Dr. W. Brett McKenze - RWU- ACA250

Course Description

CAS330.91/ACA250 Arts Funding and Reporting
This course introduces the fundamental of funding for not-for-profit organization with an emphasis on event fundraising as well as the requirements and procedures for reporting funds raised as well as program and operating expenses. While focused on arts organizations, it approaches the scope of US not-for-profit organizations looking more towards a staff or board perspective rather than the professional perspectives of a fundraiser or accountant. (3 credits) Spring
Prerequisites: None

Course Structure

The course is taught fully online.
The required texts provide the spine for the course - additional materials provided online
Computer work, especially with spreadsheets is required

Course Objectives

describe the revenue sources for a not-for-profit organization
use computing tools to analyze and communicate financial positions
develop a plan for a fundraising event
examine systems for recording and controlling revenues and expenses
understsand the ethics of fundraising and duties to donors.

Required Texts

	Nonprofit Financial Statements Thomas R. Ittleson Paperback 62 pages Publisher: Mercury Press ISBN 9780997108941
	Arts Management: Uniting Arts and Audiences in the 21st Century Ellen Rosewall Paperback: 327 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (October 30, 2013) ISBN-10: 0199973709 (This text was used for the prior course).

Course Communications

E-mail

An RWU e-mail account is required for this class.
You may forward your RWU account to a preferred account, but you will be responsible for any e-mail messages sent to your RWU account.

Email Etiquette:
Your e-mail is important. If you use ACA250 to begin the subject, I expect to reply within 48 hours. Otherwise, I may not notice it among the other e-mails I receive.

Begin the subject line with ACA250 - use the address: wbteach@g.rwu.edu
Use a closing that indicates your real name or use signature block.
When replying to an e-mail, start your reply at the top of the email.
Use standard written English - capitalization, punctuation and paragraphing.

Text Etiquette

Use you name as the first word (my phone does not have all your numbers in my address book)
Don't text after 10 PM
Text once - I will reply

The Web

You will be required to complete and submit assignments on-line using RWU Bridges or similar LMS

Course Requirements

Readings and Labs
Read the chapters or online materials and complete the assignments. Assignments are due when assigned as class activities depend upon them. All assignments must be completed to pass the course.

Projects
Projects are open ended assignments where you can display your knowledge. There are two project for the course:

Fund Raising Event
Grant Funding Decision Making

Project details will be promulgated via the course web site.

Academic Integrity
You are encouraged to work with others in your class because an alternate explanation can be helpful. However, assignments you submit and projects you present are your own work alone unless specified otherwise. You are expected to credit intellectual property sources for all media used in your projects.

Plagiarism Checker (Vericite, TurnItIn.com, SafeAssign or other service)
Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to an auto-checker for the detection of plagiarism.

Services for Academic Access
Students who wish to receive academic accommodations for this course must first register with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) in order to begin the accommodation process. The SAS office will provide registered students with the specific information they will need to share with each instructor. SAS is located on the second floor of the Main University Library and is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. For more information about the services and accommodations available through Student Accessibility Services please review the following link: https://www.rwu.edu/undergraduate/academics/student-academic-success/student-accessibility-services. Please communicate with me directly so that we can have a private conversation about your specific needs.

Course Grading

Component	Weight
Forums	300
Cases/Worksheets/Quizzes	500
Project 1 - Event	200
Project 2 - Integration	200
Total	1000

Proposed Schedule:

Week	Date	Topics	Assignment	Readings
0	31 Jan	Getting to Know Ya	Forum
I	04 Feb	Introduction: Class Structure - Topic Assignments	Forum	A-Z Section 01 Rose Cha 10
II	11 Feb	Technology Tools	Forum /Worksheets	SS A-Z Cha 4 & 5
III	18 Feb	Event	Forum / Event Proposal	A - Z Cha 10
IV	25 Feb	Event	Forum / Event Draft
V	4 Mar	Event	Forum / Event Final - due Fri Feb 28	A-Z Cha 15
VI	11 Mar	Intro Reporting	Forum / Event Peer Response - due Mar 03	NAFS Intro Rose Cha 8
VII	18 Mar	Financial Statements	Forum	Ittleson Cha 1 - 4 Rose Cha 9
VII	25 Mar	Contribution, Gifts, Pledges	Forum/ Worksheets
IX	01 Apr	Program Services	Forum / Worksheets
X	08 Apr	Fundraising	Forum / Worksheets	Ittleson Cha 05
XI	15 Apr	Contracts and Grants, Payroll and Operations	Forum / Worksheets	Ittleson Cha 06
XII	22 Apr		Forum / Worksheets
XIII	29 Apr	Integration / Form990	Forum/ Integration Project due May 01
XIV	06 May	Wrap
	13 May	Final Exam Period *
*this date may change

Course Materials
Course materials are covered by the appropriate copyright. Locally prepared course materials are the property of the faculty, which includes hand-outs, website content, and other presentation materials or assignments. Use beyond the classroom requires permission. These materials, including video and audio, are to assist you in completing your coursework and are not authorized for redistribution.

Student Course Materials
Completed assignments, especially projects, may be used to build instructional portfolios and serve as instructional examples for future classes, or in instructional workshops. All reasonable attempts to remove personal identification while maintaining the integrity of the project will be made. Permission to use your class projects at academic conferences may be requested.

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