Nonprofit Management Education

Portland State University - Division of Public Administration

Division of Public Administration/INPM
PO Box 751
Portland, OR  97207-075
Region: West

Contact Information

Sharon Hasenjaeger
Program Coordinator
http://www.inpm.pdx.edu
inpm@pdx.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Management
  • History and Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector
  • Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Advanced Fundraising: Major and Planned Gifts
  • Effective Marketing and Corporate Sponsorship for Nonprofits and the Public Sector
  • Grantwriting for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Fundamentals of Fundraising
  • Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
  • Program Evaluation for Nonprofits
  • Volunteerism and Volunteer Management
  • Advanced Financial Management
  • Advanced Financial Strategies: Dealing with Contributed and Earned ncome
  • Advocacy and Public Participation by Nonprofit Organizations
  • Conference and Event Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Fundraising
  • Nonprofit Accounting
  • Creating Collaborative Communities
  • Cross-Cultural Communications
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Arts Administration
  • Globalization of Civil Society
  • Starting & Running a Nonprofit Org: The Early Years
  • Tools for Facilitative Leadership
  • Values-Based Management (effective human resource management in the nonprofit sector)
  • Oaxaca Field Study/Nonprofit Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Organizational Leadership & Decisionmaking
  • Women's Development and Microfinance
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Nonprofit Development
  • Nonprofit Financial Management
  • Volunteer Management
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 1996
  • 1996
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Division of Public Administration, Mark O. Hatfield School of Govt
  • Division of Public Administrationin the Mark O. Hatfield School of Govt
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • Master of Public Administration
Doctoral degree name
  • Public Administration and Policy
  • Public Administration and Policy
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Listserv for jobs, internships, educational opportunities, topics of interest to those who care about nonprofits
  • Leadership Fellows Program for nonprofit-related leaders of color
  • Civic Leaders Program for diversifying nonprofit boards and govt commissions
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Many of our courses offered for graduate credit may also be taken as undergraduate courses
Part of certificate program No
Certificate name(s)
  • Courses taken for undergraduate credit may be used toward the Certificates in Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Development, and/or Volunteer Program Management
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered No
Program/department name
  • Public Administration, part of the Hatfield School of Govt
  • Public AdministrationDivision in the the Hatfield School of Govt
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • No degree as yet. Courses taken for undergrad credit may be used toward a certificate
  • No degree as yet. Courses taken for undergrad credit may be used toward a certificate
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Joint Degree Program

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Fundamentals of Fundraising
  • Grantwriting for Nonprofits
  • Development of Planned Giving Programs
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Management
  • Organizational Leadership and DecisionMaking in NPs
  • Financial Management of Nonprofit Orgs
  • Values-Based Mgmt (effective HR mgmt in the Nonprofit Sector
  • Effective Marketing & Corporate Sponsorship for NPs and the Public Sector
  • Strategic Planning for NP Orgs
  • Volunteerism & Volunteer Mgmt
  • Advanced Financial Strategies: Dealing with Contributed and Earned Income
  • Advanced Fundraising: Major and Planned Gifts
  • Advocacy and Political Participation by Nonprofit Organizations
  • Arts Administration
  • Contemporary Issues in Fundraising
  • Creating Collaborative Communities
  • Conference & Event Management
  • Globalization of Civil Society
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Oaxaca Field Study/Nonprofit Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Program Evaluation for Nonprofits
  • Starting & Running a Nonprofit Organization: The Early Years
  • Tools for Facilitative Leadership
  • Women's Development and Microfinance
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Nonprofit Development
  • Financial Management
  • Volunteer Program Management
Program/department name
  • The Institute for Nonprofit Management, part of the Hatfield School of Govt
  • Noncredit courses are offered by the Institute for Nonprofit Management, part of the Hatfield School of Govt
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
CEU courses
  • All of our courses may be taken for CEUs
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Students may arrange to get CEUs and also use the course toward a certificate or degree.
Program/department name
  • Institute for Nonprofit Mgmt, Hatfield School of Govt
  • Institute for Nonprofit Mgmt in the Hatfield School of Govt also Extended Studies/Extended Campus
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Online course titles
  • New series of online courses for the Volunteer Engagement & Leadership Program (VELP)
Last updated: 27 Feb 2026