Nonprofit Arts Management, (Online)
133-362 and 100-362
Instructor: Megan Matthews
Office: CA
2075
Phone: 262/472-1142
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—97% A
96-92% A-
91—90% B+
89-85% B
84-82% B-
81—79% C+
78-72% C
71-70% C-
69—67% D+
66-64% D
63-61% 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 (130 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 |
| 190 |
Schedule:
| Week | Subject | Links/Assignments |
| 1 | Online learning | |
| 2 | What is Arts Management |
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| 3 | Management |
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| 4 | Organizational Structure | |
| 5 | Planning |
Arts Wisconsin - Planning |
| 6 | Board of Directors |
Free Management Library - Board and Staff Responsibilities Free Management Library - Sample Board Members' Job Descriptions
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| 7 | Human Resources | |
| 8 | Financial Management (Midterm test) |
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| 9 | Fundraising | Free Management Library - Fundraising and Grantwriting |
| 10 | Fundraising | |
| 11 | Fundraising |
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| 12 | Programming and Program Evaluation |
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| 13 | Marketing and Technology | |
| 14 | Arts in Education | Kennedy Center, Arts Edge |
| 15 | Arts in the Community | http://www.communityarts.net/ |
| 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]).