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Advanced Nonprofit Leadership

Overview

The Duke University Advanced Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership is a comprehensive program that offers students the opportunity to enhance leadership skills through a theoretical study using reflective practices. Sponsored in part by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, the Certificate is designed to foster leaders grounded in practice and centered on the edge. The program was created in direct response to requests from senior nonprofit managers and many of the over 2,000 graduates of Duke University’s nationally acclaimed Certificate in Nonprofit Management.

In general, the Leadership Certificate will allow you to:

• cultivate greater awareness and an understanding of emerging leadership styles.
• discover future trends and the challenges these trends will bring.
• acquire tools for reframing leadership in its current context.
• learn reflective practices that enhance communication and foster understanding.
• explore the role of ethics and values as a fundamental cornerstone of leadership.
• be inspired by stories of extraordinary leadership.
• learn processes for use in inquiry and advocacy.
• leave with a renewed vocational vitality.

Benefits include:

• Relevant and current information on leadership, entrepreneurial organizations, ethical practices, cross-cultural communication and advocacy strategies.
• Opportunities to identify and reflect on your leadership techniques, as well as learn new ones.
• Guidance from nationally known experts from Duke University and elsewhere will provide resources to deepen and expand your leadership.
• A greater ability to stem the tide of nonprofit leadership flight, while becoming more proactive in the cultivation of new leaders.
• A nationally recognized credential that provides you, the nonprofit leader, with heightened credibility when working with leaders of other sectors.
• Symposium partnerships that provide an ongoing relationship with a new colleague as confidant.
• A structured learning environment enables you to devote time to valuable self and professional education.