2 Your Philanthropic Autobiography Sept. 1 Questions about syllabus Your “Philanthropic Autobiography” Head and Heart Discussion Overview of case study assignment Sign up for “extra readings” Ropes course waivers Robert Payton. “Dialogue Between the Head and the Heart,” Philanthropy: Voluntary Action for the Public Good. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987, pages 141-146. Noah Drezner. “Thurgood Marshall: A Study of Philanthropy through Racial Uplift," Uplifting a People: African American Philanthropy and Education. New York: Peter Lang, 2005, Pages 89-100. N/A 3 Have some fun and get to know each other Sept. 6 Ropes Course, meet at the Outdoor Adventure Center Begin doing the reading for Thursday, you have 40 pages of fairly challenging ready. Plus, some of you will have “additional readings” 4 Is there a difference between charity and philanthropy? Is one better than the other? How do different cultures and religions practice philanthropy? Sept. 8 Discussion of readings Students lead small groups to discuss additional readings Hand out blog schedule Robert Payton and Michael Moody. Understanding Philanthropy. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, 16-19, 75-95 Nathaniel Hawthorne. “The Snow Image,” The Snow Image and Uncollected Tales. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1970, pages 7-25. Additional readings assigned to specific students who will lead small group discussions. 5 What makes a social investment inspired or misguided? Sept. 13 Case Discussion “An Inspired Model… or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey’s Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls.” Purchase at Harvard Business Publishing. McGuffy’s Reader. “True and False Philanthropy,” in Brian O’Connell, America’s Voluntary Spirit: A Book of Readings. New York: Foundation Center, 1983, pages Thomas Kelley, “There’s No Such Thing as ‘Bad Charity,’” Amy Kass, ed. Giving Well and Doing Good. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, 245-247. First Leadership Case Assignment due via ELMS by 1:00pm on September 13th
17 & 18 Reviewing Proposals October 25 & 27 Initial review of our applications We will discuss the process of selecting our slate of top applicants for phone interviews. Prepare Phone Interview Questions Come to class with the applications reviewed and scored N/A 19 & 20 Interviewing Leaders November 1 & 3 Conduct phone interviews with the leadership of top applicants. We will try to schedule as many interviews as possible during class time. Re-read the applications of the organizations we will be interviewing and develop questions for the phone interviews N/A 21 & 22 Selecting Finalists for Site Visits November 8 & 10 Selecting applicants for site visits and preparing for our site visits. William Schambra, “Evaluation Wars,” Amy Kass, ed. Giving Well and Doing Good. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, Joel Orosz. The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking. New York: 2000, 130-139. Prior to these classes, you will have listened to phone interviews you have not yet heard. These will be posted on ELMS. Come prepared to discuss and negotiate a final slate of potential grantees for site visits next week. N/A 23 & 24 Site Visits (NO CLASS) November 14 - 21 No formal class but students should expect to travel to at least two site visits over the next week and a half. Please note: Some or all site visits will be outside of regular class time. If you don’t want to work on the paper over the Thanksgiving Holiday, start preparing it now. Post Site Visit Reports on ELMS. More details TBA. 25 November 22 Discussion of site visits Prepare for second semester: Do Good Challenge We will have class on this day. This is an important class in which we discuss the site visits. Work on your paper asap. All site visit reports must be posted No Class on Thanksgiving November 24 N/A N/A Final Grantee Analysis and Recommendation Paper Due Tuesday, November 29th at 1:00 pm via ELMS.
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