Nonprofit Management Education

University of Southern Maine

Muskie School of public Service
34 Bedford Street
Portland, ME  04104-9300
Region: Northeast

Contact Information

Dahlia Lynn
Associate Dean
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/
dlynn@usm.maine.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Managing the Nonprofit Organization
  • Grant Writing and Financial Management in the Nonprofit Organization
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered No
Program/department name
  • Public Policy and Management
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • Public Policy and Management
Doctoral degree name
  • PhD in Public Policy
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • capstones and applied research
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • involvement in classroom

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Introduction to Grant Writing
  • Hands-On Grant Writing Workshop
  • Grant Research: Targeting Funds Online
  • Fundamentals of Nonprofit Development
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate Program in Grant Writing
Program/department name
  • Continuing Education
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • Center for Continuing Education
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Consultant Services
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Customized Training for Organizations

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered Yes
Online course titles
  • Managing the Nonprofit Organization
Program URL
  • http://usm.maine.edu/eap/profed/online.html
Part of degree program Yes
Degree name
  • Public Policy and Management
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Last updated: 11 May 2022