MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN THE SOCIAL-PROFIT SECTOR
 
Lectured in 3rd year Bachelor in social work - Main Subject: social work
3rd year Bachelor in social work - Main Subject: socio-cultural work
Theory [A] 30.0
Exercises [B] 0.0
Training and projects [C] 0.0
Studytime [D] 100
Studypoints [E] 4
Level specialized
Language of instruction Dutch
Lecturer Nog niet bepaald
Reference SCSWKM03A00001
 
Key words
Management for the social-profit sector

Objectives
Social workers can be employed in diverse organizations concerning the volume and the staff-pupil ratio.
The diverse institutions in the social-profit sector are mostly non-profit organizations.
In these non-profit organizations social workers often take up a management position and they are faced with heaps of laws, rules and regulations. Therefore there is a thorough discussion of the legislation of the non-profit organization in the first part of the course.
Social workers often take part in several aspects of policy of an organization, among other things also in financial policy. The financial policy of a non-profit organization is therefore thoroughly discussed in the second part of the course.


Topics
The course consists of two points :
1) the law of 27th of June 1921, modified by the law of 2nd of May 2002 : the concept non-profit organization, the legal requirements for achieving corporate capacity, the statutes of a non-profit organization, the foundation, the divers organs of an non-profit organization, liability, donations and legacies, the management and wealth of a non-profit organization, the dissolution of a non-profit organization ;
2) the financial administration in the social-profit sector : accountancy, fiscal obligations, the liquidation problem.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of contents of the subject "Economy" (1st year).
Basic knowledge of contents of the subject "Law" (1st year).

Final Objectives
Students :
1) elucidate the application of the law of 27th of June 1921, modified by the law of 2nd of May 2002, in a correct manner in its correlation to the foundation, the existence and the dissolution of a non-profit organization
2) elucidate in a correct manner the strenght of a solid accounting system, the possible accounting methods for a non-profit organization and the way their policy can be carried out
3) address the fiscal obligation of a non-profit organization precisely
4) elucidate the importance of an efficient internal organization and its actors of control, and compose a solvency budget

Materials used
Teacher's course

Study costs
Teacher's course: approximately 7,00 EUR.

Study guidance
Group monitoring on request

Teaching Methods
Lectures

Assessment
- Written examination
- June


Lecturer(s)
Jacques DE BRUYCKERE