Classes in Community Transformation
Nonprofits rank as the 4th largest industry in California by employment, producing more jobs than construction, finance or real estate industries combined. Prepare for careers in community change and transformation by enrolling in classes offered at LA Trade Tech this winter and Spring Term.
Courses are geared toward working professionals who may want to deepen their understanding of the community, to professionals who are interested in transitioning to a different kind of work or grassroots leaders who are interested in deepening their impact. All courses are offered in the evenings and are oriented to build networks amongst students.
For more information about the program, please click on the flyer attached or go to our website http://complan.cdtech.org. Space is limited so enroll today!
WINTER 2016 COURSES
COMPLAN 12 Fundraising Basics for Non-Profit Organizers (1 Unit)
This course provides students with a basic understanding of fundraising and grant
development concepts, strategies and tools applicable to non-profit organizations.
Section Time Day Instructor Room Begin Date End Date
3270 07:00PM-08:50PM TTh K WILLIAMS CH/ K208 01/05/16 02/04/16
SPRING 2016 UPCOMING COURSES
Please register as soon as possible and contact Shelia Balque for any questions. Space is limited!
COMPLAN 7- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND STRATEGIES IN POPULAR EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING
This course will explore current issues of land use, housing, workers’ rights, environmental justice and the
fight for jobs in Los Angeles by utilizing field research and direct interaction with local non-profit
organizations working to make change in these sectors.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3270 600 ‐ 9:30 Mon Benjamin Torres Full Term 3
COMPLAN 2 – INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
The course teaches students the skills, knowledge and history of community organizing from a community
development perspective. Topics covered include tactics and approaches to organizing, current strategies
to build campaigns and engage people in efforts to improve the conditions of low-income communities.
Students will analyze the current context for organizing, the impact of social change theories, organizing
strategies, tools and new methodologies used in community organizing.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3271 600 ‐ 9:30 Tuesday Eddie Torres Full Term 3
COMPLAN 32 – COMMUNITY BUILDING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES (5 Week Short Term Course)
This course provides students with a basic understanding of community building principles, strategies and
tools for community and economic development.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3272 600 ‐ 9:30 Tuesday STAFF (Short Term: 2/9 – 3/8/16 ) 1
COMPLAN 22 – SOCIAL MEDIA, POWER AND CULTURE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT (10 Week Short Term Course)
This course will cover effective media strategies for community organizing campaigns, civic engagement,
outreach and recruitment and effective messaging that reflects the values of the community as well as
provide students with an introduction to the application of media tools such as social media, self-generated
radio and press events.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3273 600 ‐ 9:30 Tuesday STAFF (Short Term: 3/15 – 5/31/16 2
COMPLAN 3 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Develop real estate development skills needed to build multi-family affordable housing projects. Through
project-based learning, you will recognize the stages of the development process; analyze the feasibility
of a project, including neighborhood, site and financial analyses; and identify sources and uses of
financing and project management, marketing and operations.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3274 600 ‐ 9:30 Wednesday Jimar Wilson Full Term 3
COMPLAN 65 – COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH POLICY ADVOCACY
This course will provide a foundational basis for skills to engage the community in grassroots health
promotion and policy advocacy.
Section Time Day Instructor Term Units
3275 600 ‐ 9:30 Thursday STAFF Full Term 3
The Community Planning curriculum and courses are relevant, industry appropriate and cutting-edge. Industry experts (academic and practitioners) develop, design and teach our courses.
- Our industry partnerships provide critical resources for our students, providing them with invaluable employment, volunteer, internship and networking opportunities.
- Our courses are structured to be laboratories (classroom and field work) that combine lecture, project driven learning and hands-on application of knowledge to contemporary issues affecting communities.
- Community planning courses are taught during the evening/weekends on campus and in the community to provide students with the greatest range of educational opportunities.
Upon completion of the Certificate program, students are able to:
- Examine and understand problems facing communities related to the community and economic development field.
- Engage stakeholders to develop sustainable and comprehensive solutions that lead to positive changes in policy, systems integration and program implementation.
Successful students will be able to apply a community organizing set of skills and tools that can address multiple community and economic development issues. Students who complete the program become viable and competitive for employment opportunities because they will have developed their knowledge and skill base, practiced their learning through fieldwork, internships or paid experience and have created networks and/or participated in collaborations that have maximized their knowledge with capacity to understand urgent issues and trends.
Please contact us if you have questions: Vanessa Vela Lovelace velalovelace@cdtech.org (213) 763-2520 x 248