In the United States alone, there are 1.3 million charitable nonprofit organizations. And each of these groups relies on the help and the goodness of others to forward their mission. With Southern New Hampshire University's online Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations Graduate Certificate, you position yourself to manage a diverse range of nonprofit organizations. Through your coursework, you'll learn how to lead organizational change, initiate and implement strategic planning, develop financial support and create effective marketing strategies.

Learn how to:

- Improve performance and efficiency through management and decision-making

- Employ leadership practices

- Lead organizational change

- Use strategic planning to fulfilling an organization's mission

- Identify and develop sources of financial support

- Develop and modify budgets that reflect changing economic conditions

- Apply appropriate marketing practices for nonprofit organizations

Should you want to continue your leadership education, SNHU offers a Master's in Organizational Leadership online that shares some of the same courses as our nonprofit management certificate. In the graduate nonprofit leadership certificate online program, you'll explore marketing, leadership, and organizational concepts and strategies for nonprofit organizations. Our Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations Graduate Certificate is 18 credits or only 6 classes. That means it's possible to complete this program in less than a year and make change happen sooner. You'll take 2 courses focused on marketing, with one of them specializing in strategies and practices designed just for the development of not-for-profits.

Your other 4 courses can help you build your leadership skills.

- Human Behavior in Organizations: Get your team motivated to do the work that keeps your organization and your mission moving forward.

- Leading Change: Study the processes that affect change, and analyze organizations that have effectively instituted change.

- Leading/Managing Non-for-Profit Orgs: Learn the nuances of planning and budgeting when it comes to nonprofits.

- Organizational Leadership: Dive into traditional and contemporary leadership theories, and take on the role of embodying the vision and transformational change.

You'll learn from instructors who have years of experience in leadership and with nonprofit organizations. Many adjuncts are currently serving in these positions, which gives you the opportunity to know what's happening at nonprofits right now. Your nonprofit leadership certificate may also pair well and, in some cases, even overlap with one of SNHU's master's programs, should you choose to take your education even further.

Part of our mission to expand access to quality higher education means removing the barriers that may stand between you and your degree. That's why you can apply at any time and get a decision within days of submitting all required materials. Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year for our 5 graduate terms.

$150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)