Course: Nonprofit Sector

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Course title Nonprofit Sector
Course code KPZ/P6NEZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sládková Eva, PhDr. Mgr.
Course content
The socio-legislative framework of activities of non-governmental non-profit organisations, including historical context. Types of non-governmental non-profit organisations in the Czech Republic. Method of their establishment. Development of non-governmental non-profit organisations. Planning. Project management. Public relations and fundraising. Volunteering. Establishment of a non-governmental non-profit organization. Assignment of a seminar work. Vision, goal, strategy, resources. Planning in a non-governmental non-profit organization. Model situations. Preparation of a project and a grant application. Public relations - necessary skills and useful tools. Fundraising - selected tools. Working with volunteers. Model situations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the non-profit sector as an important area in which health and social work is applied.
Students gain an overview of the legal forms of non-profit organizations and the process of their establishment. During the course, students learn about selected topics in the management and functioning of a non-profit organization with an emphasis on the practical application of the acquired knowledge and skills.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
80 % active participation in seminars. Submission of a seminar paper. Passing a written test or oral examination as decided by the course guarantor.
Recommended literature
  • Platná legislativa ČR.
  • BOUKAL, P. Fundraising pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2013.
  • ŠEDIVÝ, M.; MEDLÍKOVÁ, O. Public relations, fundraising a lobbing: pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2012.
  • TOŠNER, J.; SOZANSKÁ, O. Dobrovolníci a metodika práce s nimi v organizacích. Praha: Portál, 2006.
  • VÍT, P. Praktický právní průvodce pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2015.


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