Leadership Ethics for Nonprofit Professionals
The Great Cities Institute of the University of Illinois at Chicago
is proud to offer its newest online course in the nonprofit management series.
This course will help you learn how to be successful in recognizing, addressing and preventing
ethical dilemmas in nonprofit organizations through the practices of ethical leadership.
This five-week course includes the following modules:
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Module I: |
Ethics and Accountability in the Nonprofit Sector Today: New Challenges for Nonprofit Leaders |
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Module II: |
Exploring Leadership Ethics |
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Module III: |
Exercising Ethical Judgment: How to Recognize and Resolve Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace |
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Module IV: |
Standards of Accountability: Establishing a Knowledge Base |
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Module V: |
The Practice of Ethical Leadership: Creating an Ethical Culture in Your Organization |
Special
features of this course include:
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An ethical self-assessment for your organization |
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Sample codes of ethics developed by other nonprofit organizations |
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Work with a code of ethics template to develop a customized document for your organization |
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Links to the web’s best resources on ethics and nonprofit management |
Learning Objectives:
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Study and set legal requirements and standards of accountability for managing an ethical nonprofit organization |
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Learn how to address specific challenges related to the ethics of fundraising |
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Be able to lead and shape an ethical culture within your organization |
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Understand the similarities and differences of the ethics of nonprofit organizations and the corporate sector |
Through online discussions, students and the instructor will explore issues in ethics and how to deal with them responsibly and professionally. These topics include:
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Accountability Standards: What they are and who sets them |
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How to determine if your organization is in compliance |
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Tools for addressing ethical dilemmas in the workplace |
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How ethics is transmitted through leadership in an organization |
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How to cultivate an ethical culture in your organization through the practice of ethical leadership |
To
view the schedule for this course, click
here.
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