Nonprofit Management
Overview
Nonprofit organizations provide vital services that markedly contribute to the health of our communities. The goal of the Duke Nonprofit Management Program is to ensure that these vital services continue to grow in scope and quality. The Program has proven that pursuit of the Certificate results in better-managed nonprofits that translate into more vigorous communities.
We believe that fundamental organizational and management principles can be used by leaders in the nonprofit sector to strengthen both their systems and service delivery. The Nonprofit Management Program provides affordable, practical and accessible information to people working in and with the nonprofit arena, whether they are paid staff, directors, board members, philanthropists or volunteers. It integrates Duke University’s commitment to academic excellence with the practical wisdom of the instructors and the realistic work experience of the participants.
The Nonprofit Management Certificate is earned at the completion of 50 classroom hours. There are no admissions requirements for the Certificate, and no grades or exams. Thus, attendance at every hour of class is required. Partial attendance in any class does not count toward the Certificate.
Self-paced online courses became available in 2007 and is ongoing . These courses tackle skills important to the management and fiscal support of nonprofit organizations. Please visit the online course demo site, using ‘duke’ as the username, and ‘demo’ as the password and search for online offerings (please search by site, and choose Online Courses). Participants may apply a maximum of 17 hours of online courses towards the Nonprofit Management Certificate. Online Courses must be completed within six months of registration.
Nonprofit Management Certificate courses cover such practical and necessary topics as:
Board Relationships
Evaluation
Finance
Fund Raising
Human Resources
Information Technology
Leadership and Management
Legal Issues
Marketing and Public Relations
Organizational Development
Volunteer Management
The Nonprofit Management Certificate is designed to be specifically customized by the courses you take, directly addressing the issues that matter to you and your organization. Courses across the state are open to any participant, regardless of location. Instructors of Certificate courses are established practitioners from a variety of disciplines within the nonprofit arena. Many instructors are also Nonprofit Management Certificate holders.