Public Policy 394LI - Leadership for Social Impact

Nonprofit organizations serve social missions rather than distributing profits. Strategic leadership and values are central to serving those missions effectively while ensuring survival. This course will allow you to examine your assumptions about leadership and learn about the theoretical and strategic issues and the ethical dilemmas associated with leading for social change. Theories and analytical frameworks about leadership will be examined along with nonprofit leaders' roles and considerations for managing mission and impact, board governance, stakeholders and human resources, organizational culture, change and innovation, philanthropy, and financial sustainability. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for Public Policy majors.

Open to PUBPOL majors and minors. All seats reserved for public policy majors and minors and iCons students until the initial registration period concludes. iCons students should email fnussbaum@umass.edu to enroll.