<p>Lecture, four hours; field work, two hours. Requisites: satisfaction of Entry-Level Writing requirement, course 3. Development of ability to write persuasively and effectively in both nonprofit and public sectors. Writing genres may include mission and vision statements, grant proposals, public service announcements, and outreach campaigns. Community engagement is integrated and sustained through meaningful work off-campus and/or remote with nonprofit partners selected by the instructor, as well as ongoing critical reflection on that work. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

English Composition

College of Letters and Science

Container 1

Writing Programs

ENGCOMP 130DX - Community-Engaged Professional Writing: Nonprofits and Public Engagement

Community-Engaged Professional Writing: Nonprofits and Public Engagement

Analyze a variety of rhetorical situations and conventions in nonprofit and public engagement sectors, and produce writing aligned with standards in the field to begin developing a professional portfolio. 

Engage in a sustained, mutually beneficial, responsive collaboration that contributes to a partnering nonprofit’s mission in a manner that builds on community knowledge and/or addresses community-identified needs. 


Acquire an understanding of the diverse genres of writing used and audiences addressed in the nonprofit sector.  


Write for the intended readers of a text, and design or adapt texts for audiences who may differ in their familiarity or interest in the subject matter.   

Generate, build, and present original, professional-quality work (written, oral, visual) related to the field through a range of individual and collaborative projects.


Collaborate with peers in analyzing, creating, providing and incorporating feedback on writing, and revising varied modes of nonprofit and public communication.

Analyze a diverse range of texts and perspectives in order to understand current thinking, practices, and debates in nonprofit and public engagement sectors. 


Understand the stages required to produce effective professional writing through planning, drafting, revising, and editing. 

Become familiar with principles of and approaches to community engagement, and actively connect this work to academic and civic learning through critical reflection.

General Catalog

Community-Engaged Professional Writing: Nonprofits and Public Engagement

ENGCOMP 130DX

5 units