Keys to Managing Nonprofit Organizations I: Strategic Management
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Examine the fundamentals of strategic management and explore various approaches to strategic planning. Analyze the impact of your organization’s mission and vision when developing and meeting long-term objectives. Gain an understanding of the role of organizational leadership, culture, complexity and mobilizing resources for change. |
Introduction to Nonprofit Management
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Nonprofit organizations make a significant contribution to our communities and to our economy. Explore the history, magnitude, issues, trends and challenges that affect the sector, with emphasis on leadership and management skills. |
Program Planning and Evaluation for the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Explore program planning and assessment principles currently used in the nonprofit sector. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create new programs and initiatives in a nonprofit organization by creating a plan for a new program from the research stage through evaluation. |
Introduction to Voluntarism in the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Volunteers donate over one billion hours to charities each year, a value of over $14 billion to Canada’s economy. It is imperative for nonprofit organizations to manage this valuable resource effectively. Find out how to plan an effective volunteer program, motivate volunteers, provide meaningful volunteer job development, and recruit, select and train volunteers. |
Board Governance in the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
To govern well, boards must understand their work and develop effective, well-thought-out processes that keep the board focused on its work while respecting the roles and responsibilities of the organization’s staff. Examine these issues and investigate various board models and structures, roles of external stakeholders and board fiduciary responsibilities. |
Fund Development and Corporate Philanthropy
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Look at fundraising from both a nonprofit and a private sector perspective. From the nonprofit perspective, discuss how to raise funds. On the corporate side, discuss how to create programs that provide funding. |
Ethical Issues in the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Ethics-based decision making is critical to the long-term success of a nonprofit organization. Explore various ways to approach ethical issues and different ethical decision-making tactics that can be applied to a nonprofit organization, helping to ensure its success. |
Law for the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
It is vital that nonprofit managers understand the legal responsibilities of the organization. Examine a broad range of legal issues, including the laws of trust, contract law, tax law, and human resource laws. Explore a risk management process that has direct application to nonprofit organizations. |
Marketing and Public Relations in the Nonprofit Sector
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Gain insight into marketing and public relations as they relate to the goals and objectives of nonprofit organizations. This course provides opportunities for networking and small group discussion, and you are expected to develop a marketing and public relations plan for a nonprofit organization. |
Keys to Managing Nonprofit Organizations II: Roles and Relationships
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Examine the management functions in nonprofit organizations and identify different strategies for managing them. Learn to recognize the importance of major stakeholders and how to maintain relationships with them and discover the role of transaction and exchange when managing stakeholders. |
Financial Basics: Keeping it Simple for Nonprofit Managers
Non-Credit Bearing
Undergraduate |
Examine nonprofit financial management including the accounting cycle, budgeting process and financial management tools. Use case studies to examine the financial relationship between nonprofit organizations and government. |
