BUSI 409 Nonprofit Management and Governance Sample Papers, Week by Week

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BUSI 409 surveys how nonprofit organizations are governed and run: the sector's history and theories, boards and executive leadership, accountability and strategy, collaboration, staff and volunteers, fundraising, earned income, financial management, advocacy, marketing and social enterprise. The samples below follow the four forums, on board effectiveness, volunteer management, why people give and social entrepreneurship, with replies on each, and a group research paper on whether donors should judge charities by their overhead ratios.

CourseBUSI 409 Nonprofit Management and Governance (BUSI409)
Credit hours3
ProgramBS in Business Administration
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work8 of 8
Samples on this site8 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 409 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What BUSI 409 covers

BUSI 409's four forum threads, in Modules/Weeks 1, 3, 5 and 7, need 500 or more words with a biblical application, at least one Bible verse and citations that give locations in the source; replies to two classmates in Modules/Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 run at least 250 words each with a biblical principle, a verse and located citations.

The group research paper unfolds in four steps: choosing a group leader in Module/Week 1, submitting a unique topic in Module/Week 2, compiling each member's references in Module/Week 3 and submitting an 8-10 page paper with at least ten sources in Module/Week 7.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes BUSI 409 Nonprofit Management and Governance this way:
Management principles and techniques for the administration of a non-profit organization, including churches, charities, hospitals, and government organizations.

BUSI 409 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Discussion Board Forum 1 Thread80Read the Week 1 sample
Week 2Discussion Board Forum 1 Replies (Group Research Paper Topic also due)40Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3Discussion Board Forum 2 Thread (Group Research Paper References also due)80Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4Discussion Board Forum 2 Replies (Midterm Exam also due)40Read the Week 4 sample
Week 5Discussion Board Forum 3 Thread80Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Discussion Board Forum 3 Replies40Read the Week 6 sample
Week 7Group Research Paper (Forum 4 Thread also due)200Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Discussion Board Forum 4 Replies (Final Exam also due)40Read the Week 8 sample

Where BUSI 409 papers lose points

BUSI 409 posts lose points when threads fall short of 500 words or replies short of 250, when citations omit the location in the source, when the biblical application is a single verse with no explanation, and when the group paper strays from the approved topic or relies on fewer than ten sources.

Using a BUSI 409 sample well

The samples draw on research about nonprofit boards and organizational effectiveness, volunteer coordination, the mechanisms of charitable giving, commercialization and funding choices, overhead ratios and the nonprofit starvation cycle, and government-nonprofit collaboration, with Worth's Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice.

BUSI 409 questions, answered

How long are BUSI 409 forum threads and replies?

Threads run at least 500 words with a Bible verse and located citations, and each of the two replies runs at least 250 words with a biblical principle, a verse and located citations.

How is the BUSI 409 group research paper organized?

In four steps: the group picks a leader in Module/Week 1, submits a unique topic in Module/Week 2, compiles references in Module/Week 3 and turns in an 8-10 page paper with ten sources in Module/Week 7.

What textbook does BUSI 409 use?

Worth's Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice, read in four blocks of chapters across the odd modules/weeks, with presentations and websites each module/week.

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