LO 731 - Role of Nonprofit Organizations in Public Policy

Semester Hours: 3
Nonprofit organizations are often referred to as the “third” sector with the connotation that they function in a world that is separate from the private and public sectors. In reality numerous nonprofits interface routinely with the government sector in the joint fulfillment of public policy. This course examines the relationships between nonprofits and the state, local and especially, federal government. Topics include the rationale for nonprofits, nonprofits and civil society; supplemental services in the provision of public goods; complementary services and the provision of public goods; the dynamic relationships among nonprofits, business and government; the tools of government action; how nonprofits shape public policy and the flow of money between government and the nonprofit sector.

Pre-requisites: None.