A minor in nonprofit management provides foundational knowledge and skills needed to manage and lead in the nonprofit business sector.

A minor in nonprofit management provides foundational knowledge and skills needed to manage and lead in the nonprofit business sector. The minor combines coursework in business, communication and new media studies, and social work to teach students about leadership, management, public relations, grant writing, and evaluation which are necessary skills to work in nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit Management at the Mount
- Explain key management concepts and functions as they relate to nonprofit business.
- Describe leadership theories, styles, and strategies most useful in nonprofit organizations.
- Apply basic financial accounting skills utilized in business organizations.
- Integrate public relations, persuasion, and media for use in a nonprofit organization.
- Demonstrate program evaluation knowledge and grant-writing skills.
Program Requirements – Non-business Majors
Hours: 24-25* credits
Courses
ACC 213 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
BUS 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
MGL 300 – Management/Organizational Behavior (3)
MGL 301 – Foundations of Leadership (3)
MGL 310 – Human Resource Management (3)
MGL 375 – Nonprofit Management (3)
SWK 377 – Evaluation, Research, and Grantsmanship (3)
Choose one of the following COM courses:
COM 295 Writing for New Media Environments (3)
COM 321 Public Relations in the Digital Age (3)
COM 356 Social Media Marketing and Advocacy (3)
*Optional service learning credit can be added to SWK 377 for experience in a nonprofit organization.
Residency Requirement: 6 hours
Minimum 2.0 GPA in those 6 hours
Program Requirements – Business Majors – Excluding Management and Leadership Majors
Hours: 15-16* credits
Courses
MGL 301 – Foundations of Leadership (3)
MGL 310 – Human Resource Management (3)
MGL 375 – Nonprofit Management (3)
SWK 377 – Evaluation, Research, and Grantsmanship (3)
Choose one of the following COM courses:
COM 295 Writing for New Media Environments (3)
COM 321 Public Relations in the Digital Age (3)
COM 356 Social Media Marketing and Advocacy (3)
*Optional service learning credit can be added to SWK 377 for experience in a nonprofit organization.
Residency Requirement: 6 hours
Minimum 2.0 GPA in those 6 hours
Optional Nonprofit Management Concentration for Management and Leadership Majors (9 cr. hrs.)
MGL 375 – Nonprofit Management
SWK 377 – Evaluation, Research, and Grantsmanship
Choose one of the following COM courses:
COM 295 Writing for New Media Environments
COM 321 Public Relations in the Digital Age
COM 356 Social Media Marketing and Advocacy
Residency Requirement: 6 hours
Minimum 2.0 GPA in those 6 hours
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