Nonprofit Management Education

University of Connecticut

Department of Public Policy
10 Prospect Street, 4th Floor
Hartford, CT  06103
Region: Northeast

Contact Information

David Garvey, Ph.D.
Director, Nonprofit Leadership Program and Adjunct Professor
https://dpp.uconn.edu/
d.garvey@uconn.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Program Development and Evaluation
  • Grant Writing and Government Contracts
  • Fund Development and Nonprofit Sustainability
  • Leading and Governing Nonprofit Organizations
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
  • 1995
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Management
Program/department name
  • Department of Public Policy
School/college
  • Arts & Sciences
Degree name
  • Master of Public Administration
Doctoral degree name
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Consultant Services

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered Yes
Undergraduate course titles
  • Grant Writing & Fund Development
  • Program Development & Evaluation
  • Leading and Governing Nonprofit Organizations
  • Business Functions of Nonprofit Organizations
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ undergraduate courses in NPO management Yes
Undergraduate concentration offered No
Program/department name
  • Department of Public Policy
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree name
  • Minor in Public Policy
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Conferences
  • Other
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Conferences
  • Seminars

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered Yes
Noncredit course titles
  • Leading Nonprofit Organizations: A Learning Experience for Emerging Leaders
  • Facing Change: An Executive Director Retreat
  • Encore!Hartford: Preparing Corporate Executives for Nonprofit Management
  • Being the Change: Seasoned Social Changemakers Engaged with the Next Generation
  • Senior Executive Training: CT Council of Family Service Agencies
Part of certificate program No
Program/department name
  • UConn Nonprofit Leadership Program, Center for Continuing Studies
School/college
  • Other
School/college
  • Center for Continuing Studies
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Conferences
  • Commission Projects
  • Other
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Retreats
  • Long term Seminars
  • Bachelor Degree Completion in Nonprofit Leadership
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Conferences
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • website and email

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered No

Online Program

Online courses offered Yes
Online course titles
  • Grant Writing and Government Contracts
  • Fund Development and Nonprofit Sustainability
  • Leading and Governing Nonprofit Organizations
  • Program Development and Evaluation
Program URL
  • https://dpp.uconn.edu/nonprofit-management-certificate/
Part of degree program No
Part of certificate program No
Last updated: 11 May 2022