Elizabeth Bolton
Family, Youth & Community Sciences, CALS
International Nonprofit Organizations
Working with Nonprofit Organizations , FYC 4409, is the foundational course for the Nonprofit minor offered through the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. It is the foundation course for the Nonprofit Minor and also a requirement for the Humanitarian Assistance Minor offered in the Food and Resource Economics Department in CALS. It is a rigorous course with required attendance, two individual student projects and two exams.
FYC 4409 covers the essential components of successfully operating a nonprofit organization as well as an overview of the major fields within the nonprofit sector to include health, education, social services, community development and housing, advocacy, arts and culture and international outreach. A learning module on international outreach through nonprofit organizations with emphasis on non governmental organizations is needed to complete the overview of the major nonprofit fields. To date this has been covered by a single lecture and students are eager for more exposure and information about international work with nonprofit organizations. Students in the nonprofit minor come from CLAS, business, psychology, CALS, nursing and others and many are eager to shape their careers around international work. The international outreach component will enhance the students’ learning through an application of knowledge to experience.
Upon completion of this module, students will be able to define an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) and tell how it is different from a local nonprofit organization with a 501 (c) (3) status. Further they will be able to identify and describe examples of prominent NGOs and the country of interest. Students will know the major sources of funding for NGO activities, examples of various activities and programs offered and the impact of their work. It is anticipated that students will establish a relationship with at least one international student or faculty member at UF who has worked with an NGO.