KYRSTEN SINEMA IS LITERALLY TEACHING A COURSE ON FUNDRAISING

[AZProgressive]

ALL STUDENTS HOPE to learn from the top experts in their field. Graduate students at Arizona State University have an unusual opportunity this fall to do just that, where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is teaching a course on getting rich people to give you money.

The course, titled “Developing Grants and Fundraising,” is one of two classes Sinema is teaching this fall at Arizona State University’s School of Social Work. The syllabus, which was obtained by The Intercept, says students will “learn diverse fundraising strategies” for nonprofits as well as “how to cultivate donors,” including “large individual donors,” by leveraging resources like “opportunistic fundraising,” “finding supporters for major fundraising events” — and, well, “asking for money.”

The outline identifies “Key Course Concepts” such as “corporate giving,” “political strategy,” “influence,” and “power” as well as more socially conscious terms like “discrimination,” “oppression,” and “privilege.” One of the required books is “Fundraising for Social Change” — ironic in light of Sinema’s attempts to ensure things like corporate tax rates remain unchanged. A spokesperson for Sinema did not respond to a request for comment.

Fundraising is a subject the Arizona senator knows a thing or two about, having raised eye-popping sums of money from groups opposed to President Joe Biden’sBuild Back Better agenda. Sinema has racked up some $920,000 in campaign contributions from said groups, according to an analysis by Accountable.US, a watchdog group that monitors corporate lobbying.

https://theintercept.com/2021/10/08/kyrsten-sinema-fundraising-course-asu/

[brooklynite]

1. So?

There are lots of things to be unhappy with about Sinema. Teaching a class isn't one of them.

I taught a college class on transportation planning when I was a transportation planner.

[AZProgressive]

2. Just posting a latest article

Not upset with her over this but find it ironic.

Usually I’m more interested in others comments rather than mine.

[brooklynite]

3. ALL CAPS titles tend to suggest emphasis.

[AZProgressive]

4. I copy and pasted their headline

I hate when websites have all caps headlines. Newsweek does that a lot also.

[Hortensis]

5. Sounds like an entry to AZ politics, funneling interested

young people/potential operatives/fundraisers to her.

[chowder66]

6. Great! Then anyone who wants to run against her should take the class. nt

[LiberalFighter]

7. I was not aware of members of Congress taking time out to teach classes.

[mahina]

8. Interesting. I could use that info.

Maybe I’ll fundraise to buy course notes from her better students.

Or better yet, tell her campaign I want a refund, which I do.

Man, this method of campaign funding requires a crystal ball.

Related:

[orleans]

9. of course she is. wonder if she's also teaching how

taking money from big pharma and screwing over americans can go hand-in-hand?

[Hekate]

10. Learning how to fundraise via grants and donations is a real thing that all non-profits need to know

I haven’t worked at University of California in 25+ years, but when I was an Admin Asst there was a segment of the departmental budget called Contracts & Grants. Among the classes offered to staff employees was one called Contracts & Grants, but it was all from the administrative side.

When I left the university, one of the things on my to-do list was to learn this myself because of the non-profits I was volunteering with. Turned out I was on my own, really, but that the public library was a regional hub for information on who was offering what. Nowadays I’m sure it’s all online, but you still have to know how.

[Lunabell]

11. I bet she gets lots of donations from republicans.

They love her opposition to Joe Biden.