Nonprofit Management Education

University of Pennsylvania, Nonprofit Certificate Programs

3440 Market Street
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA  19104
Region: Northeast

Contact Information

Anita Lakshman
Manager, Non-Credit Programs
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/
alak@sas.upenn.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
Program/department name
School/college
  • Arts & Sciences
Degree name
  • Master of Governmental Administration
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Technical Assistance
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Strategic Planning
  • Board Leadership
  • Legal Basics
  • Decision Making for Non-Profits
  • Supervisory Skills
  • Developing Program Budgets
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Preparing Assessment & Evaluation Reports
  • Program Design & Assessment
  • Project Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Planning & Hosting Special Events
  • Writing Workshop for Fundraisers
  • Lessons from a Loyalty Based Membership
  • Understanding the Basics of Prospect Research
  • Cultivating Foundations & Corporations
  • Starting, Keeping & Growing Donor Relations
  • Turning Annual Donors Into Major Contributors
  • Asking for Major Gifts
  • Planned Giving
  • Introduction to Grantsmanship
  • Marketing Communications for Fundraisers
  • Overview of Fundraising: The Funding
  • Overview of Fundraising: What Constitutes a Development Organization
  • Marketing for Non Profits
  • Developing the Marketing Plan
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Fundraising; Executive Administration; Program Design, Management & Assessment
Program/department name
  • Special Programs
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of General Studies
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Mentorship
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Seminars
  • Catalogs
  • On Line Information Sessions

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
Part of certificate program Yes
Program/department name
  • Special Programs
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of General Studies
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 11 May 2022