The Nonprofit Advocacy minor ensures students are prepared to serve nonprofits as government relations professionals. In doing so, it addresses the growing recognition among practitioners and researchers in the nonprofit sector that organizations must increase their ability to engage policymakers and political processes if they hope to fulfill their missions and sustain their operations. This work requires professionals capable of overseeing public education and mobilization campaigns as well as government relations and lobbying activity.

Nonprofit Advocacy Minor Requirements

Government & Advocacy Core (6 hours)

POL 150 – American Government
POL 330 – Nonprofit Advocacy & Government Relations

Nonprofit Electives (12 Semester Hours)

ACC 324 – Nonprofit Accounting
BU 334 – Fundraising Principles
COM 210 – Advertising
COM 320 – Mass Communication and Society
COM 413 – Public Relations
ENT 354 – Social Entrepreneurship
MGT 374 – Nonprofit Management
MGT 424 – Board, Community, and Volunteer Development
MKT 363 – Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT 414 – Nonprofit Marketing
PHL 204 – Ethics
PHL 306 – Business Ethics
POL 202 – Making Democracy Work
POL 309 – Protest and Contention
POL 375 – Applied Law for Religious & Other Nonprofits

Total: 18 credit hours