Nonprofit Management Education

Columbia University- School of International and Public Affairs

School of International and Public Affairs
420 West 118th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY  10027
Region: Northeast

Contact Information

Brendan O'Flaherty
MPA Program Director
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/academics/index.html
bo2@columbia.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • The Nonprofit Sector: Policy and Management Perspectives
  • Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
  • Policymaking and Evaluation of Non-Market Organizations
  • Seminar: Nonprofit Institutions and the Law
  • Nonprofit Management Laboratory I
  • Nonprofit Management Laboratory II
  • Nonprofit Management and Finance
  • Fundraising/Proposal Writing
  • Budgeting - Nonprofit
  • Law for Nonprofit Managers and Trustees
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Program/department name
  • School of International and Public Affairs
  • School of International and Public Affairs
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • MPA
Doctoral degree name

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered No

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
Part of certificate program No
Program/department name
  • Office of Outreach & Innovation, Grad School of Business
School/college
  • Business
  • Other
School/college
  • Three Programs: Teachers, Business, Executive
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Mailings

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 27 Feb 2026