Nonprofit Programs

Our non-profit programs introduce specialized and comprehensive skills to professionals working or seeking to work in the not-for-profit sector. Workshops in this program include non-profit accounting, financial issues, regulatory concepts, and terminology and tools requisite of the field.

• Advanced Grant Writing

  Pushing your grant writing skills to the next level is an exercise focusing on the details. This course shows you how to ask iterative questions of yourself, your team, and your proposed program to sharpen and refine your grant proposal and push it to the top of the pack.

• Capital Campaigns

  A capital campaign raises money that a nonprofit organization uses for any physical asset, such as purchasing or renovating a building. It's a critical part of managing in the nonprofit sector. This introductory-level course covers the key terminology and practices surrounding running a successful capital campaign within a nonprofit organization.

• Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations

  Fundraising is one of the central activities of a nonprofit organization and nonprofit management. To help finance operating budgets, nonprofits must raise money every year. In addition, special projects and improvements to facilities may be needed. In these situations, fundraisers will often launch large capital campaigns or apply for foundation grants.

• Introduction to Grant Writing

  Writing grants is often critical to gaining funding for any nonprofit organization's mission. Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of a nonprofit with funding sources, whether foundations, government agencies, corporations, or individuals. This introductory-level course offers a guide to the basics of grant writing.

• Nonprofit Management

  Whether you run a nonprofit and need staff training, or plan to build your own skills, these courses in nonprofit management offer a comprehensive training program in topics from volunteer development and grant writing, to fundraising and budgeting. Give your team the tools to continue your selfless work with new skills and a renewed commitment to your mission.

• Nonprofit Skills™: Board Fundamentals Certificate

  Nonprofit board members come from a variety of different backgrounds, but all of them share a commitment to the mission and vision of their organization. The Nonprofit Skills^™ Board Fundamentals Certificate provides learners with the critical knowledge and skills required to serve on a nonprofit board. The content covers key topics including legal obligations, financial management, strategic planning, public communication, fundraising, leadership oversight, and measuring progress.