Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management
Nonprofit University developed the Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management to address the growing need for highly skilled nonprofit professionals. This six-session program prepares current and aspiring nonprofit professionals to meet the increasingly challenging demands of the nonprofit sector. Participants will learn management principles across disciplines through dialogue with peers and interaction with faculty experts.
Who should participate in this program?
- Nonprofit administrators, staff, board members, and volunteers seeking to upgrade their skills, stay current with best practices and trends and improve their organizations' effectiveness.
- Individuals interested in working in the nonprofit field.
- Corporate/for-profit professionals seeking a greater understanding of nonprofit management principles.
Program Objectives:
- To give participants the skills and confidence to meet the evolving demands of the nonprofit sector.
- To give participants the skills and confidence to better navigate their existing day-to-day challenges.
- To provide Georgia nonprofits with a deeper and stronger pool of administrators, staff and volunteers.
- To provide participants with a thorough grounding in all aspects of nonprofit management.
Program Overview: The program consists of five full days and one half-day of training. The first five sessions are comprised of four classes. The final session consists of two classes.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Click here to download the full program overviewPRG 210: The Nonprofit SectorThis session will provide participants with a broad overview of the Nonprofit Sector. Participants will leave with a better understanding of the industry and how individual organizations are designed to achieve their missions.
This session covers these 4 modules:
NPO Overview
An overview of nonprofits and the nonprofit industry, including key challenges faced today.
Revenue Sources OverviewWhat are the different sources of revenue for a nonprofit? What are the pros and cons of each? From an operational perspective, how do you approach and monitor them?
Operations / Program ManagementNonprofits must ensure that programs and operations are aligned with mission and strategy and managed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Policy & Advocacy
Being an advocate is one of the primary responsibilities of working in a nonprofit.
PRG 220: Marketing NPOs
Effective Marketing & Communication strategies are increasingly more important as Nonprofit Organizations strive to prove their relevance, and garner public support. Participants will leave this course with a clearer understanding of how to get attention and enhance their organization's reputation with funders and community stakeholders.
This session covers these 4 modules:
Marketing
The components of successful marketing for nonprofits, keeping a focus not only on services and programs, but also on donors.
Brand Management
Nonprofits have missions and constituencies that add to the complexities of brand management. If you don’t manage your brand, you can lose your reputation.
Communications
In today’s era of information overload, effective communications can be critical to mission success and sustainability.
Public Relations
With increased competition for fewer funding dollars, it is important for a nonprofit to develop and follow a solid public relations plan.
PRG 230: Fundraising & Development
This session covers these 4 modules:
Creating a Development Plan
The basics of creating a development plan - your strategy to identify and secure the resources needed to further your mission.
Creating a Development Infrastructure
Once you know the components of a Development Plan, you need to ensure a strong infrastructure to support it.
Prospect Research
Effective prospect research can minimize time spent and maximize the funding received. Learn what is meant by effective prospect research.
Program Evaluation
You’ve created the plan and infrastructure and have a strong understanding of researching prospects. How do you ultimately evaluate your program?
PRG 240: Accounting for Your Mission
This session covers these 4 modules:
Financial Reports
Learning to read, interpret, and manage the information in financial reports is critical for a nonprofit manager.
Click here for Financial Report Sample
Audits / Assessments / 990s
Understand the difference between an audit and an assessment and when each is important. Learn the basics of the IRS 990 form and why it’s much more than just a tax form.
Controls and Risks
How to develop the financial tools and infrastructure that support fiscal responsibility and mission adherence.
Click here for Grant Accounting Case Studies
Click here for Internal Controls Checklist
Measurement
By identifying and tracking key metrics you can identify trends, areas of concern and success, and gauge just how well your organization is in alignment with your mission.
PRG 250: People Management & Boards
This session covers these 4 modules:
Human Resources
An overview of Human Resources in nonprofits and some of the corresponding challenges.
Volunteer Management
Attracting, educating, mobilizing, and sustaining a strong volunteer force can be one of the most challenging facets of nonprofit management.
Building Boards
Establishing a good governance structure is key to the success of a nonprofit and its mission.
High Performing Boards
You have a good board and the basics are down-pat. How do you now take them to the next level and make them high performing?
PRG 260: Moving Forward to Ensure a Legacy
Just like the sustainability of individuals and families, there are many complex and dynamic dimensions that must be sustainable in organizations. This sessions will focus on how organizations ca achieve sustainability to remain strategically, operationally and financailly viable into the culture.
Sustainability
In an era of increased accountability, transparency, and focus on results it is increasingly challenging yet critical for nonprofits to develop a plan for sustainability.
Leadership: Creating a Legacy
Plenty of people can manage but few can truly lead. Whether you realize it or not, your actions are creating your legacy as a leader – what kind of legacy do you want to leave?
Attendance Policy:
Attendance in class is required for completion of this certificate. Because a focus is placed on providing students with access to top-tier instructors and the opportunity to build a network with their peers, a minimum of ½ of the classes (11) must be completed live.
Materials:
Nonprofit University will provide all materials for participants. Additional references, supporting articles, and useful websites may also be provided to participants. Nonprofit University retains all copyrights for the materials used in the training.
Program Fees:
Full Certificate:
$499 for GCN members
$699 for non members
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can someone attend a class or day of classes without being a participant in the program?
A. Yes, if there is room available. Priority is given to those who are working toward their NPO Management Certificate. However, because we want to reach out to and impact as many nonprofit organizations, we encourage those not participating in the entire Certificate Program to send their employees and volunteers to a day of training in the topic that they feel they have the most need.
Q. What happens if I enroll in the program and then miss a day of the training?
A. Not a problem! Any missed days can be made up with the Online On-Demand Classes.
Q. Can I attend all of the sessions and still request that I get the Certificate at the end of the program?
A. No – to get the full benefit of the program, you must commit to the program at the beginning and then follow through with the program’s requirements. Those enrolled in the program receive access to information, articles, and advice that those who simply attend individual sessions do not have access to. In addition, you can receive feedback on your homework when enrolled in the program, thus ensuring follow-up to each session; this is not necessarily available to those who attend individual sessions.
Q. What other benefits are available as a program participant?
A. There are several additional benefits of being a program participant. As a program participant, you receive a guaranteed seat for all of the classes. By signing up for the entire program you receive a discount when compared to signing up for each session individually.
REGISTRATION
Full Certificate: Click here to register
Individual Session: Click on Session titles above to access registration pages.