Nonprofit Management Major

Nonprofit Agency Management Mission:

The Nonprofit Agency Management Program’s mission is to guide students to succeed by creating a personalized, diverse learning environment that both engages and empowers students to accept stewardship of their personal communities and our global society through the development and management of nonprofit organizations. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will apply and differentiate various theories and practices of leadership and management techniques in nonprofit settings.
• Students will employ and assess the role of effective communication in personal and organizational success.
• Students will describe and practice cultural awareness necessary for professional practice in culturally diverse settings.
• Students will analyze and utilize methods of financial resource acquisition, budgeting, financial management, control and transparency in nonprofit organizations techniques in nonprofit settings.
• Students will design and conduct needs assessments and apply research methodologies to demonstrate needs and available resources.
• Students will analyze basic laws, regulations and professional standards that govern nonprofit sector operations, including a basic knowledge of risk and crisis management, ethics and decision making.
• Students will design, implement and evaluate program development strategies applicable to all nonprofits (youth services, arts, environmental, health, recreation, social services, advocacy, etc.).