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Title Charity and Fundraising Management
Code ULMS330
Coordinator Mr J Hunter-Jones
Work, Organisation and Management
J.Hunter-Jones@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2024-25 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   9

       22

 31
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 119
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 2: Examination Assessment Type: Written Unseen Examination, Managed by SAS Duration: 2 hours Weighting: 50% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes Penalty for late submission: Standard UoL Pena  2    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 1: Essay Assessment Type: Coursework Size: 2000 words Duration: 50% Reassessment Opportunity: Yes - 2 different charities must be selected to be completed during the resit period. Pena  0    50       

Aims

This module aims to provide a critical analysis of charity management and the fundraising methods available to such organisations. It aims to develop relevant professional skills:
1. in developing good governance and the application of ethical principles to operations;
2. in interpreting charity accounts;
3 in the creation of fundraising strategies and selection and use of fundraising methods;
4 in the management of volunteers;
5 in bid writing.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to understand how the charity sector is organised and governed in the United Kingdom.

(LO2) Students will be able to identify and analyse academic theory relevant to the charity sector.

(LO3) Students will be able to demonstrate work-related skills including: bid writing, event organisation, volunteer management and strategies for funding.

(LO4) Students will be able to critically reflect on the development of a fundraising strategy.

(LO5) Students will be able to enhance their career opportunities within the non-for-profit sector.

(LO6) Students will be able to identify and analyse charities and potential sources of funding.

(LO7) Students will be able to prepare and write reports (e.g. event proposal, bid to a trust) to raise monies for a not-for-profit body.

(S1) An Excellent Communicator

(S2) Ethically aware

(S3) Digitally confident

(S4) Commercially aware

(S5) A creative problem solver

(S6) Analytical

(S7) Connector

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method : Lecture
Description: 2 hour session
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 22
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method : Seminar
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 9
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 119

Skills Mapping

Skill 1: An Excellent Communicator
How is it developed: Written work (Assignment and Exam) as well as within the weekly seminars in addressing the set topics
Mode of assessment: Coursework and Examination

Skill 2: Analytical
How is it developed: Within the assessments there is a need to analyse the options faced by charities and be able to relate such to relevant theory
Mode of assessment: Coursework and Examination

Skill 3: A creative problem-solver
How is it developed: The module requires students to look at ways that charities can address problems they encounter from within their sector and externally
Mode of assessment: Coursework

Skill 4: Comme rcially Aware
How is it developed: Links with business eg corporate fundraising and consideration of relevant business practices are addressed within the module
Mode of assessment: Coursework and Examination

Skill 5: Ethically Aware
How is it developed: Ethical practices are considered throughout the module, it is integral to the study of charities
Mode of assessment: Coursework and Examination

Skill 6: Digitally confident
How is it developed: Students are required to access and interpret online charity fundraising data.
Mode of assessment: Coursework

Skill 7: Connector
How is it developed: The module develops the skill, in the study of fundraising, of making connections between charities, businesses, the public sector and communities
Mode of assessment: Coursework and Examination

Syllabus
 

Introduction: the not-for-profit sector, its size, legal structures and organisation;
Funding through Trusts;
Funding through the National Lottery;
Bid writing;
Funding through personal giving;
Personal giving and taxation;
Events: organisation and funding opportunities;
Managing volunteers;
Funding through sales, commercial bodies and sponsorship;
Funding through Government bodies;
Social networks and funding.

Recommended Texts
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