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Course Descriptions
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Next program starts:
Autumn 2008
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Program location:
UW campus, Seattle
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Classes meet Saturdays on the UW campus, Seattle
Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a  below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.
Autumn Course
Management Skills for Nonprofit Leaders
Schedule: Saturdays, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Program Orientation, Thursday, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Sept. 25. $665; 3 CEUs.
Instructors: Cory Sbarbaro and Leslie Breitner
This course provides you with an intensive introduction to responsibilities essential to nonprofit management. Topics include:
- Board of directors, governance
- Financial management—budgeting, cost allocation, understanding financial statements
- Staff and volunteer management
- Introduction to the "third sector" and its importance to the entire community
- Legal requirements for nonprofits
- Program planning
- Organizational assessment and capacity building
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Winter Course
Strategic Leadership for Nonprofits
Schedule: Saturdays, Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, Feb. 28, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; $665; 3 CEUs.
Instructor: Laura Pierce
This course focuses on advanced leadership skills you need to inspire others and lead an organization. You will be exposed to the latest thinking on leadership, Topics include:
- Communications and conflict resolution
- Ethics
- Leadership development and succession planning
- Program evaluation
- Transformational leadership and change management
- Collaborations, partnerships and strategic alliances
- Strategic planning and implementation
- Selecting and evaluating technologies
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Spring Course
Fundraising and Communications for Nonprofits
Schedule: Saturdays, Apr. 4, Apr. 18, May 2, May 16, May 30, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; $665; 3 CEUs. SCE Reg# 93894.
Instructor: Janet Boguch
This course focuses on the nonprofit organization’s relationship with the external community of supporters, funders and policy-makers. It gives managers the tools to evaluate, develop, and implement communications and fundraising objectives and projects in a nonprofit. Topics include:
- How to manage a nonprofit’s brand
- Audit existing communications in nonprofit agencies
- Develop communications plans appropriate for different audiences and outcomes
- Be familiar with advocacy and public policy and the fundamentals of public relations
- Recognize and understand key fundraising concepts, terms, and fundamentals
- Develop a case statement or case for support
- Outline a high level fundraising plan with identified effective practices
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
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