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Build a rewarding career affecting change in an area you care about. Working in the nonprofit sector often requires a strong "find a way" or "make a way" mentality that drives the kind of innovation needed to make an impact. CSU's online nonprofit management certificate builds the essential skills to foster organizational and programmatic success and provides you with a framework for how nonprofits work and how to get things done.
You gain skills in:
Course instructors in the online nonprofit administration certificate have significant personal experience as active practitioners in the field. By dedicating the time to study nonprofit management and learn from experienced instructors, you will gain evidence-based tools and have access to current research that adds to what you have learned on the job.
Instructors bring real-world experience into the classroom to help you better understand:
Upon completion of the online graduate certificate in nonprofit management, you will have a professional portfolio of work that displays your knowledge. You have the opportunity to complete an organizational design proposal, from mission and goals through financial planning and volunteer resourcing. You can utilize projects from their current job for class assignments, getting feedback from instructors and other students.
Gaining financial planning, fundraising, grant-writing, and donor cultivation skills is integral to on-the-job success and, often, career advancement. In this online certificate program, you will practice these skills with hands-on guidance. Courses will give you the opportunity to create various materials to build your portfolio, including:
Gain the nonprofit training you need to step into an active leadership role within an organization. The online nonprofit administration certificate is designed to prepare students to lead at a management level within nonprofits and build a thriving organizational culture.
Students are prepared for nonprofit leadership positions such as:
Nonprofit administration certificate courses can be taken independently of the Master of Social Work, or can be applied to the M.S.W. degree program as electives that will provide curricular focus in nonprofit management.
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The online Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Administration requires three courses:
Applications are reviewed as they are received. You can expect to be notified of your application status within two weeks of submitting all application materials.
Note: Applications submitted after the deadline may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
| Fall | August 1 |
| Spring | January 1 |
| Summer | May 1 |
Start your application online and upload materials directly into the online system. You can save your progress and return any time.
Apply NowThe online certificate requires that students have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Complete the online graduate application and pay the nonrefundable application processing fee (payable online). As soon as you have completed the required information, please submit your application. Your application will not be reviewed until it is complete and all required materials have been received.
Request one official transcript from the institution where you earned your bachelor’s degree. Transcripts must be received directly from the originating institution to be considered official. Transcripts from Colorado State University are not required.
Electronic (preferred): Digital Transcripts must be submitted by the originating institution using a secure service such as parchment, eScrip-Safe, the National Student Clearinghouse, or e-Quals. Transcripts received via emails are considered unofficial. Use institution code 4075 for Colorado State University or gradadmissions@colostate.edu if the secure service requires an email address.
Mail (if necessary): Graduate Admissions Colorado State University – Office of Admissions 1062 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-1062
View your application status at any time to ensure your application checklist is complete or to check on updates.
Once your complete application, including supporting materials, is received, the department admission committee will review your application and notify you of their decision.
Proof of English language proficiency is required for applicants from countries or United States territories where there are official languages other than (or in addition to) English. This includes the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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