PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Explores philanthropy and civic engagement through giving time, money and effort to a public purpose. Learn the philanthropic process including creating a giving plan, as well as exploring strategic and creative ways to give that promote civil society and engagement. Develop plans for assessment and evaluation of philanthropic giving.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze philanthropy issues from a human ecology perspective Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore philanthropy trends such as women and giving, corporate philanthropy, diverse populations, and youth philanthropy Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore careers that focus on philanthropy in the nonprofit and corporate settings Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify multiple stakeholders and describe the possibilities, values, and limitations of philanthropic decisions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize the social responsibility of individuals within a community and reflect on the role of giving within civil society including corporate, international, & disaster relief philanthropy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Share fund allocation decisions using written, oral, and visual communication Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand the mechanisms of social entrepreneurship Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze philanthropy issues from a human ecology perspective Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore philanthropy trends such as women and giving, corporate philanthropy, diverse populations, and youth philanthropy Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explore careers that focus on philanthropy in the nonprofit and corporate settings Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify multiple stakeholders and describe the possibilities, values, and limitations of philanthropic decisions Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize the social responsibility of individuals within a community and reflect on the role of giving within civil society including corporate, international, & disaster relief philanthropy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Share fund allocation decisions using written, oral, and visual communication Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand the mechanisms of social entrepreneurship Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027