Nonprofit Management Education

North Park University

3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL  60625
Region: (not specified)

Contact Information

Chris Nicholson
Director of Graduate Admissions
http://www.northpark.edu/home/
cnicholson@northpark.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Fundraising Principles for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Capital Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Grant Writing for Foundations and Coporations
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Internship
  • Nonprofit Financial Management
  • Nonprofit Financial Decision Making
  • Annual and Major Gift Fundraising
  • Planned Giving for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Strategic Management
  • Nonprofit Board Governance and Volunteer Management
  • Nonprofit Law, Policy, and Government Relations
  • Management and Marketing of Services
  • Nonprofit Marketing Analysis and Consumer Behavior
  • Advanced Nonprofit Marketing Management
  • Principles of Nonprofit Management
  • Measuring Outcomes and Assessment
  • The Contemporary College Student
  • Higher Education Curriculum Development
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Principles of Higher Education Administration
  • Principles of Church Administration
  • Law of Higher Education
  • Higher Education Organization and Goverance
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Fundraising Management
  • Nonprofit Finance
  • Nonprofit Governance
  • Nonprofit Marketing
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Church Administration
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Higher Education Administration
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2000
Concentration name(s)
  • Fundraising Management
  • Nonprofit Finance
  • Nonprofit Governance
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Nonprofit Marketing
  • Church Administration
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Higher Education Administration
Program/department name
  • Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • School of Business and Nonprofit Management
Degree name
  • Master of Nonprofit Administration
  • Master of Higher Education Administration
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Service Learning Internship
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership and Management
  • Advanced Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  • Nonprofit Financial Management Organizations
  • Advanced Nonprofit Marketing and Fundraising
  • Nonprofit Goverance and Volunteer Management
  • Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Models
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2004
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • The Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • School of Business and Nonprofit Management
Degree name
  • BS in Nonprofit Management
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Other
Other services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Nonprofit Career Fair
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Basic Cash Management and Borrowing for Nonprofit Organizations
  • The Nonprofit Board's Role in Legal and Financial Oversight
  • Strategic Marketing Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Effective Nonpofit eStrategies
  • Miracle Major Gifts
  • Financial Management for Churches
  • Succession Planning
  • Building and Leveraging Your Brand
  • Human Resource Issues for Small Nonprofits
  • Moving Beyond Tokenism: Making Board Diversity a Positive and Productive Experience
  • Effectively Manage Risk: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
  • Planning and Managing Organizational Change
  • Servant Leadership
  • Influencing Political Change
  • Start Your Own Consulting Business
  • Low Cost, High Impact Greening Strategies
  • Public Affairs Training for Nonprofits
  • Foundation Fundraising Basics
  • Creating a Vibrant Organizational Culture that Produces Results
  • Building the Case for Support
  • Building Organizational Effectiveness Through Strategic Planning
  • Creative Planning for Growth -- on a Tight Budget
  • Financial Modeling: A Roadmap to Fiscal Health
  • Online Communications 101: What You Need to Know About Social Media 2.0
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry
  • Starting a Nonprofit at Your Church
  • Advanced Prospect Research
  • Start Your Own Consulting Business
  • Developing High Power Boards
  • Maximizing Your Mission through Marketing
  • Recharge and Re-energize Your Volunteer Program
  • Measuring your Mission
  • Fundraising Institute; Creating Social Change and Raising the Money to Support It
  • Dust Off Your Strategic Plan
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Axeslon Center for Nonprofit Management
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • School of Business and Nonprofit Management
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Newsletters
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
CEU courses
  • Axelson Center Symposium and Workshops (CFRE Approved Provider)
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Professional Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • School of Business and Nonprofit Management

Online Program

Online courses offered Yes
Online course titles
  • Nonprofit Financial Management
  • Nonprofit Financial Decision Making
  • The Contemporary College Student
  • Higher Education Curriculum Development
  • Fundraising Principles for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Annual and Major Gift Fundraising
  • Capital Campaigns for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Grant Writing for Foundations and Corporations
  • Planned Giving for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Nonprofit Board Governance and Volunteer Management
  • Management and Marketing of Services
  • Principles of Nonprofit Management
  • Nonprofit Law, Policy, and Government Relations
  • Nonprofit Marketing Analysis and Consumer Behavior
  • Advanced Nonprofit Marketing Management
  • Principles of Higher Education Administration
  • Principles of Church Administration
  • Law of Higher Education
  • Higher Education Organization and Governance
  • Measuring Outcomes and Assessment
  • Nonprofit Strategic Management
Program URL
  • www.northpark.edu
Part of degree program Yes
Degree name
  • Master of Nonprofit Administration
  • Master of Higher Education Administration
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Fundraising Management
  • Nonprofit Finance
  • Nonprofit Governance
  • Nonprofit Marketing
  • Church Administration
  • Higher Education Administration
Last updated: 11 May 2022