SCHOOL FOR CONTINUING STUDIES

CERTIFICATE IN

Not-for-Profit Management

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management program is designed for Salvation Army personnel and key management staff. This program consists of online courses covering four significant themes of Salvation Army business management and administration: 1)Human Resources; 2)Program Design and Management; 3)Financial Management; 4)Strategic Planning and Leadership.

The Not-for-Profit Management Certificate program consistsof four online courses and a capstone course integrating all of the content material. The capstone course is constructed as a series of face-to-face intensive sessions over the two-year period of the certificate program that will supplement online learning with specific Salvation Army policies and procedures relating to these themes. Additionally, the intensive sessions will serve as the basis for a distinct capstone course engaging certificate participants in a project relevant to their ministry context.

*Two-Year Certificate Program (15 credit hours)

MGT 201 Human Resource Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3 credit hours) (online)This course examines the fundamental challenges of managing human resources in the not-for-profit workplace. Topic areas to be covered include (but are not limited to): strategic human resource planning, compensation, recruitment and selection, performance management, and operating in a unionized environment.

MGT 202 Program Design, Proposal Writing and Project Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3 credit hours) (online)The first half of this course examines the effective delivery of projects and programs in a not-for-profit setting. Topics to be covered include: program design and planning, securing resources, proposal writing (including grant applications) and program evaluation. The second half of this course focuses on both the technical and leadership sides of project management. Topics include: scope and activity planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, communication, project monitoring and evaluation.

MGT 205Not-for-Profit Management Certificate Capstone (3 credit hours) (intensive)The capstone course consists of a series of three face-to-face sessions over the course of the Not-for-Profit Management certificate’s two-year sequence. It is designed to apply specific Salvation Army policies and procedures to the general principles provided in the other courses in the certificate program, concluding with a final project relevant to a Salvation Army ministry unit or region.

MGT 203 Financial Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3 credit hours) (online)This course examines the fundamentals of financial management including an overview of basic accounting and finance models and concepts. Topic areas to be covered include: recording and reporting financial transactions, basic financial analysis, cash flow and capital budgeting, financial planning, evaluation and control. Note that this course is designed for not-for-profit managers without a formal background in financial management.

MGT 204Strategy and Leadership in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3 credit hours) (online)This course focuses on the integration of strategy and leadership in a not-for-profit setting. Topic areas to be covered include: strategic planning and monitoring, strategic analysis, change management, effective leadership, organizational innovation, ethics, politics, effective communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and global leadership.

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