Graduate Nonprofit Management Courses

PAD 6142 Management of Nonprofit Organizations

This is the initial course in MPA Nonprofit Concentration and the Graduate Certificate of Nonprofit Management. The course will introduce students to legal, political, social and managerial issues faced by nonprofit organizations. Course topics will include nonprofit incorporation, faith-based initiative requirements, board development and governance requirements, Sarbanes Oxley requirements, tax exempt status of organizations, tax exempt status of contributors, and contract management. Additionally, students will investigate the leadership qualities necessary to be successful in a nonprofit organization.

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to appraise the legal environment in which nonprofit organizations operate, report the tax advantages of a non profit organization, and comprehend the tax benefits afforded contributors and the subsidies they represent.

Students will acquire contract management skills useful to nonprofit organizations. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in directing board activities, managing volunteers and setting organizational objectives.

PAD 6208 Nonprofit Financial Management

This course is an introduction to basic financial management techniques for nonprofit organizations. The course begins with an overview of nonprofit accounting followed by consideration of ways to manage revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. Techniques for budgeting, cash management, inventory, management, donation receivables management, and capital debt will be considered. The course will end with a consideration of how organizations can improve fund development.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to read a set of financial statements, systematically manage the optimization of financial position and operations of a nonprofit organization by identifying weaknesses in asset management techniques, controlling expenses, maximizing revenues and matching debt to projects that produce value added returns.

PAD 6335 Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

This course will consider an in-depth study of two forms of organizational planning in common use by nonprofit organizations: strategic planning and project planning. For strategic planning, several common approaches will be considered and students will be required to produce a strategic plan for an organization. Students will investigate various tools used in project planning that are appropriate for task management.

Learning Objectives: This course will consider an in-depth study of two forms of organizational planning in common use by nonprofit organizations: strategic planning and project planning. For strategic planning, several common approaches will be considered and students will be required to produce a strategic plan for an organization. Students will investigate various tools used in project planning that are appropriate for task management.

And one of the following courses:(See Graduate Catalog)

PAD 6417 Human Resources for Public & Nonprofit Management

PAD 5700 Public Administration Research Methods

PAD 6006 Program Evaluation for Public & Nonprofit Management

PAD 6447 Managing Diversity in Public and Nonprofit Organizations