Nonprofit Organizations Board Simulation

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Nonprofit OrganizationsBoard Simulation

• Mary Ann Feldheim
• Associate Professor
• Department of Public Administration

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Basis for Simulation Model

• Pragmatic Approach to Learning
• Dewey
• What do people need to know to work in the area?
• Mary Parker Follett
• Application of knowledge to real world situations
  
• Focus on addressing social problems

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Cognitive
• The cognitive domain involves knowledge and the
  development of intellectual skills.
• Recall
• Comprehension
• Application
• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation
• Affective
• This domain includes the manner in which we deal
  with things emotionally, such as feelings,
  values, appreciation, motivations, and attitudes.
• Awareness
• Responding
• Valuing
• Organizing values
• Internalizing values
• Psychomotor
• This domain includes the actual physical
  development of psychomotor skills.

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Simulation

• Nonprofit Board
• Students act as Board Members of a fictitious
  nonprofit organization that the Board is seeking
  to establish.
• Each student is required to serve on one Board
  Committee, to review two articles from peer
  reviewed journals on specific areas of nonprofit
  management, and as a committee member to
  research an area of nonprofit management and to
  write a detailed report for the Board by the end
  of the semester.

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Executive Committee

• Board Chair
• Develops Agenda
• Facilitates Meeting Keeping Discussions Focused
• Follows-up with Committees
• Summarizes Discussions at End of Meeting
• Writes Final Report on Duties of the Executive
  Committee
• Treasurer
• Chairs the Finance Committee
• Assures There are Financial Policies, Realistic
  Budget, and a system of accounts.
• Helps write the final report with the Finance
  Committee.
• Secretary
• Develops Minutes for each of the Board Meetings
• Helps write the Final Report

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Committees

• Each Committee Develops Policies, Reports, and a
  Final Report Based on the Literatures
• Bylaws
• Incorporation
• Planning
• Finance
• Personnel
• Fund Raising
• Search
• Marketing

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Costs and Benefits

• Costs to Instructor
• Time
• Complexity
• Commitment
• Knowledge
• Frustrated Students

• Benefits to Students
• Knowledge
• Law
• Management
• Fund Raising
• Marketing
• Involvement
• Applied Knowledge
• Investment in Product
• Commitment to Field
• Understanding of Leadership Process

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Lessons on Simulations

• Simulations are fun!
• Simulations require commitment!
• Simulations are work!
• Simulations must be well thought out.
• Simulations need clear guidelines.

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Tips for Instructors

• Be Committed!
• To the project
• To an institution
• Be Flexible
• Change procedures if needed
• Try to keep a schedule of student assignments
• Plan to manage the data
• Create multiple groups and subgroups
• Make your work managable.

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Final Tips

• Have fun.
• Like your simulation.
• Like your subject matter.
• Get to know your students and develop their
  skills.