Nonprofit Management (NPM) Courses

NPM5030 Financial Management and Budgeting in Nonprofit Organizations

This course is an overview of the practice of budgeting and financial management in nonprofit organizations. It covers various budgetary processes, including how budgets are developed, implemented and enacted. The course also covers how budgeting and financial management fit in with the structure of nonprofit function and the impacts of budgeting on the overall organization. Students are expected to learn how to navigate the practical aspects of budgeting and finance through case studies and actual reports from nonprofits.
Offered at Online
3 Semester Credits

NPM5040 Program Evaluation

This course in program evaluation is designed to introduce students to practical methods of evaluating nonprofit programs. Emphasis is on currently used methods of program evaluation, using case studies to illustrate how theoretical methods are practically applied. Students are expected to gain an understanding of theoretical frameworks as well as practical qualitative and quantitative tools used to evaluate programs against standards of efficiency, equity and other goals.
Offered at Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

NPM5050 Resource Development for Nonprofits

This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of resource development and management, including fundraising, donor management and volunteer management. Students are expected to gain an understanding of practical methods currently used to develop resources to be used in the capacity of nonprofit organizations.
Offered at Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

NPM6800 Strategic Planning and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

This course provides the opportunity for students to synthesize key concepts and learning from all other courses in the Nonprofit Management master's degree program. Each course in the program has presented an important aspect of managing and leading a nonprofit organization. In the capstone seminar, students are expected to use these diverse concepts they have learned in the program to demonstrate their critical analysis and thinking abilities in the final capstone project.
Prerequisite(s): 12 credits completed in Nonprofit Management (NPM) and/or Public Administration (PAD) courses 5000 level (or higher).
Offered at Online
3 Semester Credits