Money and Social Change: Innovative Paradigms and Strategies
CSPL 210
Fall 2012
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Course Cluster: Service-Learning |
How do people make decisions about using their money for social change? Where will it have the most impact? When does the capital toward social change actually create systemic change and address structural inequities? This course will explore the role of capital in social change. If we rethink how social change happens--analyzing the nonprofit and public sectors, but also new sector-blending approaches and concepts like "collective impact"--how does our perspective on capital shift? The course will begin with a historical overview of how money has affected social change over time in the public, private, and philanthropic sectors, including religious institutions. Students will have $10,000 grant dollars to allocate to local organizations. The course will culminate in students writing a request for proposals based on the personal theory of change around capital and social change that they will develop throughout the course. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS CSPL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Antony Bugg-Levine and Jed Emerson, IMPACT INVESTING: TRANSFORMING HOW WE MAKE MONEY WHILE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
David Bornstein, HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND THE POWER OF NEW IDEAS
Jeffrey Keenan and Karen Speerstra, OUR DAY TO END POVERTY: 24 WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, GIVING 2.0: TRANSFORM YOUR GIVING AND OUR WORLD
Peter Dobkin Hall, "INVENTING THE NONPROFIT SECTOR" AND OTHER ESSAYS ON PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four 4-6 page papers, weekly reading reactions (reflection writing) and reflective social media, final request for proposals project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students should email the instructor a clear, concise statement of 200-400 words stating: why you would like to take the course, what are the core questions that you bring to the course and how this course fits into your personal life history. |
| Instructor(s): Anderson,Joy L. Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: ALLB304; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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