This is a couse offered @ MSASS in the CSD concentration.

This is a policy and practice course. Students will be able to understand and utilize the methods to identify, garner, and effectively use resources that promote community and social development. These methods can be applied to expanding resources for individuals, families, communities, and society, as well as to generate resources for organizations. While primarily focusing on financial resources, the course will also consider the important means of positioning an agency or organization to attract and receive resources and collaborative with others to put those resources to their most efficient use. The skills that students practice in the course will include fund raising, grant development, financing, strategic partnerships and business deals, marketing, etc. The course will introduce proven models, such as low income tax credits, micro-enterprise, individual development accounts, and revolving loan programs. Students will also learn how to analyze and understand key domestic and international policies and institutions (e.g. foundations, banks, businesses, governments, associations) that relate to resources for community and social development. (4.4 Social Welfare Policies and Services; 4.5 Social Work Practice). (Abilities: Artfully Use the Self; Apply Social Work Methods; Integrate Social Work Values and Ethics; Value a Diverse World; Think Critically, Communicate Effectively; Advocate for Social Justice; Succeed in the World of Work)