VPL218 Nongovernmental Sector

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jakub Dostál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Zuzana Prouzová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Tomáš Rosenmayer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 U53
Prerequisites
! SPP218 Nongovernmental Sector
The course is intended for regular bacalar student in the field of study Social Policy and Social Work.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Non Profit Sector
The goal of the course is to make students familiar with differences in operating of non-profit organizations in comparison with organizations of market sector, which work on profit-making principle. The course prefers that kind of orientation in this problem area which enables students to find out and explain relations in operating of non-profit sector. Also they should be able to evaluate the pros and the cons in realization of mission and goals of existing non-profit organization. Having passed the course students should be able to use acquired knowledge in practice in nonprofit organization in social area.
Syllabus
  • Topical plan of lectures:
  • 1.Basic information on course. Delimitation functions of non-profit sector in national economy. Different access to definition of non-profit sector.
  • 2.History of non-profit sector. NGO in economic theories.
  • 3.NGO in international comparison. Economic indicators, employment, regional pattern of non-profit sector.
  • 4.Mission, goals, functions and activities of NNO. Civic associations – legislation, economic characteristics, perspectives.
  • 5.Foundations and (endowment) funds - legislation, function in non-profit sector, economic characteristics, and perspectives.
  • 6.Public service organizations and church juridical persons (religious organizations) - legislation, function in non-profit sector, economic characteristics, and perspectives.
  • 7.Financing of non-profit organizations. State grants policy.
  • 8.Fundraising. Projects preparation.
  • 9.Financing NGO from European Union’s structural funds.
  • 10.Management, marketing, communication and PR in NNO. Strategy planning in NGO.
  • 11.Accounting, taxation, audit, calculations for NNO.
  • 12.Lecture of leading worker from chosen significant NNO.
  • 13.Economical dimension of volunteer work in non-profit sector.
Literature
    required literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Organizace neziskového sektoru. Základy ekonomiky, teorie a řízení. (Nonprofit Organizations). 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2001, 177 pp. ISBN 80-86119-41-6. info
  • LEDVINOVÁ, Jana and Karel PEŠTA. Základy fundraisingu. Praha: ICN, 1996, 141 s. info
    recommended literature
  • DRUCKER, Peter F. Managing the non-profit organization : practices and principles (Orig.) : Řízení neziskových organizací : praxe a principy. New York: HarperCollins. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír. Revize teorií neziskového sektoru (Nonprofit sector theories revisited). první. Brno: Centrum pro výzkum neziskového sektoru, 2011, 64 pp. ISBN 978-80-904150-5-8. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír, Zuzana PROUZOVÁ and Simona ŠKARABELOVÁ. Neziskové organizace ve veřejných službách (Nonprofit organizations in public services). 1.vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 292 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4423-4. info
  • ANHEIER, Helmut K. and Regina A. LIST. A dictionary of civil society, philanthropy and the non-profit sector. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2005, xxii, 306. ISBN 1857431669. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír. Ekonomika neziskových organizací. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2004, 96 s. ISBN 8021035013. info
  • ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona. Když se řekne nezisková organizace (All about Non-Profit Organization). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 130 pp. Příručka. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
  • ANHEIER, Helmut K. and Jeremy KENDALL. Third sector policy at the crossroads : an international non-profit analysis. New York: Routledge, 2001, x, 257. ISBN 0415213134. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Oral vindication of seminar work, grant application of social servisec non-profit organization.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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