Social Investment and Philanthropy
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
The unit aims to introduce the foundational concepts and current issues in the growing field of social investment and philanthropy. Students critically explore the key social, political, and economic drivers that are reshaping social investment and philanthropy in Australia and internationally and organisational responses to these changes. Topics include: the historical context; the regulatory and legal context; the sectoral context (the ‘third’ sector, the not for profit sector, and the social economy); emerging models and approaches to social investment and philanthropy; fundamentals of grant-making; fundamentals of social impact investment and social finance; key debates, and the relationship of social investment and philanthropy to public policy.
2. Apply problem solving and decision making methodologies to social investment and philanthropy issues
3. Critically evaluate models of social investment and philanthropy
4. Critically analyse and evaluate current and future trends in social investment and philanthropy
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
Content
• Patterns of giving and philanthropy in Australia
• Ethical and philosophical perspectives
• An international historical overview
• The foundations of grant-making
• Social impact investment and social finance
• Controversies and future directions
Study resources
- Reading materials.