line activities instructors will propose. The course is divided in  two parts

Part 1: Public policy and public management (Prof. Piergiacomo Mion)

• What is distinctive of public management
• How government decides
• Managing public networks
• The policy process
  • Formulating and implementing public programs
  • Evaluating public programs
  • Social innovation: a new paradigm in public policy
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Part 2: Nonprofit management (Prof. Alex Turrini)

• The role of the third sector in the economy
• Types of nonprofit organizations: an overview
• Governance and management of nonprofit organizations
• How to secure contributed income:
  • key successful factors in fundraising
  • the annual fundraising campaign
  • how to solicit gifts
  • corporate and foundation fundraising

• Recognize the distinctive features and roles of governemnts and nonprofit organizations
• Identify the different steps characterizing the public policy cycles
• Identify the main challenges that public and nonprofit managers have to face in their work
• Describe what is fundraising and how nonpro!t can secure contributed income

• Analyze a policy issue
• Propose solutions to a policy issue
• Perform basic managerial tasks coherent to the daily work of a public/nonprofit executive

• Face-to-face lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

Beside class meetings this course include other activities:

• Guest speakers’ talks complement acquired knowledge with practical experiences
• Case studies and incidents will be proposed to reflect on complex policy issues and to find appropriate paths of solution
• Participation in this course will include weekly assignments like self-assessment tests, online forums, post refelection short essays

• Two midterms on readings and classes (50%)
• Participation (weekly assignments) (30%)
• Post reflection short essay (10%)
• Fundraising proposition (i.e.: solicitation letter/email) (10%)

Final written exam on two books (100%)

• Reading list will be posted on BBoard
• Slides of the course
• Any other material uploaded on Bboard.

• Anheier, H. (2014), Nonprofit organizations: Theory, Management and Policy, London: Routledge, Second Edition
• Schedler, K. & Proeller, I. (2010) Outcome-oriented Public Management: a responsibility-based approach to the new public management. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing

This is a 6-credit hours course which will be completed in about 12 weeks. Students are expected to work about 9 hours per week including weekly lectures (3 hours), readings, assignments, and other on-line activities instructors will propose. The course is divided in two parts

Part 1: Public policy and public management  (Prof. Piergiacomo Mion)

• What is distinctive of public management 
• How government decides 
• Managing public networks 
• The policy process
  • Formulating and implementing public programs
  • Evaluating public programs 
  • Social innovation: a new paradigm in public policy 

Part 2: Nonprofit management  (Prof. Alex Turrini)

• The role of the third sector in the economy
• Types of nonprofit organizations: an overview 
• Governance and management of nonprofit organizations
• How to secure contributed income:
  • key successful factors in fundraising
  • the annual fundraising campaign
  • how to solicit gifts 
  • corporate and foundation fundraising

• Recognize the distinctive features and roles of governemnts and nonprofit organizations
• Identify the different steps characterizing the public policy cycles
• Identify the main challenges that public and nonprofit managers have to face in their work
• Describe what is fundraising and how nonprofit can secure contributed income

• Analyze a policy issue 
• Propose solutions to a policy issue 
• Perform basic managerial tasks coherent to the daily work of a public/nonprofit executive

• Face-to-face lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

Beside class meetings this  course include other activities:

• Guest speakers’ talks are offered to students to complement the theoretical knowledge acquired with face-to-face lectures with practical knowledge coming from the direct experiences of practitioners – policy makers and public/nonprofit managers 
• Case studies and incidents will be proposed to clarify theoretical insights and exercise in reflecting on compliex issues and finding apprpriate paths of solution 
• Participation in this course will include weekly assignments like self assessment tests, online forums, post refelection short essays

Two midterms on readings and classes  (50%)

Participation (weekly assignments)  (30%)

Post reflection short essay (10%)

Fundraising proposition (i.e.: solicitation letter/email) (10%)

Final written exam on two books (100%) 

Teaching materials include:

• Reading list will be posted on BBoard
• Slides of the course 
• Any other material uploaded on Bboard.

Teaching materials include:

• Anheier, H. (2014), Nonprofit organizations: Theory, Management and Policy, London: Routledge, Second Edition
• Schedler, K. & Proeller, I. (2010)  Outcome-oriented Public Management: a responsibility-based approach to the new public management. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing