The Certificate in Nonprofit Management is designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools to successfully navigate increasingly complex and demanding changes in the nonprofit world. Whether you are a nonprofit manager, a clinician with supervisory or management responsibilities, or an individul making a career shift to the nonprofit sector, the Certificate is the vehicle to move you to the next level.
The promise and responsibility...
You are in the nonprofit sector for the challenge of creating opportunities, enriching lives and communities, and empowering fundamental change. This is more than a promise or ideal. Those choosing the responsibility of nonprofit leadership carry an obligation to effectively implement their programs against a backdrop of challenging issues.
What are the challenges?
- Managing in complex fiscal environments
- Balancing collaboration and competition
- Developing and maintaining effective Boards
- Growing and retaining competent staff
- Leading and managing change
- Achieving results and measuring performance
Under the guidance of knowledgeable faculty in nationally ranked programs at the University at Albany, students will have opportunities to study and engage in co-curricular activities such as seminars, workshops, and networking opportunities, which broaden lessons to everyday practice.
For those interested in continuing the educational experience after the Certificate, advanced study and research within the Master's programs in Public Administration and Policy, Social Work, and other disciplines is available.
Who benefits?
Experienced managers and leaders benefit by exploring topics that address the complex environments and choices facing nonprofit organizations:
- Fiscal entrepreneurship
- Leading change
- Nonprofits as dynamic systems
Nonprofit staff preparing to move into management roles benefit by understanding the operational environment in which nonprofits work:
- Staff development and retention
- Fiscal management
- Measuring results
Professionals entering the world of nonprofit organizations benefit from a comprehensive examination of the nonprofit sector and its organizations:
- Structures and functions in nonprofit organizations
- Understanding and managing stakeholders in nonprofit environments
- Working with Boards, volunteers, and public and private sectors.
Invest in yourself...
The nonprofit sector is alive with opportunities, compelling visions and worthy missions yet to be achieved. The Certificate in Nonprofit Mangement and Leadership program at the Rockefeller College has been created to prepare the next generation of nonprofit leaders with the knowledge to articulate, initiate, sustain and manage the complex world of nonprofit organizations.
For more information call Alison Olin at 518-442-3898
or email abs@albany.edu.
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of required and elective courses. To receive an application
or information on tuition and other fees, contact the Graduate
Admissions office at 518-442-5201
Under the auspices of the Nonprofit Education Initiative at the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, faculty and nonprofit practitioners developed the Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership to realize a shared commitment to the pursuit of lifelong learning. The Nonprofit Education Initiative was supported by a four-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
