Program Courses

PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.

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PHIL_NP 330-0 : Legal Issues in Philanthropy: The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations


Description

This course on the law of not-for-profit corporations will take a detailed look at the organizational and operational aspects of tax-exempt charitable organizations. State and federal tax laws and reporting requirements, revenue generating strategies (that will not jeopardize tax- exempt status), and management of human resources will be explored. This course is relevant for individuals interested in forming a nonprofit, managing nonprofits, serving on nonprofit boards, or developing their corporate knowledge. Students will have the opportunity to weekly apply what they are learning through the formation and development of an imaginary nonprofit corporation reflecting the students’ vision and design. Each week, I will provide an assignment that will give you a chance to implement the principles discussed in that week’s class. By the end of the course, you will have walked through the initial steps of nonprofit formation and beginning operations, and worked through a variety of hypotheticals to deeper your understanding of the nuanced challenges and opportunities nonprofits face.

 

Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.


Additional Information:

This course is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Tuition : $975

Fall 2024
Start/End DatesDay(s)TimeBuildingSection
09/25/24 - 10/30/24W
5:30 – 8:30 p.m. 44
InstructorCourse LocationStatusCAESAR Course ID
Winters, Paul
Remote Campus
Closed19083
Schedule Notes :

This course will be conducted remotely, online.

This course has required live, synchronous sessions, held online via Zoom, on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Sync session attendance is mandatory unless otherwise stated by the course instructor.

There will be no class on Wednesday, October 2.

All times listed CST

For more information, please contact profdev@northwestern.edu.

Course Materials :

Materials will be provided during class.

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