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Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership (MNML)

School of Public Service Leadership

Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership (MNML)

Help your community by strengthening your ability to develop strategic, innovative, and cooperative solutions to societal problems. Unlike programs that focus exclusively on a business approach to nonprofit management, Capella's Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership addresses leadership challenges and strategies specific to nonprofit organizations, including organizational and community collaboration, programming with a cultural context, and global non-government organization (NGO) perspectives. It was designed around industry standards for nonprofit management education, including the graduate curriculum guidelines established by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC). Simulations, group problem-solving, and real-time coaching sessions are used to strengthen the collaboration and communication skills needed by nonprofit leaders. Convenient electronic textbooks are available for most courses, which lowers costs and provides immediate access to course materials. People who choose this degree are often pursuing nonprofit leadership positions, may wish to start their own nonprofit organization, or are considering a career change into the nonprofit sector.


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Total Program: 52 quarter credits
Up to 12 quarter credits may be transferred into this specialization
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Next Start Date: March 5, 2012
Credit: $440

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Expand your educational and career opportunities by choosing one of Capella's degree enrichment options.

  • Add a concentration to gain deeper expertise

    Delve more deeply into a specific knowledge area by earning a concentration that will be included on your transcript and can enhance your career opportunities. If you have elective courses in your degree program, you may be able to use them to fulfill both your degree and concentration requirements at the same time. However, completing a concentration may extend your total credits beyond the requirements of your degree.

    Concentrations available as part of this program include:
    • Public Administration
    • Public Policy Management and Collaborative Governance
    • Public Health
    • Health Policy and Management
    • Homeland Security
    • Forensics
    • Fire Service Administration

Core Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)

  • NPM5002 - History and Theory of the Nonprofit Sector
  • NPM5006 - Organizational Theory and Development*
  • NPM5010 - Nonprofit Governance and Accountability*
  • NPM5014 - Nonprofit Organizational Performance and Program Evaluation*
  • NPM5018 - Fund Development and Management
  • NPM5022 - Nonprofit Financial Management
  • NPM6004 - Stewardship of Human Resources
  • NPM6008 - Nonprofit Strategic and Operational Planning*
  • NPM6104 - Nonprofit Marketing, Communication, and Advocacy
  • NPM6108 - Culture, Collaboration, and Globalization of the Nonprofit Sector
  • NPM6012 - Nonprofit Social Entrepreneurship
  • NPM5993 - Nonprofit Management and Leadership Integrative Project*

Elective Courses

  • Choose one elective course.

Recommended elective course:

  • NPM5995 - Nonprofit Management and Leadership Collaborative Project*+ OR
  • Choose any graduate course from the School of Public Service Leadership.
Review of this program is pending in TN.
+ Learners are responsible for the cost of their travel, accommodations, food and other expenses associated with this course.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

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