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Nonprofit Organizations & Public Policy

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Mo 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0126 3 $2657 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
Mo 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0126
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2657 (guest students)

Description

The goals of this course are to (1) familiarize students to the nonprofit sector in the United States, (2) discuss the various roles that nonprofit organizations play as policy actors, and (3) to introduce students to a range of empirical and theoretical work on nonprofit organizations. Using theoretical and empirical readings, this course considers a variety of issues related to the role of nonprofit organizations in public policy including: tax exemption, the increasing commercialization of the nonprofit sector, charitable choice provisions guiding the distribution of federal funds, and the role of nonprofit organizations in political advocacy.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in Public Administration

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0126

Enrolled / Capacity

6 / 15

Status

Closed

Instructor

Heather Macindoe

Tuition*

$2657 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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