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Nonprofit organizations employ a sizable and increasing share of the nation’s workforce, with employment growth outpacing a number of major industries. Advance your career in this important high-growth sector as you enhance your ability to create positive social change—a key component of Walden’s mission for 38 years.
Whatever your background, you’ll have the opportunity to gain the management and organizational skills you need to lead diverse and complex nonprofit organizations and serve as a social change agent in local and global communities. Learn from scholar-practitioners who share their academic and professional experiences to help you quickly apply what you learn.
Our program blends academic theory with hands-on experience so you can
- Learn concepts, principles, and processes related to budget, finance, resource development, and strategic planning and apply them to nonprofits.
- Explore marketing, public relations, and communications strategies for nonprofits.
- Apply strategies for acquiring, managing, developing, and retaining volunteers and board members.
- Broaden your perspective of nonprofits through international themes and concepts incorporated throughout the program.
- Acquire the skill set required to fill career opportunities in the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit employment statistics cited in The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies’ report “Employment in America’s Charities: A Profile,” 2006.
Completion Requirements
- 51 quarter credit hours
- Foundation course (1 cr.)
- Core courses (45 cr.)
- Capstone course (5 cr.)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
Estimated time to completion: 18 months depending on individual progress. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: September 2. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Each 12-week course is delivered in a prescribed sequence.
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| Quarter 1 | ||
| NPMG 6115 | Foundations for Graduate Study | 1 |
| NPMG 6200 | Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector | 5 |
| Quarter 2 | ||
| NPMG 6405 | Ethics and Social Justice | 5 |
| NPMG 6420 | Organizational Management and Leadership | 5 |
| Quarter 3 | ||
| NPMG 6431 | Finance and Budgeting for the Nonprofit Sector | 5 |
| NPMG 6435 | Human Resource Management: Building a Capable Workforce | 5 |
| Quarter 4 | ||
| NPMG 6451 | Board Governance and Volunteer Management | 5 |
| NPMG 6465 | Strategic Planning: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination | 5 |
| Quarter 5 | ||
| NPMG 6461 | Resource Development | 5 |
| NPMG 6480 | Applied Research and Evaluation Methods | 5 |
| Quarter 6 | ||
| NPMG 6910 | Capstone Seminar | 5 |
Other Recommended Programs
- Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation Programs (With M.A.T. Option)
