Nonprofit Management (Certificate)
A Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management is available to students, including NC State degree students, who have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. The Certificate requires 15 credit hours of course work and substantive nonprofit experience. The courses are designed to provide the basic management knowledge and skills needed in nonprofit organizations.
Plan RequirementsÂ
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12 | ||
| Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations | |||
| Management of Nonprofit Organizations | |||
| Nonprofit Budgeting and Financial Management | |||
| Fund Development | |||
| Select up to two of the following: | 6 | ||
| Management Systems | |||
| Effective Communications for Public Administrators | |||
| Organizational Development and Change Management | |||
| Contract Negotiation and Mediation in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors | |||
| Grant Writing for Public Administrators | |||
| Seminar in Program Evaluation | |||
| Nonprofit Marketing and Public Relations | |||
| Total Hours | 18 | ||
Substantive Experience Requirement
The Substantive Experience Requirement can be met by:
- Prior (or continuing) Experience:
- Full-time employment with a nonprofit (at least one year by completion of certificate program)
- Serving on a nonprofit board or chairing a nonprofit's standing committee (at least one year by completion of certificate program)
- In-program Work:
Faculty
Full Professors
- Thomas A. Birkland
- Richard M. Clerkin
- Jerrell D. Coggburn
- Dennis M. Daley
- George D. Garson
- Jennifer Kuzma
- Branda L. Nowell
Associate Professor
- James R. Brunet
- Jason Alix Coupet
- Jeffrey Childress Diebold
- Christopher Galik
- Bruce D. McDonald III
- Amanda Janis Stewart
Emeritus Faculty
- Michael L. Vasu