Nonprofit Management (MS)

Degree: Master of Science

Program Overview

The Nonprofit Management MS is designed to expand and enhance the skills of students of all levels of experience that are managing a department, an entire organization or have a desire to do so in the future.  This graduate level program provides a biblical foundation for those that serve in public, private and Christian non-profit sectors. 

The program places an emphasis on the nonprofit sector although the principles taught are applicable to any for-profit organization and the program is designed to add different sector concentrations.  This is accomplished by building the course work around 5 core courses and 5 nonprofit courses.

The program is designed for and the adult learner and offers flexibility so students to maintain their current careers while earning an advanced degree.  Bringing real life situations to the classroom will greatly enhance the students learning.

Online delivery of the program provides flexibility while allowing students to work at a pace that fits their life stage.
As students complete various grouping of courses, certificates will be offered demonstrating the new skills developed. These will be developed after the program is developed.
Students can progress through the program in a cohort-based model providing a collegial community with other Christians serving in the similar positions.
The program is designed to provide a very practical view to Nonprofit Management including strategic leadership, ethics, fundraising, potential legal pitfalls, and practical operations, all presented to the student within a Biblical world view.
Leadership and management courses are presented to assist the student to learn how to manage upward and downward in an organization.
A particular emphasis will be placed on the overall purpose of the organization, understanding the importance of a constitution and bylaws along with various board structures that will enable the student to launch their own nonprofit if that is their desire.  
 

Location:  Online


Program Mission Statement

The Nonprofit Management MS is designed to provide a strong biblical context while also providing hands on learning from experienced professionals to allow students to have a competitive edge within their positions. Men and women who have a biblical world view will be successful in the business world and provide a positive perspective on their boards and within their organization. Graduates of the Nonprofit Management MS will have marketable skills to accelerate their career path, making them more qualified candidates for executive positions.


Nonprofit Management MS Outcomes:


1.  Biblical Leadership: Integrate a biblical foundation of leadership starting with personal spiritual formation and transitioning to a broader organizational level of leadership principles and practices.

2.  Knowledge: Demonstrate comprehension of content knowledge and concepts, practices, and skills specific to the Bible and the functional areas of business. Students will apply key business disciplines with an emphasis on critical thinking. Skills pursued throughout this degree include strategic leadership, financial decision making, avoiding potential legal pitfalls, and marketing strategies.

3.  Critical Thinking: Exhibit competency of using creative thinking to synthesize ideas and apply analytical and problem-solving skills to take appropriate risks in developing innovative and practical approaches to various challenges.

4.  Communication: Demonstrate clear and effective communication skills in all written and oral communications. Students will create long-term communication messaging strategies, with clarity and coherence in written and spoken forms.

5.  Practical Study: Develop skills through hands-on experiential learning will be used to develop marketing strategies and then create tactical plans, execute the plan on a timeline and planned schedule, and assess the effectiveness of those plans. 

6.  Ethical Practices: Confirm character by developing appropriate responses when confronted with moral and ethical dilemmas through the integration of a biblical worldview to personal and professional situations.

Curriculum

Course Code	Course Number	Course Name	Course Credits
Biblical & Theological Course
BTC BTC	503 or 504	Foundations for Integration or Perspectives on Integration	3
Core Courses
BUS	505	Developing Strategy for Organizations	3
BUS	510	Leadership and Management	3
BUS	515	Ethics	3
BUS	520	Strategic Marketing	3
BUS	525	Managerial Accounting	3
Nonprofit Sector Courses
BUS	550	Building an Organizational Culture	3
BUS	560	Legal Issues and Risk	3
BUS	570	Social Media	3
BUS	580	Fund Raising and Advancement	3
BUS	590	Advanced Financial Management	3

Program Director:  Garret Robinson