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 your 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, as well as 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 and Roles in Nonprofits Organizations • Applied Fundraising and Donor Relations • Advanced Fundraising Strategies and Planned Giving • 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., amounting up to 12.3 million jobs. Locally, the nonprofit sector in Colorado is home to 23,100 nonprofit organizations and employs almost 8% of the state’s workforce — generating $40 billion in economic impact. 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
As the University of Denver’s college of professional and continuing studies, University College delivers a personalized education from a top 100 university, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Nearly 25 years ago, we launched online programming at the University of Denver. Since then, technology and education have evolved. What remains the same is our commitment to delivering a personalized student experience through small class sizes and dedicated academic advisors. At DU’s University College, you’re not just a number and we’re not just another online program. Discover what more than two decades of leading in online education gets you at universitycollege.du.edu.
2020/2021 TUITION
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Master’s Degree $35,040 Graduate Certificate $17,520 Specialized Certificate $11,680
• Application • Official Transcripts
ADMISSION • A regionally accredited baccalaureate • 2.5 GPA (or equivalent)
• Personal Statement (master’s only) • Resume (master’s only)
No application fee! University College is committed to educational access, and given the difficult circumstances currently impacting millions of people, we are waiving application fees.
No GRE or GMAT required for admission because we believe test scores don’t tell the whole story.
DEADLINES FALL 2020
SPRING 2021
Application Deadline July 31 Classes Start September 14
Application Deadline February 12 We allow our students to take up to Classes Start March 29 three classes before they have to submit their completed application. SUMMER 2021 Ask about starting as a non-degree Application Deadline April 30 student! Classes Start June 14
WINTER 2021 Application Deadline November 6 Classes Start January 4
ENROLLMENT MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:
BRIAN CICERO, PHD Enrollment Manager 303.871.4329 brian.cicero@du.edu
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