Certificate in Nonprofit Management


Workshop Details

Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

Instructor: Jim LeFevre

      1. Overview of the Certificate Program
      2. Receive skills to use online tool
      3. Identify participant expectations, share with faculty
      4. Explore unique characteristics of nonprofits
      5. What makes for excellence in a nonprofit organization?

Dates: September 11 (Burlington) | September 18 (Manchester)

Financial Management I & II

Instructor: Church Hindes

      1. Become a more effective leader by understanding money and mission and reducing fears with math, money, finance, and budgets
      2. Acquire clear understanding of the following financial tool – financial statements, indicators, internal reporting, cost allocations, audits, ethics, and budgets
      3. Utilize the interplay between finance, strategy, planning, budgets, and policy

Dates: September 25 & October 9 (Manchester) | December 11 & January 8 (Burlington)

Strategic Planning

Instructor: Jim LeFevre

      1. Components that make a plan strategic
      2. Crafting mission statements that matter
      3. Digging deep into the present to build a strong foundation to leap into the future
      4. Radical changes in strategic planning – focusing on ends not means
      5. Discovering your organization’s critical issues and imperatives to move forward

Dates: October 23 (Manchester) | November 6 (Burlington)

Fundraising I & II

Instructor: Christine Graham

      1. Understanding fundraising, including planning and implementation
      2. Prioritizing methods, timing, and prospects
      3. Writing grants, individual solicitations, planning giving
      4. Understanding donor motivation
      5. Why fundraising matters beyond the money

Dates: October 16 & 30 (Burlington) | November 13 & December 4 (Manchester)

Marketing

Instructor: Rebecca Brookes

      1. Key elements of marketing
      2. Defining and describing target audience
      3. Segmenting audiences
      4. Understanding the value exchange
      5. Designing a core marketing plan

Dates: September 25 (Burlington) | November 6 (Manchester)

Human Resources

Instructor: Karen Saudek

      1. Understanding the elements of a great workplace
      2. Recruiting, interviewing, hiring new staff
      3. Motivation and retention strategies
      4. Importance of organizational communications
      5. Performance management
      6. Crucial employment laws

Dates: November 20 (Burlington) | December 18 (Manchester)

Conflict Resolution

Instructor: Alice Estey

      1. Identify hurdles to good listening
      2. Learn tools for better listening
      3. Learn some tools to manage conflict well
      4. Learn how to say “no” without damaging relationships
      5. Understanding your own personal challenges to good communication

Dates: December 4 (Burlington) | December 11 (Manchester)

Boards and Governance

Instructor: Jim LeFevre

      1. What have you already put into action?
      2. The board of directors – the leadership partner
      3. Pitfalls in the board function and how to keep them relevant
      4. Dialoging with a true leader in our field
      5. How do we make the certificate program better next time?

Dates: January 8 (Manchester) | January 15 (Burlington)