Nonprofit Management Education

Grand Valley State University

SPNA 2nd Floor, Bldg. C DeVos Center
401 W. Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI  49504
Region: Midwest

Contact Information

Mark Hoffman
Director
http://www.gvsu.edu/spna/index.html
hoffmanm@gvsu.edu Nonprofit Leadership Alliance: williamq@gvsu.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • The Nonprofit Sector: History & Ethics
  • Nonprofit Management Practices
  • Nonprofit Resource and Financial Management
  • Nonprofit Organizations & Public Policy
  • Grant Writing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Nonprofit Boards, Trustees, and Governance
  • Management of Religious Organizations
  • Special Topics Seminar
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Graduate Certifcate in Nonprofit Leadership
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 1993
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Program/department name
  • School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Community and Public Service
Degree name
  • MPA
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • 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 Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Voluntarism and the Nonprofit Sector
  • Grantwriting
  • Community Analysis.
  • Budgeting and Finance
  • Service Learning
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (formerly American Humanics)
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2004
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Administration
Program/department name
  • School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Community and Public Service
Degree name
  • Minor in Nonprofit Administration
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered No

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 11 May 2022