Nonprofits in the Pioneer Valley are invited to submit proposals for consulting projects related to board governance, strategic planning, volunteer management and executive leadership. As part of this fall’s Nonprofit Governance course, teams of students in the Master of Public Policy and Administration program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will work with the nonprofits selected on their management consulting projects.
Interested nonprofit organizations are asked to submit proposals outlining clearly defined projects for students to undertake. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and an ability to work with student teams in the development and implementation of projects. Faculty will select proposals based upon applicability to course content and ability to complete project(s) within one semester (approximately 12 weeks).
Agencies are invited to submit proposals focused on:
- Board governance (board diversity, board orientation, board development)
- Strategic planning (advance planning, process planning, plan implementation)
- Volunteer management (alternative ways to organize management, volunteer preparation, volunteer evaluation)
- Executive leadership (executive/staff relations, executive/board relations, succession planning)
Email completed applications by Friday, August 24, 2012, to Brenda Bushouse, associate professor of political science and public policy, at bushouse@polsci.umass.edu.
Full details about this opportunity, including the application form, are available here.