Essentials of Nonprofit Management

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Professional Development Series: Online Self-Paced Courses

The Idaho Nonprofit Center is pleased to partner with the Winchester Center for Management Development to bring you this library of online professional development courses - convenient and accessible anytime and anywhere with Internet access

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Special Offer:

Sign up for a nonprofit webinar and receive 20% off the Online Self-Paced course of your choice!
Sign up for the entire suite and receive 30% off.

Online Course Selections:

Beginner to Intermediate Level Courses:

Budgeting in a Nonprofit Organization

Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations

How to Read a Nonprofit Financial Statement

Leadership in a Nonprofit Organization

Nonprofit Board and Volunteer Development

Principles of Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit Management Suite - all 7 courses

Intermediate to Advanced Level:

SPECIAL: Simulation Course: "Leading the Courtney Museum"

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Through a unique blend of theory and real world practice, these courses meet the needs of busy professionals. They combine interactive exercises, real world examples, web-references, assessments, audio/video and focused readings to help learners quickly retain knowledge. And an “Ask the Expert” feature lets learners pose questions about course content and receive feedback from a subject matter expert within 24 hours. See Minimum Computer Requirements

Budgeting in a Nonprofit Organization
Regular cost: $79.00. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

This course covers budgets and how they are used in nonprofit organizational settings. You will gain an understanding of the uses and functions of budgets and the relationship between strategic budgeting and tactical budgeting. You will also learn about the organization-wide budget and different budget systems. The course will continue on to slightly more advanced budgeting topics such as capital budgets, cash flow budgets, and opportunity budgets. You will also learn how nonprofit organizations are using different budgeting techniques to handle operating challenges.

After completing this course, you'll be able to:
    • Explain the uses and functions of non-profit budgeting
    • Describe the different types of budgets used by a non-profit organization
    • Recognize the use of the organization-wide operating budget and program operating budgets
    • Explain how an operating budget is created
    • Analyze a non-profit operating budget through variance analysis
    • Describe how a capital budget is used and created
    • Explain the importance of a cash flow budget and describe how it is created
    • Recognize how the budget process can be managed for optimal results

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 3-5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion. Learners must score an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit.

CEUs awarded upon successful completion: .5
CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 3

Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
Regular Cost: $150. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

Fundraising is one of the central activities of a nonprofit organization. To help finance operating budgets, non-profits must raise money every year. In addition, special projects and improvements to facilities may be needed. In these situations, fundraisers will often launch large capital campaigns or apply for foundation grants. This course offers an introduction to fundraising for nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on the fundamental issues.

After completing this course, you will be able to:
    • Describe the key concepts related to nonprofit fundraising, such as annual campaigns, capital campaigns, and planned giving
    • Discuss how nonprofit funds can be raised through direct mail and telemarketing
    • Explain how the Internet may be used to generate donations
    • Compare and contrast fundraising through corporate donations versus foundation grants
    • Explain the different sections of a grant application
    • Describe methods for evaluating annual campaign performance
    • Discuss how ethics applies to nonprofit fundraising
    • Explain the importance of donor relations

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 4-6 hours, Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion. Successful Completion Requirement for IACET CEU: Learners must score an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 4.0

How to Read a Nonprofit Financial Statement
Regular cost: $79.00. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

This course will develop your ability to appropriately interpret the major financial accounting statements that are used by nonprofit organizations. Ideally, you will gain an understanding of the types of financial statements that are used by nonprofit organizations, and how they differ from for-profit financial reporting. Also, you should gain an appreciation of both the power and limitations of accounting information in assessing financial performance and decision-making. You will also learn the uses of financial statement analysis, or ratio analysis for nonprofit organizations.

After completing this course, you'll be able to:

    • Identify and describe the documents and financial statements included in a nonprofit organization's financial report
    • Analyze the information found in nonprofit statements of financial positions
    • Analyze the information found in the statement of activities
    • Analyze the information found in the statement of cash flows
    • Describe the nature of business enterprises and nonprofit organizations, as reflected by the statement of financial position
    • Define financial (ratio) analysis and explain its objectives and limitations
    • Identify the various categories of financial ratios used in nonprofit analyses
    • Define and calculate the ratios within each category

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 3-5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion. Learners must score an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEU credit.

CEUs awarded upon successful completion: .5
CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 3

Leadership in a Nonprofit Organization
Regular cost: $99.00. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

This course addresses the key issues surrounding leadership. What is leadership? Why is it important? What does it require to be a leader? How does leadership in a nonprofit environment differ from the private sector? What is visionary leadership? What role should ethics play? This course considers the foundations of leadership and examines how to be a successful and effective leader. The actual work of leadership requires specific qualities and skills. Some of these skills are unique to the non-profit sector.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Define leadership and explain its importance
    • Distinguish between some of the better-known leadership theories (Fieldler's contingency theory; Path-goal theory; Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory)
    • Distinguish leadership from management and administration
    • Explain the role of ethics in leadership
    • Identify the positives and negatives surrounding the charismatic leadership
    • Recognize the importance of training, learning and role-playing in leadership
    • Describe the impending leadership shortage in the nonprofit sector and discuss possible solutions to the problem
    • Discuss the seven bases for leadership
    • Explain why forma authority alone does not guarantee leadership
    • Explain leadership issues that are especially important in the nonprofit environment
    • Discuss the nine key qualities for leadership
    • Describe the leadership qualities that non-profit leaders feel are important for success
    • Identify the five central skills needed for effective leadership and explain ways to strengthen or      develop those skills in a leader

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 3-5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 3

Nonprofit Board and Volunteer Development
Regular cost: $150.00. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of most nonprofit organizations. Board members are a special type of volunteer. They help to guide the direction of a nonprofit, to promote the organization in the community, and ensure that the nonprofit's mission is fulfilled.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

    • Explain the reasons why people volunteer and how nonprofits can make volunteer programs more successful
    • Describe the responsibilities of the nonprofit board
    • Discuss different models for organizing a nonprofit board
    • Describe the differences between a nonprofit board and a for-profit board
    • Explain different approaches for recruiting and filling a nonprofit board
    • Discuss the pros and cons of large vs. small boards
    • Describe why board evaluations are useful
    • Explain why nonprofit boards form committees
    • Discuss typical nonprofit board and staff interactions
    • Describe how nonprofits can develop and maintain a strong volunteer base

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 5

Principles of Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
Regular Cost: $79. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

When we think of marketing, we typically think of the activities that a for-profit company engages in. However, marketing is an important function for nonprofit organizations as well. Marketing is the way that nonprofits determine the needs of their clients and their donors. As in the for-profit world, nonprofit marketing includes advertising, promotion, public relations, and customer relationship management. This course examines how nonprofits use marketing to publicize their mission and to gather contributions of time and money. The course also discusses marketing planning in the nonprofit organization.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Define what marketing is within the nonprofit environment
    • Explain the service-intensive nature of nonprofit program activities
    • Explain how the marketing mix is expanded for service products (the 3Ps of Services Marketing)
    • Describe the importance of customer satisfaction and how expectations play a role in satisfaction with service products
    • Discuss the role of ethics in nonprofit marketing
    • Describe the importance of and explain the process of nonprofit marketing plan
    • Describe how target markets can be identified for donors
    • Explain how new service products are developed by nonprofits

This course is self-paced and online. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 3-5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 3

Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations
Regular Cost: $79. Nonprofit Center Members receive a 10% discount.

We hear a lot about for-profit companies, such as Apple Computer or Wal-Mart, and the successful strategies they have developed. Even though nonprofit organizations are not concerned with profit maximization, they too can benefit from following a strategy.

A nonprofit's strategy constitutes its decisions about what it will do and how it will do it. Managers are critical to successfully implementing strategy since they are responsible for carrying out the actions that will support it. By understanding a nonprofit's strategy and how it helps the organization fulfill its mission, a manager can do a better job implementing the strategy.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Define strategy
    • Explain the basics of strategy in a nonprofit context
    • Describe the strategic planning process and how different approaches may be taken by different organizations
    • Discuss how mission statements are constructed
    • Explain how budgets and capital budgets interrelate with nonprofit strategic planning
    • Describe the success factors for strategic planning
    • Recognize the need for contingency planning

This course is self-paced and online. It is best suited for learners with a basic understanding of business concepts. You will have access to this course for 30 days. Estimated time to complete is 3-5 hours. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Winchester Center for Management Development certificate of completion.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 3

BEST DEAL

Nonprofit Management Suite - sign up for all 7 courses!
Cost: $699. Companion Series participants and Nonprofit Center Members receive a 30% discount.

Leading the Courtney Museum - Simulation
Regular Cost: $399. Members receive a 10% discount.

Leading the Courtney Museum is a simulation designed to challenge and engage participants while exploring key real-world leadership issues confronted by nonprofit managers.

The learner assumes the role of executive director of the troubled Courtney Museum, and deals with a series of personnel, marketing, financial, and board/community relations issues.

As the learner makes tough decisions, an adaptive scoreboard reflects the impact of those choices on the Museum's prospects. Commentary from experienced nonprofit leaders provides qualitative context and explores the consequences of choosing different paths for reviving the Museum.

This course is self-paced and online. Level is intermediate to advanced - learners should have experience in nonprofit management. You will have access to this course for 60 days. Estimated time to complete is 10 hours.

CFRE CE points awarded upon successful completion: 10

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