Nonprofit Organizations & Public Policy
Course #: PUBADM 606, Class #: 4230, Section #: 01
Description
The goals of this course are to (1) familiarize students to the nonprofit sector in the United States, (2) discuss the various roles that nonprofit organizations play as policy actors, and (3) to introduce students to a range of empirical and theoretical work on nonprofit organizations. Using theoretical and empirical readings, this course considers a variety of issues related to the role of nonprofit organizations in public policy including: tax exemption, the increasing commercialization of the nonprofit sector, charitable choice provisions guiding the distribution of federal funds, and the role of nonprofit organizations in political advocacy.
Prerequisites
Graduate degree student in Public Administration
Course Details
Date / Time
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Mo 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.
Location
BEACONFLEX
Credits
3
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Dates
9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026
Location
BEACONFLEX
Enrolled / Capacity
15 / 15
Status
Waitlist