| Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Administration |
The purpose of the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Administration
(NLA) is to strengthen the capacity of leaders to carry out the missions of the
organizations they serve. This is accomplished through education,
community service, and research designed to improve the contribution that
public-serving organizations can make to society. Special emphasis is
placed on individual and community development as the pivotal function of
nonprofit organizations and collaboration as the central mode of the public
problem solving.
The Nonprofit Leadership and Administration certificate program is an eighteen
(18) credit hour program of study. Three course courses (9 credit hours)
are required. The remaining nine (9) credit hours may be taken as
electives.
In order to access the course descriptions, click on the course numbers.
| Course Title | Credits | |
| Core Courses: 9 credit hours required | ||
| PADM 6400 | Nonprofit Governance | 3 |
| PADM 6431 | Budget Development and Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 6441 | Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| Elective Courses: 9 credit hours required | ||
| PADM 5830 | Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 5840 | Promoting Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 5870 | Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 6471 | Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 6481 | Planning in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| PADM 6461 | Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| SWRK 6670 | Program Planning | 3 |
| Course Descriptions |
| PADM 5830 Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This course focuses on the art and process of proactive grant writing. The course is conducted in a workshop format with emphasis on writing a grant proposal and on logical relationships between sections of a proposal. Emphasis is placed on integrating research into the proposal development process, writing effective goals and objectives, and incorporating summative and formative evaluation processes into the grant. Collaborative aspects of grant writing are emphasized.
| PADM 5840: Promoting Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This practicum applies marketing principles to nonprofit organizations. Emphasis will be placed on techniques for defining and identifying the organization's contributor, volunteer, and client markets. Strategies for conducting a market assessment, measuring customer satisfaction, and using information to develop a marketing plan will be covered. These strategies will include the identification of marketing offers, communication messages and methods, cause-related marketing, and the development of marketing budgets.
| PADM 5870 Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This practicum enables students to develop fundraising and fund management skills. Emphasis is on understanding the various forms of fund raising, such as the annual fund; special events; deferred giving, major gifts; special project campaigns; corporate/foundation gifts; and direct mail. Students will also be provided with a working knowledge of permanent endowment funds. Students will learn to assess the fund raising readiness of organizations and develop fund raising plans unique to their organizations.
| PADM 6400: Nonprofit Governance (3 credit hours) |
This course examines the governance of nonprofit organizations with special emphasis on a nonprofit's responsibilities to the state and federal government. Topics include the history and role of nonprofit organizations in U.S. society, size and scope of the various nonprofit subsectors, the legal establishment and maintenance of nonprofit organizations, dynamics between board and staff, and identifying and addressing ethical issues.
| PADM 6431: Budget Development and Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This course will examine procedures for projecting revenues, how tax policies affect private contributions to nonprofits, and the process for developing operating budgets. Accounting and financial reporting standards as well as financial analysis techniques, internal controls, board oversight, and external auditors will also be addressed. An ability to use spreadsheets (e.g., Excel or Lotus) is necessary.
| PADM 6441: Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This course examines current theories, practices, and issues of human resources management in the context of ethical strategic management in nonprofit organizations. Human resources systems for both employees and volunteers are explored with selected foci in human resources planning, recruitment, retention, recognition, rewards, and risk management.
| PADM 6461: Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
Examination of how nonprofit programs are assessed for need and evaluated as to their operations and outcomes. The course includes discussion of the role and conduct of research in the program evaluation process, performance expectations of multiple stakeholders, as well as the methods of effective evaluation and analysis.
| PADM 6471: Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This course integrates theory-based and practice-based approaches to leader-follower dynamics and service delivery in the nonprofit organization setting. The course focuses on such topics as leader styles, characteristics, and strategies; leading in a diverse world; leading in times of crisis and complexity; and leading for the future. This course replaces SWRK 6230 in the curriculum of both the MPA and NLA programs.
| PADM 6481: Planning in Nonprofit Organizations (3 credit hours) |
This course focuses on planning programs within the context of strategic planning. Tools for developing a strategy and new programs to fulfill the strategy will be examined. Both strategic and program planning are viewed as creative, dynamic processes carried out by a team. The stages and tasks of strategic and program planning are studied from analytical, technical and interactive perspectives.
Students may use either PADM 6481 or SWRK 6670 as an elective. Masters of Social Work students will be given priority in registering for SWRK 6670 but if room is available MPA or NLA students are welcome.
| SWRK 6670: Program Planning (3 credit hours) |
This course addresses the models, stages, and tasks of program planning the human services. Students will learn how to work with a team in planning a service program. The course focuses on the tasks that are essential in carrying out a problem analysis and needs assessment, formulating program goals and objectives, designing service programs, and writing program proposals.
Students may use either PADM 6481 or SWRK 6670 as an elective. Masters of Social Work students will be given priority in registering for SWRK 6670 but if room is available MPA or NLA students are welcome.
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