Nonprofit Management Education

Virginia Commonwealth University--MPA & Undergraduate

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
923 West Franklin Street, Scherer Hall
Richmond, VA  23284-202
Region: South

Contact Information

Carl Ameringer
Coordinator; Program Director
http://www.vcu.edu/
cfameringer@vcu.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Principles of Nonprofit Management
  • Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Law, Governance and Ethics
  • Program Design and Evaluation in the Nonprofit Sector
  • Nonprofit Advocacy and Government Relations
  • Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 1998
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Public Administration Program
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree name
  • Masters of Public Administration
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Commission Projects
  • Technical Assistance
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Mailing Brochures, Flyers
  • Talks to Community Groups

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Society
  • Art Direction for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Internship
  • Ethics, Law and Governance
  • Financial Management for Nonprofits
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2007
Concentration name(s)
  • Minor in Nonprofit Management Administration
Program/department name
  • Political Science
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree name
  • Political Science, Bachelor of Arts
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Newsletters
  • Conferences
  • Other
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Conferences

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • History, significance and theories of philantropy and voluntarism in the nonprofit sector
  • Nonprofit law, ethics and advocacy
  • Nonprofit governance and leadership
  • Fund development and communications
  • Financial management
  • Human resources management
  • Organizational theory, planning and evaluation
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate of Achievement in Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Nonprofit Learning Point
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • Division of Community Engagement
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Newsletters
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Conferences

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 11 May 2022