Nonprofit Leadership Graduate Programs

NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP MASTER’S DEGREE & GRADUATE CERTIFICATES | ONLINE OR EVENINGS

As the nonprofit sector continues to grow, impactful leaders are needed to drive sustainable and innovative programs and organizations. Develop practical knowledge to craft fundraising strategy, lead organizational change, and develop social enterprises for nonprofits. You’ll learn to think critically and act ethically to better serve mission-driven organizations while expanding your leadership and management acumen and ability to integrate inclusive leadership practices.

NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP COURSES CORE COURSES • Healthy Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organizations • Leading Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organizations • Legacy and Trends of Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society • Graduate Social Research Methods • Capstone Portfolio or Project

ELECTIVE COURSES Electives may be chosen from among all courses in the Nonprofit Leadership program. You may also select courses from other University College graduate programs in collaboration with your academic advisor.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

EXECUTIVE

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE CONCENTRATION COURSES

• Executive and Board Roles, Responsibilities and Leadership • Leading Strategically • Leading Nonprofit Financial Health • Leading Policy and Advocacy

Enhance your leadership skills and cultivate your management knowledge in order to better navigate organizational changes and challenges. In this program, you’ll learn to work effectively with boards, develop strong governance, and strategically plan for resource development. Uncover strategies to develop a positive organizational culture and foster high-performing teams while sustaining the vision and impact of nonprofit organizations.

Skills you’ll learn: • Perform the financial, fundraising, and program planning a nonprofit needs to thrive • Evaluate an organization’s operations and governance to find opportunities for growth • Cultivate your personal leadership skills by analyzing you strengths and behaviors

MISSION DRIVEN OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT

MISSION DRIVEN

OPER AT I ONS & MA N A G E ME N T

A nonprofit organization can only accomplish its mission if its program operations and organizational management are efficient and effective. Financial planning, staffing and resource management must function smoothly for any organization to succeed. In this program you’ll learn how to set and meet financial goals by cultivating partnerships, managing grants, and implementing community-based approaches, and you’ll build and customize programming strategies based on research and data.

Skills you’ll learn:

CONCENTRATION COURSES

• Operational Strategy and Structures • Nonprofit Program and People Management • Leading Nonprofit Financial Health • Community Organizing, Voice and Empowerment

• Effectively resource programs and measure their impact • Critically evaluate and plan programs that drive the organizational mission • Examine diverse funding structures to determine how best to resource operations

STACK YOUR CREDENTIALS

SKILLS YOU’LL LEARN

Master’s Degree: 12 Courses (48 Credits) Graduate Certificate: 6 Courses (24 Credits) Specialized Certificate: 4 Courses (16 Credits)

Design and develop plans to solve complex organizational challenges; devise strategies to lead an organization’s fundraising and social enterprise programs and board of directors; lead a mission-driven organization through changes needed to expand and meet community needs.

PHILANTHROPY & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

PHILANTHROPY

& RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT CONCENTRATION COURSES

• Philanthropy Principles, Roles, and Systems in Nonprofits • Applied Development Practices: Fundraising and Donor Relations • Development Strategy, Fund Management, and Complexity • Leading Nonprofit Financial Health

From crowdsourcing to capital campaigns, nonprofits must prospect for funding sources and demonstrate impact as they cultivate and retain donors. Learn to navigate changing philanthropic trends and increase fundraising efforts in this program designed for nonprofit professionals. You’ll apply your passion and pragmatism to learn about the scaling and planning needed to develop the resources to carry out your nonprofit’s mission in diverse contexts.

Skills you’ll learn: • Create the best strategic development approach for your organization’s size and mission • Use structured financial tools and techniques to run a successful nonprofit • Apply fundraising strategies across diverse cultures and contexts

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, INNOVATION, & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

I N NOVATION &

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CONCENTRATION COURSES

• Leading Nonprofit Financial Health • Principles and Practices in Social Enterprise, Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Strategies and Tools for Nonprofit Social Enterprise • Social Enterprise Practicum

Are you a social entrepreneur or aspiring to become one?

Increase your value as a nonprofit professional and learn to address community issues in this hands-on program designed to help you drive mission impact. You’ll gain insight to the process of social enterprise and innovation, from the initial inkling of an idea through to launch and all the steps in-between: funding, prototyping, scaling, marketing, measurement, and more.

Skills you’ll learn: • Take on social issues through impactful business and public sector solutions • Use design thinking and other innovation frameworks to create and test groundbreaking approaches to social enterprise • Develop and manage market-driven strategies that drive real change

CAREER OUTLOOK

The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies found that nonprofits are creating jobs three times faster than for-profits and is the third largest industry in the U.S., which amounts up to 12.3 million jobs. Locally, the nonprofit sector in Colorado is home to more than 25,500 nonprofit organizations and employs almost 8% of the state’s workforce — generating $32 billion in revenue. Within the field, there has been a movement to offer more talent development among nonprofit leaders. There’s a unique need to help leaders develop their network and knowledge so they can deliver on the mission of their organizations.

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ADVANTAGE

At University College, courses are offered 100% online or evenings on campus at the University of Denver—a top 100 university, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Finish your master’s degree in 18 months or earn a graduate certificate in less than a year! Hone your talent and add new skills with career-focused courses designed for busy adults.

2019/2020 TUITION

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Master’s Degree $34,224 Graduate Certificate $17,112 Specialized Certificate $11,408

• Application • Official Transcripts • Personal Statement (master’s only)

ADMISSION • A regionally accredited baccalaureate • 2.5 GPA (or equivalent)

• Resume (master’s only) • Two References (master’s only)

No GRE or GMAT required for admission because we believe test scores don’t tell the whole story.

DEADLINES WINTER 2020

SUMMER 2020

Application Deadline November 8 Classes Start January 6

Application Deadline April 24 Classes Start June 15

SPRING 2020

FALL 2020

Application Deadline February 7 Classes Start March 30

Application Deadline July 24 Classes Start September 14

ENROLLMENT MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:

BRIAN CICERO, PHD Enrollment Manager 303.871.4329 brian.cicero@du.edu

MISSED THE DEADLINE? We allow our students to take up to three classes before they have to submit their completed application.

Ask about starting as a non-degree student.

Learn more and apply at universitycollege.du.edu.

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