Nonprofit Management Education

Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44106-716
Region: South

Contact Information

Rebecca Zirm
Director of Recruitment
http://www.case.edu/mandelcenter/
mcnoadmissions@case.edu or rebecca.zirm@case.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
  • Quantitative Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Nonprofit Organization and Management
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Managing Human Resources in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Management Information Systems for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Law of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Earned Income for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Government Funding for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Philanthropic Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Leadership for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Trusteeship: The Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Public Policy and Advocacy
  • International Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Decision Making for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Practicum II: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Leadership Dialogs: Major Trends and Issues
  • Program Design in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Ethics and Professionalism for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Special Problems and Topics
  • Management of Community-Based Development
  • Community Organization and Development Strategies
  • Leading and Managing Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Organizations
  • Economics for Nonprofit Managers
  • Organizational Assessment and Program Evaluation in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: Practicum I
  • Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: Practicum II
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 1988
  • 1988
Concentration name(s)
  • Master of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management in Master of Social Science Administration Degree Program (MSSA/CNM)
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management in Jurisdoctor Degree Program (JD/CNM)
  • Nonprofit Concentration in Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management in Master of Business Administration Degree Program (MBA/CNM)
Program/department name
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organization
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations in Partnership with Weatherhead School of Management, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and School of Law
School/college
  • Other
  • Other
School/college
  • Partnership of four Schools: Management/Applied Social Sciences/Law/Arts and Sciences
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations in Partnership with Weatherhead School of Management, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and School of Law
Degree name
  • Master of Nonprofit Organization
  • Dual Degrees
  • Jurisdoctor(JD)/Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO)
  • Master of Science in Social Admininstration (MSSA)
  • Master of Science in Social Admininstration (MSSA)/Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO)
Doctoral degree name
  • Executive Doctor of Management (EDM)
  • Executive Doctor of Management (EDM) granted by the Weatherhead School of Management
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Think Tanks
  • Student teams for nonprofit strategic planning projects
  • Applied course work in various subjects
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Journal of Nonprofit Management & Leadership
  • Electronic Newsletter
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership Journal
  • Electronic Newsletter
  • Web Site

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Individually crafted programs based on needs of contractor
  • Professional Development Workshops and Seminars on Various Topics Based on Needs of Community
  • Custom-Developed Programs Based on the Needs of the Contracting Organization
Part of certificate program No
Program/department name
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Mandel Center Professional Development Programs
School/college
  • Other
  • Other
School/college
  • Partnership of 3 Professional Schools: Management/Applied Social Sciences/Law
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Think tanks
  • Leaders' Links Peer-to-Peer Learning for Executive Directors
  • Youth Philanthropy and Service Program
  • Treu-Mart Youth Development Fellowship Program
  • Cleveland Community Wealth Initiative
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Journal of Nonprofit Management & Leadership
  • Electronic Newsletters

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
CEU courses
  • Mandel Center offers workshops in Nonprofit Management on numerous topics
  • The Mandel Center offers workshops and seminars on a wide variety of nonprofit management-related topics.
Part of certificate program No
Program/department name
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Management
  • Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
School/college
  • Other
  • Other
School/college
  • Madel Center of Applied Social Sciences
  • Madel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Electronic Newsletters

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 27 Feb 2026