University Certificate - NGO and Nonprofit Studies

University Certificate - NGO and Nonprofit Studies

NGO and Nonprofit Studies provides a flexible program for students and mid-career professionals to target the skills needed for a successful career in the nonprofit and related sectors. This program is for people who are interested in working toward ethical, innovative, and practical solutions to pressing social and environmental issues. To prepare students for work in the nonprofit sector as well as in these nonprofit-influenced businesses, the program surveys legal, practical, ethical, and conceptual issues such as what constitutes a designated charity, how to navigate ‘political activities,’ the ethics of representation in promotional materials, the principles of human rights, and the relationship between the local and global. The program also provides students with practical skills such as presenting ideas orally and in writing, collaborating in a team, event-planning, report-writing, writing minutes, and taking initiative.

Career Path

As a result, careers in nonprofits are available at all levels. Some job titles available in nonprofits include positions that exist in many other business and corporations. Administrative Assistant, Event planner, Researcher, Teacher, Advocate, Community organizer, Grant writer, Program director, Volunteer resources administrator.