Nonprofits Schedule

Week & Topic
Day
Date
Reading
Exercises
Adaptations & Portfolio (Due Date)
1 Hellos
T
1.19
Th
1.21
Neff & Moss, Intro., 1
WGSS, Worksheet 5.1
T
1.26
WGSS, Resource A: What Is a Foundation?
Th
1.28
AD Mission Statements (1.31)
T
2.2
Capriato, Danielle. “The Best Press Release Tips of 2015.” PR Newswire. PRN, 1 December 2015. Web.
Conner, Cheryl. “Press Releases Still Matter, But Not for The Reasons You Think.” Forbes. Forbes, 28 August 2013. Web. [for SEO advice]
Janke, Meredith. “Eight Principles for Writing a Nonprofit Press Release.” The CauseVox Blog. Janke, n.d. Web.
Spicer, Catherine. “Press Release Writing Tips: Out with The Old, In with The News.” PR Newswire. PRN, 12 June 2015. Web.
Th
2.4
TBA
ADAPT. Press Release (2.7)
4 Reports
T
2.9
SCNP, 1-4
Th
2.11
SCNP, 5-6
5 Communication Strategies
T
2.16
SCNP, 7-8
WGSS, Worksheet 1
ADAPT. Re-voice PR
Th
2.18
SCNP, 9-10
6 Features: Textual
T
2.23
SCNP, 11-12
Trimble, 1-2
Th
2.25
Elbow, Chs. 1-3
7 Features: Digital
T
3.1
TBA
Th
3.3
TBA
ADAPT. Feature (3.6)
8 Proposal
T
3.8
WGSS, Steps 1-3, Worksheet 9.1
Th
3.10
WGSS, Steps 4-6
SPRING BREAK
3.14-18
9 Proposal
T
3.22
Grant Proposals
Th
3.24
Grant Proposals
10  Portfolio Research
T
3.29
TBA
Th
3.31
TBA
11 Portfolio Workshopping
T
4.5
Neff & Moss, 1-3, Appendices
Th
4.7
Neff & Moss, 45
12 Portfolio Workshopping
T
4.12
Neff & Moss, 7
PORT. Feature 1st sub.
Th
4.14
Neff & Moss, 8
WGSS, Rscs. A & B
13 Portfolio Workshopping
T
4.19
Neff & Moss, 9
Trimble, 8-12
Th
4.21
14 Feature Presentations
T
4.26
TBA
Th
4.28
TBA
15 Feature Presentations
T
5.3
Neff & Moss, 10-11
Th
5.5
TBA
PORT. All Materials (incl. Feature 2nd sub.)