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Dec 23, 2025
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FAR 5300 - Funding and Development for Arts Organizations
This course focuses on a variety of development topics and approaches including, but not limited to, capital campaigns, grant writing, and management of strategic resources and revenue streams for arts organizations. Students gain a working knowledge of perspectives, techniques, and principles of nonprofit fundraising. Students learn to analyze and evaluate fundraising efforts and methods. Students also think critically and creatively about challenges facing arts organizations and how relationships with boards, donors, and stakeholders shape those dynamics and considerations. Students have the opportunity to focus on team building and work collaboratively on interest-driven group projects. This is a required course for all students pursuing the Arts Administration MA degree and the Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify current challenges in the field of development, including donor choice and motivation, the roles of boards, and organizational infrastructure.
- Students will be able to define and analyze stalwart and emerging fundraising techniques.
- Students will be able to develop a working knowledge of fundraising ethics and an ability to think critically about a variety of fundraising perspectives.
- Students will be able to recognize examples of constructive relationships with both donors and nonprofit boards and internal stakeholders.
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