Harrison Institute for Public Law Georgetown Law Syllabus for the Public Policy Clinic: 2016-2017 August 16, 2016 – v1 Canvas – Academic Home Page Books Required books Eugene Bardach, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis. 4th ed., CQ Press, 2011. Available at: Tom Goldstein and Jethro K. Lieberman, The Lawyer’s Guide to Writing Well. 2nd ed., University of California Press, 2002. Available at: Recommended books Paul Brest and Linda Hamilton Krieger, Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Professional Judgment – A Guide for Lawyers and Policymakers. Oxford University Press, 2010 Available at: Veda Charrow, Myra Erhardt and Robert Charrow, Clear and Effective Legal Writing. 4th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2007. Max Atkinson, Lend Me Your Ears. Random House UK, 2004. Robin Williams, The Non-Designer’s Design Book – Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice. Peachpit Press, 1994. Fall Seminars Orientation – August 25-26 Role of policy lawyer Role definitions, a summary of sociological concepts. Chai Feldblum – The Art of Legislative Lawyering. Read parts I and II. Clinic operations The policy clinic’s program design. The Law Center’s policy on confidentiality. Student schedule form. Strategy and project planning Richard Neumann, On Strategy, part I (law review article, excerpts). In particular, consider his observations on page 3 that a superior strategist identifies a decisive event and then maps backwards a sequence of activities that will achieve the desired outcome. Feel free to read just the text rather than the extensive footnotes unless you are interested in illustrations from the history of baseball or civil rights litigation.
How funders think about policy “Strategy and tactics: options for action,” 10-15 (5 in James M. Ferris, Foundations & Public Policymaking – Leveraging philanthropic dollars, knowledge, and networks (USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy, 2003), available on TWEN and at How to write a grant proposal: The Basics of Grant Proposals – From Summary to Budget (one long page), About.com (2010 online), available on TWEN and at Introduction to affinity groups Marc Green, Grantmaker Affinity Groups: Where funders go to share (mostly with each other) (Grantsmanship Center, 2000), 1-4, available on TWEN. The following link may or may not work for your browser: (4 pages). Council on Foundations, Affinity Groups Colleagues (2010 online), just skim this web page with list of affinity groups and links to their web pages, available at Networks and funders for each team Please review the web pages that pertain to your team. We expect this to take about 30 minutes, although you are welcome to spend more time on these web sites. team – Current funder of SEATCA trade work – International Development Research Centre, EDGE Funders Alliance (Engaged Donors for Global Equity), Wallace Global Fund – Imagine a fossil-free future Human rights team – General – International Human Rights Funders Group, Potential funders of interest General Services Fdn, Aspen – corporate accountability, worker rights Public Welfare Foundation – workers’ rights program Humanity United – supports Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking Rockefeller Brothers Fund, NYC Falk Foundation, Pittsburgh Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, NYC Solidago Foundation, Northhampton, MA Human Rights Fund (consortium), NYC Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation – food workers Norman Foundation – food workers Panta Rhea Foundation – corporate accountability Food and health team – Current funder of FOCUS work – Dell Foundation, Childhood health, General – Grantmakers in health, Food – Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health topics generally, Exploring Regional Food Systems to Improve Healthy Food Access in Underserved Communities, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Healthy Kids,
Foundation Center, Access to health care, Climate team – Current funder of GCC work – Kresge foundation, Environment program, Generally Environmental Grantmakers Association, Foundation Center, Climate change, Other recommended resources Foundation Center, Guide to Funding Research (2010 online) Foundation Center, Foundation Directory Online (2010 online), available as a subscription database through the law library: (Scroll down to “F” for Foundation Directory in the “A to Z Database List.) Guidestar, Nonprofit organizations and grantees, available at http://www.guidestar.org/ Student project presentations March 10 – Student presentations March 14 – Spring break – no class March 17 – Spring break – no class March 21 – Student presentations March 24 – Student presentations March 28 – Student presentations March 31 – Student presentations April 4 – Student presentations April 7 – Student presentations April 11 – Student presentations April 14 – Student presentations 18 – Student presentations April 21 – Student presentations April 25 – Student presentations 28 – Final reports and clinic evaluation