Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Program Description:

The nonprofit management concentration consists of fifteen credit hours within the MPA curriculum. Students must fulfill the following requirements: 12 months of full-time continuous employment in a government agency, nonprofit organization, or appropriate business organization (or be currently enrolled in another graduate program). This requirement can be waived for students who already have a Master’s degree.

1-Students are required to take the following two courses:

  • MPAD 6311 Introduction to Nonprofit Management (3)
  • MPAD 6324 Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations (3)

2-Students must complete two of the following courses:

  • MPAD 6142 Grant Writing and Reporting (3)
  • MPAD 6310 Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector (3)
  • MPAD 6312 Fundraising (3)
  • MPAD 6314 Marketing for Arts & Nonprofit Organizations (3)
  • MPAD 6316 Introduction to Arts Administration (3)
  • MPAD 6318 Arts Administration II (3)
  • MPAD 6327 Internal Capacity Building in Nonprofit Organizations (3)
  • MPAD 6329 Nonprofit Organizations and their Environment (3)
  • MPAD 6330 Program Evaluation for the Public & Nonprofit Sectors (3)
  • MPAD 6332 Project Management (3)

3-Students must complete an additional three credit hours of MPAD electives.

Appropriate non-MPAD courses may be taken within this concentration upon approval of the student’s advisor and the MPA Director.

Contact Us

Master of Public Administration
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Director
Prof. Suzanne Leland
Phone: 704-687-5937
smleland@charlotte.edu