PROPOSAL FOR A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
Approved by Public Administration Committee
Academic focus
Many government programs are
increasingly implemented by organizations in the nonprofit sector. In addition, nonprofit organizations are
allied with government agencies in co-producing essential public goods and
services. As a result, nonprofit
organizations comprise an increasingly significant portion of the American
economy as well as an essential element in American civic life. They
are found in such diverse fields as health care, education, human services,
environmental management and criminal justice, as well as in cultural and civic
activities. They thus provide vital services that are essential to the
well being of communities. The goal of the Certificate Program in
Management of Nonprofit Organizations is to provide
students with the managerial and analytical tools needed to help prepare
them for leadership positions in nonprofit entities.
The nonprofit emphasis draws upon important public
administration organizational and management principles that can be used in the
nonprofit sector to strengthen systems and services. The certificate provides
training in nonprofit management skills within the broader context of
public administration knowledge. Our goal is to help students develop
skills that can be used to achieve organizational
missions uniquely aimed at serving the interests of the community.
Target clientele
The Certificate is intended primarily
for professionals already working in the nonprofit sector or
those in governmental or private settings who would like to work
or volunteer in the nonprofit sector, and students without professional
experience who seek to prepare themselves for nonprofit careers. Staff in nonprofit agencies
like
The fundamental organizational and management principles
provided by this program can be used by leaders in the nonprofit sector to
strengthen both their systems and service delivery and to
prepare students to lead and administer nonprofit organizations.
The Program provides affordable, practical and accessible information to people
working in the nonprofit arena, whether they are paid staff, directors, board
members, philanthropists or volunteers
in human-service, cultural, educational, religious and
community organizations. The Program integrates The University’s
commitment to academic excellence with the practical wisdom of the instructors
and the realistic work experience of the participants.
Prerequisites:
Undergraduate degree
PSC 3420 Principles of Public Administration
or equivalent, or permission of Program Director
(note: additional
prerequisites may be required for certain electives)
REQUIRED COURSES:
(four)
PSC 5410 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
PSC 5440 Budgeting and Financial Administration
PSC 5430 Public Personnel Administration
Mktg 5170 Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations, or
Mktg 5410 Marketing Systems
ELECTIVES: One
appropriate elective chosen with permission of the Director of the MPA Program
from courses in the following departments:
Political Science and Public
Administration
Accounting
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Education Administration and
Supervision
Public Health and Rehabilitative
Services
Human Resource Management
Information Operations and
Technology Management
Research and Measurement,
Department of Foundations of Education