{"id":130,"date":"2016-01-14T03:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T03:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/zacks\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2016-01-20T04:06:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T04:06:42","slug":"nonprofits-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/zacks\/writing-for-nonprofits-sp16\/nonprofits-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofits Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>RHE 328: Writing for Nonprofits SP16<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Unique: 43330<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>T\/Th 11:00-12:30, PAR 6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Instructor: Dr. Aaron Zacks<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Email: <a href=\"mailto:aaron.zacks@utexas.edu\">aaron.zacks@utexas.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Office\/Hours: PAR 19\/T 3:30-5, W 11-12:30<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Course website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/zacks\/writing-for-nonprofits-sp16\/\">https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/zacks\/writing-for-nonprofits-sp16\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Canvas:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.instructure.com\/courses\/1164941\">https:\/\/utexas.instructure.com\/courses\/1164941<\/a><\/div>\n<div>UT Box:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.app.box.com\/login\">https:\/\/utexas.app.box.com\/login<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Required Texts:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Easy Writer (EW). 5th Ed. Lunsford. Longman, 2014.\u00a0ISBN 978-1457687747<\/div>\n<div>Strategic\u00a0Communications\u00a0for\u00a0Nonprofits (SCNP).\u00a0Second\u00a0Ed.\u00a0Bonk,\u00a0Tynes,\u00a0Griggs,\u00a0Sparks,\u00a02008.\u00a0ISBN 978-0470181546<\/div>\n<div>Winning Grants Step by Step (WGSS).\u00a0Fourth\u00a0Ed.\u00a0O\u2019Neal-McElrath,\u00a02013.\u00a0ISBN 978-1118378342<\/div>\n<div>All\u00a0other\u00a0course\u00a0content\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0made\u00a0available\u00a0via\u00a0Canvas\u00a0and UT\u00a0Libraries.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Writing for Nonprofits Course Description:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Can\u00a0you\u00a0see\u00a0yourself\u00a0working\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0organization\u00a0whose\u00a0main\u00a0purpose\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0raise\u00a0awareness\u00a0about\u00a0an\u00a0important issue\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0difference\u00a0in\u00a0people\u2019s\u00a0lives?\u00a0Bring\u00a0your\u00a0passion\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0classroom\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0service-learning\u00a0writing\u00a0course,\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0practice\u00a0supporting\u00a0a\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0by\u00a0harnessing\u00a0your\u00a0language\u00a0and\u00a0digital media\u00a0skills.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Nonprofits\u00a0do\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0good\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0communities,\u00a0but\u00a0their\u00a0survival\u00a0depends\u00a0on\u00a0how\u00a0well\u00a0they\u00a0do\u00a0two\u00a0things:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">1)\u00a0promote\u00a0their\u00a0mission;\u00a0and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">2)\u00a0create\u00a0opportunities\u00a0for\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0it.<\/div>\n<div>Writing\u00a0plays\u00a0a\u00a0crucial\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0achieving\u00a0these\u00a0goals.\u00a0In\u00a0this\u00a0class,\u00a0you\u00a0will\u00a0learn\u00a0to:<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Understand the rhetorical situation inherent to nonprofit work;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Assess an organization\u2019s needs;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Think critically about an organization\u2019s precepts and opportunities for engagement;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Prioritizing the use of an organization\u2019s resources;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Construct innovative messages in support of cause;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Use the internet and print sources to research and assess potential donors;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to write a compelling grant proposal;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Collaborate with like-minded, busy, students and professionals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This course provides you the opportunity to work directly with local non-profit agencies and create materials their directors can use for publicity and fundraising. The materials you\u2019ll create for class will be the kind that employees of nonprofits create on a daily basis. Students will work in groups to research and write a grant proposal directed at a particular foundation. Independently, students will write a feature article and design a project that meets the needs of one of our partner organizations or another local nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0several\u00a0guest\u00a0speakers\u00a0from\u00a0local\u00a0nonprofits.\u00a0Some\u00a0will\u00a0invite\u00a0your\u00a0help\u00a0fulfilling\u00a0specific\u00a0writing\u00a0needs;\u00a0others\u00a0will\u00a0share\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0hard-won\u00a0experience\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0realm\u00a0and\u00a0field\u00a0your\u00a0questions\u00a0about\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Writing\u00a0for\u00a0Nonprofits\u00a0is\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0DRW\u2019s\u00a0\u201cProduction\u00a0Courses.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Semester Overview:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This semester has two distinct parts.\u00a0In the first, we&#8217;ll hone research and documentation skills and practice writing skills by emulating a range of genres\u00a0relevant to the founding, publicizing, and success of nonprofit organizations (NPOs).\u00a0Part I has a\u00a0discrete, though loose topic: NPOs and nonprofit causes related to the wide range of controversies related to the implementation of Texas State Bill 11. In compiling a collective bibliography, we will survey the wide range of NPOs and nonprofit causes.\u00a0This &#8220;wide range&#8221; includes homegrown initiatives like Students against Campus Carry (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTStudentsAgainstCC\/) but it may contain whatever related NPOs and causes interest you each, personally (well, in small groups).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The second part of the semester has no discrete theme; it will be driven by your initiative and \u00a0take shape through your work in the first part. We&#8217;ll spend the weeks leading up to Spring Break strategizing and workshopping student Portfolios, which will constitute the focus of all formal writing submitted for the rest of the semester.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Digital Literacy:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The\u00a0DRW\u00a0is\u00a0committed\u00a0to\u00a0developing\u00a0digital\u00a0literacy\u00a0throughout\u00a0its\u00a0curriculum.\u00a0My\u00a0classes\u00a0require\u00a0students\u00a0to\u00a0develop\u00a0skillsets\u00a0required\u00a0to\u00a0leverage\u00a0tools\u00a0like\u00a0Google\u00a0Drive,\u00a0Evernote, Flipboard, and Skitch.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Submission Instructions:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>Many assignments will require you to work in more than one application or computer program. For example, you might compose some text in Drive or Word and revise it with a partner before pasting the final text into a graphics editor like pixlr or Skitch. In this sense, such assignments are multi-layered and, therefore, will lead inevitably to file format conversion problems. To avoid such annoyances, you\u2019ll submit all of your work in this course \u2014 with the possible exceptions of audio-visual projects \u2014 as PDFs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<b>Grading:<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Unless otherwise indicated in the prompt,\u00a0EXs will be evaluated on a 10-point scale divided equally between two criteria: Depth of Intellectual Engagement and Thoroughness of Completion.\u00a0FWs will be scored out of 100 points according to the rubrics attached to their prompts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This\u00a0class\u00a0uses\u00a0Plus\/Minus\u00a0grading\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0following\u00a0scheme:<\/div>\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>Letter<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>%<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>GPA<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>A<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>94-100<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>4.00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>A-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>90-93<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3.67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>B+<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>87-89<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3.33<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>B<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>84-86<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>3.00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>B-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>80-83<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2.67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>C+<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>77-79<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2.33<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>C<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>74-76<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>2.00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>D+<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>67-69<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1.33<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>D<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>64-66<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>1.00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>D-<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>60-63<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>0.67<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>F<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>0-60<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>0.00<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>Grade Breakdown:<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Exercises (EX)<\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adaptations (AD)<\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portfolio<\/td>\n<td>40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Also see:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/\/view\/2147483647\/s256\/64c93cf2-cce0-48de-8702-e1a7a023e4cf\/64c93cf2-cce0-48de-8702-e1a7a023e4cf\/\">Translations &amp; Abbreviations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/\/view\/2147483647\/s256\/af9e10d0-229d-4ded-b4cc-c322a556ed3f\/af9e10d0-229d-4ded-b4cc-c322a556ed3f\/\">DRW Policy Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RHE 328: Writing for Nonprofits SP16 Unique: 43330 T\/Th 11:00-12:30, PAR 6 Instructor: Dr. Aaron Zacks Email: aaron.zacks@utexas.edu Office\/Hours: PAR 19\/T 3:30-5, W 11-12:30 Resources: Course website: https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/zacks\/writing-for-nonprofits-sp16\/ Canvas:\u00a0https:\/\/utexas.instructure.com\/courses\/1164941 UT Box:\u00a0https:\/\/utexas.app.box.com\/login Required Texts: Easy Writer (EW). 5th Ed. 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