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The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management is a program designed for leaders and key management staff working in the not-for-profit environment. Gain valuable skills for management and administration. 

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Overview

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management can be completed in:

  • 2 years (15 credit hours)

This program is delivered entirely online.

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management covers significant themes of not-for-profit business management and administration:

  • human resources
  • program design and management
  • financial management
  • strategic planning and leadership
  • approaches to not-for-profit management in the Canadian context
  • monitoring and evaluation

Next Intake

Winter 2025. 

What You'll Learn 

Here’s what you can expect to learn in this program, in addition to our Institutional Learning Outcomes:

  • Comply with established and generally accepted financial, employment, and operational practices and laws.
  • Work with others – staff, volunteers, and board members – to identify needs, solve problems, and design and manage services, programs, and projects.
  • Demonstrate effective management and leadership practices and behaviours.
  • Use effective and appropriate oral, written, and listening skills with colleagues, employees, volunteers, and community members.
  • Design programs, projects, and services to meet identified needs. Measure and evaluate impact, and report on outcomes.
  • Analyze financial statements to determine alignment and success in meeting strategic and business goals.
  • Prepare budgets to ensure sound use and oversight of financial resources.
  • Write and present professional program proposals and grant applications.
  • Lead teams and be an effective team member.
  • Demonstrate adaptability, flexibility, openness, and confidence to manage change.
  • Manage personal interactions and interpersonal communication.
  • Resolve conflict with staff, volunteers, and others appropriately and professionally.
  • Align business plan to strategy. Align strategic plan to mission, vision, and values of your organizations.
  • Demonstrate creativity and innovation in executing strategy, addressing community priorities, and staying relevant to the mission, values, and context of their organizations.
  • Understand and assess risk potential in order to respond early enough to avoid a crisis.
  • Understand, abide by, and support the governance and legal structure of your organizations.

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management has given me a great toolkit for approaching many of the challenges and tasks that I face on a daily basis.”

- Jake Aikenhead, Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management graduate

Program Requirements

  • 4 required courses (12 credit hours)
  • 1 elective course (3 credit hours) 

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

MGT201 Human Resource Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)

This course examines the fundamental challenges of managing human resources in the not-for-profit workplace. Topic areas to be covered include: strategic human resource planning, compensation, recruitment and selection, performance management, operating in a unionized environment, and others.

MGT202 Program Design, Proposal Writing, and Project Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)

The first half of this course examines the effective delivery of projects and programs in a not-for-profit setting. Topics to be covered include: program design and planning, securing resources, proposal writing (including grant applications), and program evaluation. The second half of this course focuses on both the technical and leadership sides of project management. Topics include: scope and activity planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and communication, and project monitoring and evaluation.

MGT203 Financial Management in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)

This course examines the fundamentals of financial management including an overview of basic accounting and finance models and concepts. Topic areas to be covered include: recording and reporting financial transactions, basic financial analysis, cash flow and capital budgeting, financial planning, evaluation, and control. Note that this course is designed for not-for-profit managers without formal background in financial management.

MGT204 Strategy and Leadership in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)

This course focuses on the integration of strategy and leadership in a not-for-profit setting. Topic areas to be covered include: strategic planning and monitoring, strategic analysis, change management, effective leadership, organizational innovation, ethics, politics, effective communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, and global leadership.

 

Elective Course (3 credit hours)

MGT206 New Approaches to Non-Profit Management for the Canadian Context (3)

This course examines the legal foundations, the unique governance and human systems, and the resource requirements of the special entity called a not-for-profit organization within Canada. Areas to be covered include: best practices, trends in communications, fund development, and risk management. It is designed to integrate theoretical discussions and one’s experience in the field.

MGT207 Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation in Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)

This course examines the theories, methods, and practices for effective and responsive program planning that involve multi-stakeholder collaboration and ongoing evaluation. Topics include: process-oriented approaches such as iterative and continuous evaluation processes, monitoring and measuring quantitative and summative data, strategies for involving community and private sector involvement, and establishing systems of accountability and transparency.

Admission Requirements

Review the admission requirements for this program, plus specific details for mature students, international students, and high school equivalencies for applicants outside Manitoba.

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