BUSN640 - Nonprofit Law, Governance, and Ethics
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A survey of the legal structure that defines and regulates the nonprofit sector and an examination of fundamental governance issues in nonprofit corporations. The focus of the course is on the board of directors (trustees) and the executive director and their fiduciary responsibilities established both by law and by the moral imperatives from actions on behalf of the public interest.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Governing Nonprofit Organizations : Federal and State Law and Regulation
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| ISBN: |
0674013069 or 0674030451
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| Publication Info: |
Belknap Press
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| Author: |
Fremont-Smith, Marion R.
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| Unit Cost: |
$117.50
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| Book Title: |
Governance as Leadership - if you would like to purchase the e-book, it is available at www.wiley.com
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| ISBN: |
0471684201
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| Publication Info: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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| Author: |
Chait, Richard P. / Ryan, William P. / Taylor, Barbara E.
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| Unit Cost: |
$65.00
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| Book Title: |
Practical Companion to Ethics, 4th ed.
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| ISBN: |
019973058X
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| Publication Info: |
Oxford University Press
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| Author: |
Weston, Anthony
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| Unit Cost: |
$20.00
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