Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Our renowned 72-hour series helps nonprofit leaders gain and refine the essential skills needed to strengthen their organizations and achieve their missions. The certificate course provides immediately-applicable training in the core competencies of nonprofit management. It is intended for people who want to make a serious investment in their not-for-profit careers.
The program combines the best of face-to-face learning with ongoing discussion via online learning portals. To learn more about the program or to join our mailing list, please contact Kate Jellema at nonprofit@marlboro.edu or (802) 451-7510.
Venues and Dates
Classes meet on Fridays, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, for ten Fridays in a semester. Class size is limited to 24 participants at each location.
In Winter 2012 the series will be held in Brattleboro and Montpelier. Classes will begin on Friday, January 20, and wrap up in mid-April. Plan on a webinar orientation on Tuesday, January 17, 10 am to noon. View the full schedule here. The Brattleboro class will meet in the Marlboro College Graduate Center, and the Montpelier group will meet at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
In order to serve the whole region, the certificate course is offered in two different towns each semester. Fall 2012 will bring the series back to Burlington and the Upper Valley.
To keep abreast of all relevant dates and registration information, please subscribe to the Red Clover, our e-newsletter. If you have any questions please contact Kate Jellema by email or phone at (802) 451-7510.
The Learning Environment
I found the certificate course enormously helpful. I'm a newcomer to the nonprofit world, and every class brought immediately applicable information. I can't recommend it highly enough.Rebecca Harris, Executive Director, Contoocook Valley Transportation Co.
Students in the Nonprofit Management Program are active practitioners and leaders in New England's vibrant nonprofit community. Learning takes place in our day-long, face-to-face intensives, and continues outside of class on our online portals.
The certificate course is designed for busy professionals. Most of our students work full-time, many as nonprofit executive directors. To be successful in this class, students must reserve ten Fridays for the face-to-face workshops at the heart of the program. Students also commit to completing a short reading and participating in an online discussion forum each week.
Students can miss two workshops and still successfully complete the certificate course. Excused absences may be made up the following semester, space permitting.
Academic credit
Students who wish to apply learning from the certificate program to a real-world project can enroll in NPM601 Nonprofit Management Practicum. Upon successful completion of the practicum, students receive 3 graduate credits issued by the Marlboro College Graduate School. These credits can be transferred into Marlboro's MS in Managing Mission Driven Organizations.
Students can enroll in the practicum concurrently with the certificate program, or in any subsequent semester. The practicum is a guided independent study that challenges students to take the certificate learning to a deeper level by applying the concepts and techniques to a real nonprofit organization. Past projects include everything from designing a Facebook presence for a social service organization to performing a cost-benefit analysis on a daycare program, from developing the agenda for a critical board retreat at an independent school to reimagining the annual fund campaign at a museum. Practicum students complete projects that improve their organizations in exciting and demonstrable ways.
Students in NPM601 Nonprofit Management Practicum will be charged at the regular 3-credit course total of $1800, but will be credited back the $1350 already invested in the certificate. You can apply for graduate credit by selecting NPM601 on the Continuing Education Program application form.
If you are interested in exploring the for-credit option, please contact Kate Jellema by email or phone at (802) 451-7510.
How do I register?
Networking with community partners was priceless.Sandra L. Clark, Brattleboro Housing Authority
You can sign up for the certificate program online using our easy and secure form. If you are interested in registering for graduate credit, be sure to also choose Nonprofit Management Practicum (NPM601).
Registration for the Winter 2012 sessions in Brattleboro and Montpelier is now open. To receive notification of all upcoming semester dates and registration information, please subscribe to the Red Clover, our e-newsletter.
More information
To find out more about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management, please email program director Kate Jellema at katej@marlboro.edu, or reach her at (802) 451-7510. To receive regular updates from the program, please subscribe to the Red Clover, our e-newsletter.
