FSS:ENS214 Nongovernmental Organisations - Course Information

ENS214 Nongovernmental Nonprofit Organisations

Extent and Intensity

1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Mgr. Michal Veselý (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:40 M117

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- identify basic information on non-governemental organisations, their importance and position;
- describe their position in the Czech society and legal system;
- analyse prerequisites of their successful functionining.

Syllabus

• Basic introductory terms. Non-governemental secrtor - its position in the national economy and its basic characteristics.
• NGO and economic theory.
• Exercise - ana analysis of a selected NGO.
• Legal forms of NGO
• Exercise - case study - establishing a new NGO
• Fundraising
• NGO and environmental education - Rezekvítek, Lipka, PAVUČINA association.
• Foundation, foundation funds. Project proposal writting, project evaluation.
• Marketing and PR of NGO sector. Internal and external communication.
• Inside look into the NGO - ZO ČSOP Veronica.
• NGO management - stŕategic planning.

Literature

• ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona, Miroslava JANOUŠKOVÁ and Michal VESELÝ. Dopady čerpání fondů Evropské unie na změny v organizační struktuře. (The financing influence of European funds on changes in the organisational structure of non-profit organisation:). 1. vyd. Brno: Společnost pro studium neziskového sektoru, 2008, 28 pp. Vědecké zprávy. ISBN 978-80-904150-1-0. info
• ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona. Marketing ve veřejném sektoru (Marketing in Public Sector). první. Brno: MU, 2007, 201 pp. elektronické skriptum. ISBN 9788021042926. info
• SOUKOPOVÁ, Jana, Barbora KAPLANOVÁ and Ladislav KAVŘÍK. Veřejné služby v životním prostředí (Public services in environment). In HYÁNEK, Vladimír, Zuzana PROUZOVÁ and Simona ŠKARABELOVÁ. Neziskové organizace ve veřejných službách. 1.vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, p. 198-222. ISBN 978-80-210-4423-4. info
• REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Organizace neziskového sektoru. Základy ekonomiky, teorie a řízení. (Nonprofit Organizations). 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2001, 177 pp. ISBN 80-86119-41-6. info
• Nejen trh :role trhu, státu a občanského sektoru v proměnách české společnosti. Edited by Martin Potůček. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1997, 188 s. ISBN 80-85850-26-5. info
• POTŮČEK, Martin and Jiří KABELE. The Formation and Implementation of Social Policy in the Czech Republic as a Political Process. Praha: Start, 1995, 51 s. info

Teaching methods

A combination of lectures, class discussions and presentation of student`s projects (in groups), case studies from NGO sector.

Assessment methods

To pass students are expected to be active in seminars, to present and defend a project and to write two essays. The final examination is in writing. The exact conditions of the point evaluation for the test and essays are published in the section “Study materials”.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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