17 & 18 October Initial review of our Come to class with the applications N/A Reviewing applications reviewed and scored 25 & 27 Proposals We will discuss the process of selecting our slate of top applicants for phone interviews. Prepare Phone Interview Questions 19 & 20 November N/A Conduct phone interviews Re-read the applications of the Interviewing 1 & 3 with the leadership of top organizations we will be Leaders applicants. We will try to interviewing and develop questions schedule as many interviews for the phone interviews as possible during class time. November 21 & 22 Selecting applicants for site N/A William Schambra, “Evaluation Selecting Finalists visits and preparing for our 8 & 10 Amy Kass, ed. Giving Well Wars,” for Site Visits site visits. and Doing Good. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, Joel Orosz. The to Insider’s Guide Grantmaking. New York: 2000, 130-139. Prior to these classes, you will have listened to phone interviews you have not yet heard. These will be posted on ELMS. Come prepared to discuss and negotiate a final slate of potential grantees for site visits next week. November If you to work on the paper 23 & 24 No formal class but don’t want Post Site Visits over the Thanksgiving Holiday, start students should expect to 14 - 21 Site preparing it now. (NO CLASS) travel to at least two site Visit Reports on visits over the next week ELMS. More and a half. Please note: details TBA. Some or all site visits will be outside of regular class time. 25 November We will have class on this day. This is Discussion of site visits All site visit an important class in which we discuss reports must be Prepare for second 22 the site visits. Work on your paper asap. posted semester: Do Good Challenge No Class on November N/A N/A Final Grantee Thanksgiving 24 Analysis and Recommendation Paper Due Tuesday, November 29th at 1:00 pm via ELMS.
17 & 18 Reviewing Proposals October 25 & 27 Initial review of our applications We will discuss the process of selecting our slate of top applicants for phone interviews. Prepare Phone Interview Questions Come to class with the applications reviewed and scored N/A 19 & 20 Interviewing Leaders November 1 & 3 Conduct phone interviews with the leadership of top applicants. We will try to schedule as many interviews as possible during class time. Re-read the applications of the organizations we will be interviewing and develop questions for the phone interviews N/A 21 & 22 Selecting Finalists for Site Visits November 8 & 10 Selecting applicants for site visits and preparing for our site visits. William Schambra, “Evaluation Wars,” Amy Kass, ed. Giving Well and Doing Good. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, Joel Orosz. The Insider’s Guide to Grantmaking. New York: 2000, 130-139. Prior to these classes, you will have listened to phone interviews you have not yet heard. These will be posted on ELMS. Come prepared to discuss and negotiate a final slate of potential grantees for site visits next week. N/A 23 & 24 Site Visits (NO CLASS) November 14 - 21 No formal class but students should expect to travel to at least two site visits over the next week and a half. Please note: Some or all site visits will be outside of regular class time. If you don’t want to work on the paper over the Thanksgiving Holiday, start preparing it now. Post Site Visit Reports on ELMS. More details TBA. 25 November 22 Discussion of site visits Prepare for second semester: Do Good Challenge We will have class on this day. This is an important class in which we discuss the site visits. Work on your paper asap. All site visit reports must be posted No Class on Thanksgiving November 24 N/A N/A Final Grantee Analysis and Recommendation Paper Due Tuesday, November 29th at 1:00 pm via ELMS.
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