Nonprofit Arts Management, (Online)

133-362 and 100-362

Instructor: Megan Matthews
Office: CA 2036 
Phone: 262/472-5564
Mailbox: Theater/Dance office, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 53190
E-mail: matthewm@mail.uww.edu
Office Hours: Available by phone or by appointment, will respond to email w/in 48 hours.  

Course parameters:  Course work will be assessed Monday through Sunday.  Work must be handed in Sunday by 5:00 p.m. to be on time. Plan to spend approximately four hours/week reading, responding and doing assignments (two credit course: two hours/credit).  Assignments not turned in on time will be graded more critically. Please get them turned in on time, so your grade will not be negatively impacted! This course will use the Desire2Learn program, which can be accessed under the Quick Links section of the UWW home page.   

Required texts: Assigned readings will be available online; you will be able to print them out if you prefer to read them on paper.

Course objectives: Students should understand the duties and required skills of managers of non-profit arts organizations, as well as those of volunteers and members of the Board of Directors

Grading policy:
100—92% A
91—83% B
82—70% C
69—60% D
<60%   F

Assignments:

Weekly assignments will be posted in Desire2Learn

Weekly discussion board responses (questions will be posted on Desire2Learn): Students will take turns serving as the discussion board facilitator for these weekly discussion forums. This will mean you are responsible for setting out issues and questions regarding the readings for the rest of the class. (The order of facilitation will be alphabetical by last name. Contact Megan Matthews with any questions about this process.) Other class members will be responsible to read postings by facilitators and contribute to the conversation by posting questions or comments.

Students must post at least one thoughtful discussion response by Thursday at 5:00 for full participation credit that week. If there is no response that week, it will be counted against the participation grade. The discussion boards will remain up for the whole semester, and you are encouraged to return to previous topics to raise new issues and make reference to new information as the course unfolds. Additional responses will boost participation grade. A high quality response contains information from the textbook or other valid source, applies a concept from the text in a meaningful way, and demonstrates understanding of the course material.  

Proposal for Support: Students will write a corporate support proposal for a program. Materials will include the final proposal and supporting material you used in creating the proposal.   

Assignment	Points	Due date
Weekly assignments	10 points each (120 total)	Sunday of each week
Discussion board	15 points total	Thursday of each week
Mid-term	15 points	Week 8
Corporate support proposal	15 points	Week 11
Final Exam	15 points	Week 16
	180

Schedule:

Week	Subject	Links/Assignments
1	Online learning	http://www.learnntc.com/tools/index.cfm
2	What is Arts Management
3	Management
4	Organizational Structure	http://www.mncn.org/info_start.htm Sample Bylaws
5	Planning	http://www.wisconsinarts.org/resources/nonprofman/planning.htm http://arts.endow.gov/resources/Lessons/index.html
6	Board of Directors	http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/brdvsstf.htm  http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/brdjobs.htm http://www.wisconsinarts.org/resources/nonprofman/boardofdir.htm http://www.ncnb.org/ http://www.boardcafe.org/index.html http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/boards.htm
7	Human Resources	http://www.mapnp.org/library/mgmnt/prsnlmnt.htm#anchor772661  http://www.techsoup.org/articles.cfm?topicid=7&topic=Volunteers http://www.mapnp.org/library/hr_mgmnt/hr_mgmnt.htm
8	Financial Management (Midterm test)
9	Fundraising	http://www.mapnp.org/library/fndrsng/np_raise/np_raise.htm http://www.raise-funds.com/library.html.
10	Fundraising
11	Fundraising
12	Programming and Program Evaluation	http://www.mapnp.org/library/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm
13	Marketing and Technology	http://www.artsmarketing.org http://www.techsoup.org
14	Arts in Education	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
15	Arts in the Community
16	Final Exam

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment.  It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events.  (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the ‘Rights and Responsibilities” section mic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Bulletin; and the “Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures” [UWS Chapter 14]; and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures” [UWS Chapter 17]).