NGO Education Survey
Fordham University
Contact Information:
Allan Luks
Director, Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders
Fordham University
Graduate School of Social Service
Rose Hill Campus
New York
New York 10458
United States
Northern America
Americas
https://www.fordham.edu/info/20360/executive_education_certificate_in_nonprofit_leadership
Board Development
Motivating and supporting trustees; identifying new trustees.
Fundraising
Doing special events and corporate, foundation, and individual solicitations.
Organization Budgeting
Creating institutional and program budgets; monitoring expenses and revenue through regular reports; the annual audit.
Organization Management
Setting goals and objectives; the strategic plan from discussion to development, adoption, and implementation.
Personal Communications
How to handle any audience as though your career depends on it; dealing with the media—print, electronic and Internet.
Program Development
Creating and evaluating programs that carry out the strategic plan and can respond to new opportunities.
Proposal Writing
Creating the proposal for public or private funders that has the best chance of succeeding.
Public Advocacy
The importance of, and how to go about, advocating and lobbying for a nonprofit organization.
Public Relations and Marketing
How to use the media—print, radio, TV, and the Web—to grow public awareness of and involvement with your nonprofit organization.
Staff Management
Establishing department and individual goals; motivation and evaluation.
Program Information:
Graduate School of Social Service
Executive Education Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership
Services
The Executive Education Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership is a management and leadership skills program offered by the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service.
The graduate-level program, consisting of three consecutive all-day Saturday sessions, is designed to equip non-profit leaders with management and business expertise while at the same time strengthening their non-profit-specific leadership skills. The combination of competencies will allow these emerging non-profit executives to run their organizations efficiently without losing sight of the mission.