Nonprofit Professional Certificate

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is a certification that accompanies the Bachelor's Degree and is open to any undergraduate student (Graduate students may contact program coordinator to discuss options for some Masters disciplines) interested in a career in non-profit management. Based on the achievement of core competencies, course work varies depending on a student's major; however, the following classes are required for all Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students:

• PUAD 3950 Nonprofit Management I (Fall semester)
• PUAD 3950 Nonprofit Management II (Spring semester)
• RHET 2210 Small Group Communications or RHET 1110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• ACCT 2000 Introduction to Accounting or comparable on-line course
• MGMT 3141 Principles of Management or
• POLS 3338 Principles of Public Administration

Also required:

• Completion of a 300-hour internship approved by Program coordinator
• Attendance at one session of the annual Alliance Management Institute
• Participation in the GC Nonprofit Leadership Student Association
• Completion of an undergraduate degree

All of these requirements are geared toward allowing students to acquire the competencies which national non-profit organizations say they will need in their future leaders.

• Scholarships
• Certification in entry-level non-profit management competencies
• Tested practices and principles through experiential learning
• One-to-one support, career development, and mentoring
• Networking with prospective employers
• Opportunity to test skills and various non-profit roles through internships, co-curricular, and community service activities
• Potential for references and referrals from agency executive directors, advisory board members, and community leaders
• Exposure to national non-profit network of partners and career options
• Inclusion on resume Web site available to all non-profit agencies.
• Opportunity to meet other Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students throughout the country