Curriculum Learning Modules

 

Junior Cohort Comprehensive Support License

8 Packed Learning Modules + 1 Student/Parent Orientation Session covering topics such as:

  • The Nonprofit Ecosystem

  • Root Cause Analysis

  • Grantmaking Practices

  • Charitable Fund Investments

  • Nonprofit Finance & Budget Basics

  • Financial Markets

  • Career Paths in Nonprofits

  • Distributing & Evaluating RFPs

  • Conducting Site Visits

  • Consensus Building

  • Social Enterprise

  • Strategic Volunteerism

  • Trust-Based Philanthropy

Senior Cohort Comprehensive Support License

9 Packed Learning Modules covering topics such as:

  • Fundraising Terminology

  • Affinity & Capacity Planning

  • Fundraising Strategies

  • Appeal Letters

  • Cases for Support

  • Major Gift Solicitation

  • Personal Ask Simulations

  • Event Planning

  • Grant Writing

  • Marketing

  • Conducting Return Site Visits

  • Donor Advised Funds

  • Generational Differences

  • Board of Directors

  • Giving Circles

 

Summary of Junior Cohort Module Learning Objectives

Module One

The objective of this module is to provide the students with a common language and broad understanding of the charitable sector.

Module Two

The objective of this module is to teach students about the business of philanthropy including charitable fund management.

Module Three

The objective of this module is to teach students how nonprofit organizations work, how they are funded and the importance of seeking grants.

Module Four

The objective of this module is to prepare students for conducting site visits to organizations that submitted grant applications through a request for proposals process.

Module Five

The objective of this module is for students to carry out the initial assessment of proposals and to learn consensus building techniques.

Module Six

The objective of this module is for students to reach consensus on distributing grants to applicant organizations.

Module Seven

The objective of this module is to teach students about the concept and practice of social enterprise.

Module Eight

The objective of this module is to test and evaluate the junior cohort experience and prepare for the end of year capstone ceremony.

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Summary of Senior Cohort Module Learning Objectives

Module One

The objective of this module is to teach students the basic concepts of donor development as well as to initially develop the potential strategies and tactics for the fundraising campaign.

Module Two

The objective of this module is to teach students how to evaluate and reach consensus on fundraising campaign strategies, to commit themselves to the fundraising goal and to begin to organize the work ahead.

Module Three

The objective of this module is for students to learn how to develop an effective case for support and to provide a simulation experience that gives them an initial exposure to personal gift solicitation.

Module Four

The objective of this module is for the students to learn the concepts and techniques used in asking an individual to make a major charitable contribution.

Module Five

The objective of this module is to teach students how to use promotional strategies via marketing, communications and public relations tactics.

Module Six

The objective of this module is to teach students the concept of legacy gifts and the generational transference of assets.

Module Seven

The objective of this module is for students to learn about the socio-demographics and defining characteristics of charitable giving across the spectrum of generations.

Module Eight

The objective of this module is to teach students the concept and practice of social entrepreneurship and the sources and uses of investment capital that support innovative solutions to social problems.

Module Nine

The objective of this module is for students to relate the learning objectives to their achievements and community impact over the past school year.

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