Not-For-Profit Management Certificate Program

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management is designed for the student wishing to enter or advance in a career in not-for-profit management. It is open to those who have an undergraduate degree or those who choose not to seek one. Salem’s Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management is rigorous, consisting of the core management courses required for Salem’s B.A. in Not-for-Profit Management. Salem’s not-for-profit management courses emphasize practical application of concepts learned. As a result, participants develop valuable contacts with the region’s not-for-profit community.

The certificate program — which can be completed in nine months to two years, depending upon workload, with a typical student completing the program part-time over the course of three semesters — feature courses in fundraising, organizational planning and evaluation, management and governance, financial management and communication concepts. It will not only supply a rigorous base of knowledge for candidates but also the opportunity for “hands on” contact with not-for-profit agencies in the Triad.

Director of the certificate program is Dr. Doug Borwick, director of the not-for-profit management degree program at Salem as well as non-profit management consultant, workshop facilitator, author and speaker since 1992.

Students interested in more information about the certificate program in Not-for-Profit Management should contact the Fleer Center for Adult Education at 336-721-2669. 

Requirements (5 courses)

Not-for-Profit Management Core Courses

• NFPM 100. The Not-for-Profit Corporation

• NFPM 250. Not-for-Profit Fundraising

• NFPM 301. Organizational Planning & Evaluation

• NFPM 310. Not-for-Profit Management and Governance

• Plus one of the following:
  - NFPM 170. Financial Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations
     (Note: ACCT 120 or equivalent is a pre-requisite for NFPM 170)
  - COMM 322. Communication Campaigns

Students interested in the program should apply through the Fleer Center for Adult Education.  

Gainful Employment Disclosure

The Certificate in Not-for-Profit Management program was approved by Salem College in Spring 2009, and has admitted and served students since Fall 2009. The federally-classified occupations that this program prepares completers to enter are "social and community service managers" ( SOC code: 11-9151.00 ).   The certificate consists of five courses, which are typically completed over three semesters.  The total tuition rate and fees charged to complete the program are $5610.25. (This calculation is based on the typical time it takes to complete this program, assuming a student enrolled in two courses in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011, plus one course in Fall 2011.)  The typical costs for books and supplies are approximately $300.00 per semester for a student enrolled in two courses in a given semester.  The median student loan debt per program completer for 2010-11 is $3125.  80% of program completers finished the program within the typical timeframe of three semesters.