The Organizational Leadership in Social Work Online Certificate will help prepare you to be an effective leader of a nonprofit, human services/social work organization. In this fully online, self-directed program, you will investigate the nonprofit sector, explore organizational and social work ethics, and discover key elements of a nonprofit organization. You’ll look into financial issues and budgeting processes for nonprofit organizations. You’ll explore fundraising and marketing strategies, and you’ll learn how to write meaningful grant applications, and evaluate the effectiveness of your organization’s programs. Finally, you’ll consider how your organization can adopt an environment that is purposefully focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in the communities you serve and in those who are doing the serving.

Completing this program will help you be able to:

1. Describe the process of forming an incorporated nonprofit organization.
2. Identify and describe important issues and challenges in non-profit management, including legal and ethical issues, accountability and performance evaluation, and the increasing involvement of the private sector.
3. Explain fundamental principles and concepts of fundraising as well as various programs and methods to acquire funds for nonprofit organizations.
4. Describe the basics of resource management, particularly budgeting, accounting and financial reporting.
5. Apply theories, processes and best practices related to human resource management, board governance, and volunteer management.