Nonprofit Management Education

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School

JFK School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA  02138
Region: Northeast

Contact Information


https://www.hks.harvard.edu/welcome-hks-experience/mpa
mpa_program@hks.harvard.edu

Graduate Program

Graduate courses offered Yes
Graduate course titles
  • Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
  • Seminar: The Nonprofit Sector
  • Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Governance
  • Philanthropy: Policy and Practices
  • The Politics and Ethics of the Use of Force
  • Religion and Government: Choices of Morality, Law and Policy
  • The Informal Workforce in a Global Ecoomy
  • Civil Society and Development
  • Entrepreneurship for Social Value Creation
  • Organizing: People, Power and Chnge
Part of certificate program No
Offers 3+ graduate courses in NPO management Yes
Graduate concentration offered Yes
Year concentration established
Concentration name(s)
  • Nonprofit Sector
Program/department name
  • Hauser Center for Nonprofit Institutions
School/college
  • Public Affairs & Administration
Degree name
  • Master in Public Policy
  • Master in Public Administration
Doctoral degree name
  • Public Policy / Public Admin
Services this program provides to the nonprofit community
  • Internships
  • Practicums
  • Workshops
  • Conferences
Mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • Published papers, books
  • Seminars
  • Other
Other mechanisms used to inform nonprofit practitioners of this program's developments
  • case studies

Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate courses offered No

Joint Degree Program

Joint Program Offered No

Noncredit Program

Noncredit courses offered No

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Continuing Education Units offered Yes
CEU courses
  • Strategic Public Sector Negotiation
  • Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict
  • Managing People for Maximum Performance
  • Consensus and Executive Influence
  • Executive Decision Making
  • Promoting Innovation and Creativity
Part of certificate program No

Online Program

Online courses offered No
Last updated: 11 May 2022