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What’s the benefit of taking the Nonprofit Clinic (NPC)? | In the NPC you will work on real projects for actual clients – Oregon nonprofits. You’ll get practical experience, build skills, and provide a valuable service to clients. It’s quite different than studying. The experience may help you make decisions about your career path and will be an asset prospective employers will recognize. |
Is the NPC only valuable to those who wish to work in the nonprofit sector? | Much of what you’ll learn applies to work across many different types of organizations. The skills you’ll practice are applicable in most careers, as is what you’ll learn about managing organizational dynamics in both nonprofit and for-profit environments. |
Since there is no court component to the clinic, what is the work? | Working on a team with three other students and an experienced consultant, you’ll examine submissions from two nonprofit organziations, and interview their board and staff about operations and concerns. After review of organizations' legal documents, policies, board structure, and practices, you create a written report and provide a presentation of your findings and recommendations. |
How will I know what to do for the organizations? | The Clinic's trainings and class sessions focus on models to evaluate the life stage and needs of an organization, best practices, and how to access them. The coursework furthers concepts covered in prerequesite courses. |
What skills will the clinic involve? | The trainings, classes, and work with the team's coach focus on a range of skills that you also practice in the clinic. These include: interviewing and soliciting information; evaluating organizational dynamics; how to plan and facilitate meetings; writing and presenting a co-created work product. You will receive feedback and in many cases get a chance to practice and improve throughout the course of your clinic work. |