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SPIA 5574 Nonprofit Organization and Management
Graduate
3 Credits |
Internal management for nonprofit and nongovernmental organization managers with emphasis on unique culture, social, political, and economic challenges facing nonprofit managers. Key management knowledge, processes, and system skills for managers in nonprofit organizations and NGOs and the role of internal collaboration. Challenges facing domestic nonprofits compared to those found in nongovernmental organizations across the globe. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5514 Nongovernmental Organizations in International Development
Graduate
3 Credits |
Roles of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO) in international development. NGO interactions with local governments, community organizations, international governmental organizations, and private businesses. Tensions and collaborations between NGOs and other development actors. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5544
Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
Graduate
3 Credits |
Role of finance in the management of complex public, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organizations. Functions of financial management, including planning and budgeting, reporting, resource acquisition, and internal controls in the nonprofit context. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5534 Nonprofit Organization Leadership
Graduate
3 Credits |
Methods of devising and implementing leadership strategies in the complex economic, cultural, social, and political contexts in which nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations operate. Theories, models, and tools for success, focusing on leadership accountability, ethos, and performance. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5524
Nonprofit Accountability and Evaluation
Graduate
3 Credits |
Societal role of the nonprofit sector. Why nonprofit organizations are held accountable, to whom they are accountable, and how organizations can satisfy accountability demands. Evaluation tools for accountability Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5614
Building Participation and Engagement in Volunteer-Based Organizations
Graduate
3 Credits |
Effective participation and engagement in nonprofit volunteer organizations. Role of enhanced autonomy, decentralization, democracy, and inclusive decision-making in attracting and retaining volunteers. Strategies for managing large groups of volunteers and deepening volunteer commitment to engagement for purposes of the organization mission. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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SPIA 5564
Nongovernmental Organization Law and Ethics
Graduate
3 Credits |
Professional managers engaging legal, ethical, and normative systems affecting nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGO), both domestically and internationally. Historical foundations of legal regulation and professional ethics impacting nonprofit and NGOs. Professional ethics. Tax implications related to charitable giving, advocacy, lobbying, political and commercial activities of tax-exempt organizations. Current theories of nonprofit and nongovernmental organization regulation. Pre: Graduate Standing.
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Additional InformationVirginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) offers an exciting certificate in Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations (N.G.O.) Management. We are expanding the reach of the certificate by moving all courses to an online format and focusing the core material on the most vital and urgent management challenges for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations.
The certificate is ideal for rising professionals across the globe navigating the complex fiscal, managerial, and networked environments of nonprofits and NGOs during a time of significant change. Courses in the certificate also include a focus on leadership, complex management, and program evaluation with an emphasis on accountability. All courses seamlessly integrate the domestic and international context.
SPIA’s graduate certificate in Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organization Management serves graduate students in the Washington Metropolitan area and Blacksburg, and working professionals in both nonprofits/NGOs and the public sector. The certificate fosters the development of students by offering a streamlined curriculum focusing on the seamlessness between international and domestic environments, engaged pedagogy, reflexivity, and collaborative learning.
Admission and award requirements for this certificate program are equivalent to the requirements for the Graduate School and the participating SPIA programs. For persons not already enrolled in a Virginia Tech master’s or doctoral program a Bachelor's Degree and the Graduate School application (Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit and NGO Management) are required.
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