The following is a collection of lecture notes related to the cases studied in each session, prepared by Paul Osterman.
Course notes.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
| 1 |
Introduction |
Case: Habitat for Humanity International
Introduction, Overview of Non-Profits (PDF) |
| 2 |
Strategy/Growth |
Case: STRIVE
STRIVE (PDF), Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: Ned Rimer, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Citizen Schools |
| 3 |
Managing The Workforce |
Case: Shepard Quraeshi Associates (A)
Non-profit HR Issues (PDF), Teaching Notes (PDF) |
| 4 |
Governance |
Case: The NAACP
NAACP (PDF), Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: William Pounds, Professor, MIT; Board of Directors, MFA |
| 5 |
Evaluation |
Case: The Harlem Children's Zone: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluation (PDF), Teaching Notes (PDF) |
| 6 |
Funding, Marketing |
Case: Amnesty International
Amnesty International Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: Lance Ozier, Vice President Finance and Administration & Vice President for National Program Marketing & Board Affairs, WGBH |
| 7 |
Organizational Change |
Case: The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose
The Diocese (PDF), Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: Paul Levy, President and CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 8 |
Universities |
Case: Trinity College (A)
Trinity Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: Lawrence Bacow, President, Tufts University |
| 9 |
Foundations |
Case: EMCF (Edna McConnell Clark Foundation): A New Approach at an Old Foundation
EMCF Teaching Notes (PDF)
Guest: Paul Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation |
| 10 |
Consulting For The Non-Profit Sector |
Case: The Bridgespan Group
Guest: George Chu, The Bridgespan Group |