Nonprofit Management Education

Indiana University - Bloomington

SPEA Undergraduate Programs Office
1315 E. Tenth Street, Suite 260
Bloomington, IN  47405
Region: Midwest

Contact Information

Sanya Carley
Director, Master of Public Affairs (MPA) Program and O'Neill Online MPA Program
https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/professional-development/certificates/nonprofit-executive-leadership.html
scarley@indiana.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
  • Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations
  • Civil Society and Public Policy
  • Civil Society in Comparative Perspective
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Fund Development for Nonprofits
  • NGO Management in Comparative Perspective
  • Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Management in the Nonprofit Sector
  • Public Relations for Nonprofits
  • Philanthropy and the Law
  • Museum Management
  • Arts Administration and the Cultural Sector
  • Audience Development and Marketing the Arts
  • Performing Arts Center Management
  • Seminar in Arts Administration
  • Opera Management
  • Topics: Agency Management in the Arts
  • The Economics and Administration of Artistic Organizations
  • Public Policy and the Arts
  • Proposal Development and Grant Administration
  • Production and Event Management
  • Telecommunications Management
  • Managing the Creative Process
  • Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship (Social Entrepreneurship Certificate)
  • Entrepreneurship Leadership and Practice (Social Entrepreneurship Certificate)
  • New Venture Business Planning (Social Entrepreneurship Certificate)
  • Communications for Public and Nonprofit Affairs
  • Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Development Economics
  • Approaches to Development
  • International Economic Strategies and Trade Policy
  • Seminar in Urban Economic Development
  • Negotiation and Dispute Resolution for Public Affairs
  • Public Program Evaluation
  • Managing Workforce Diversity in Public Organizations
  • Database Management Systems
  • Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management Certificate
  • Social Entrepreneurship: Nonprofit and Public Benefit Organizations
  • PhD NonProfit Management Minor
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 1996
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Arts Administration
Program/department name
  • School of Public & Environmental Affairs
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • MPA (Master of Public Affairs)
  • MAAA (Master of Arts in Arts Administration)
Doctoral degree name
  • Ph.D. in Public Affairs
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Service Corps
  • Peace Corps Fellows
  • VISTA Fellows
  • Arts Corps
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Web pages
  • Email distribution lists
  • Service Corps
  • Promotional collateral
  • Career fairs
  • Graduate Fairs
  • Social Media

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Law and Public Affairs
  • Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
  • Management Concepts and Applications I
  • Elements of Government and Nonprofit Financial Accounting Cycle
  • Management Concepts and Applications II
  • Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership
  • NGO Management for International Development
  • Human Resource Management in Nonprofits
  • Nonprofit Resource Management
  • Grant writing
  • Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Communication for Government and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs
  • Art Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy
  • Overseas Topics in Public Affairs
  • Inside Community Arts Organizations
  • Arts Marketing Fundamentals
  • Public Policy and the Arts
  • The Economics and Administration of Arts Organizations
  • Creative Thinking Techniques and Entrepreneurship in Arts Management
  • Public Relations for Nonprofits
  • Art Worlds: Management, Markets, and Policy
  • Opera Management
  • Music Industry I
  • Music Industry II
  • Programming in the Performing Arts
  • Creative Thinking Strategies for Arts Management
  • Fund Development for the Arts
  • Contemporary Topics in Arts Administration
  • Creative Thinking in Arts Administration
  • Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
  • Strategic Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations
  • Proposal Development and Grant Management
  • Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Management in the Nonprofit Sector
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management
  • Certificate in Arts Administration
  • Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
  • 2004
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management Minor
  • Arts Management Minor
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership Major
  • Arts Management Major
Program/department name
  • School of Public & Environmental Affairs
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • B.S. in Public Affairs; B.S. in Arts Management
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Other
Other services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Web pages
  • Email distribution lists
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Web pages
  • Email distribution lists

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered Yes
Joint Degree Name
  • Master of Public Affairs (MPA)/ JD
  • MPA/ Master of Information Science
  • MPA/ Master of Library Science
  • MPA/ MA in African American and African Diaspora Studies
  • MPA/ MA in African Studies
  • MPA/MA in Central Eurasian Studies
  • MPA/ MA in East Asian Studies
  • MPA/ MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • MPA/ MA in Russian and East European Studies
  • MPA/MA in Arts Administration
  • MPA/MA in Near Eastern Languages and Culture
  • MPA/MS in Environmental Science
  • MA in European Studies
Joint Degree Departments
  • School of Public and Environmental Affairs, in conjunction with several other departments on the IU campus

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Variety of Fundraising courses
Part of certificate program Yes
Certificate name(s)
  • Certificate in Fund Raising Management
Program/department name
  • The Fund Raising School, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • Fund Raising School, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Newsletters
  • Consultant Services
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • Technical Assistance
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Web pages
  • Email distribution lists
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Newsletters
  • Published papers, books
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Technical Assistance

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
Part of certificate program Yes
Program/department name
  • School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration

Online Program

Online courses offered Yes
Online course titles
  • Full Non-Profit concentration offered online
Program URL
  • http://www.speaconnect.indiana.edu/
Part of degree program Yes
Degree name
  • MPA in NonProfit Management
  • MA in Arts Administration
Part of certificate program No
Last updated: 11 May 2022