The School of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University now offers a Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM) program.

America's nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations comprise a significant sector of the United States economy.  The sector includes approximately 2.2 million organizations with operating expenditures of $1.2 trillion, as of 2002.  The sector has been growing at twice the annual GDP for the past ten years. There are 10.2 million paid employees in the nonprofit sector.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that employment in the nonprofit sector will grow by 49 percent by 2006.

The Master of Nonprofit Management degree program was designed as a professional degree to meet the unique needs of the nonprofit sector. It is open to pre-service students, as well as managers and leaders in human services, fine and performing arts, cultural, educational, community development, religious, environmental and other nonprofit organizations. The curriculum recognizes the special concerns of nonprofit organizations in such areas as: management of volunteers and professionals; resource development and fundraising; governance by volunteer boards of trustees and directors; management of multiple sources and types of funding; unique legal and regulatory issues; special values of service, community and charity; and the entrepreneurial character of nonprofit leadership.

Admission
Admission to the program is open to students with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work or a total of 1000 or higher on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the last 5 years.
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• FAU Graduate Application

GRE Exam
All students are required to take the GRE before final admission. However, students do not need to take the GRE before enrolling in classes. They can transfer in 12 hours from FAU courses or six hours from other institutions. To schedule a date for the GRE, call 1-800-GRE-CALL.

Program Description
The MNM degree requires successful completion of 33 semester credit hours. Of these, 21 semester credits are required in the Core Curriculum. Students may select three elective courses (9 hours) and an internship (3 credit hours) is required for all pre-service students, those with little or no experience in the nonprofit sector. Students for whom the internship is waived must complete an additional 3 credit elective.
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The core courses include:

PAD 6142 - Management of Nonprofit Organizations
This is a multi-disciplinary course examining the historical, political, legal, ethical and societal environments in which nonprofit organizations operate. The course is a survey of some of the major contemporary public policy issues facing nonprofit organizations. The focus is on those nonprofit institutions that are considered to be public-serving, i.e., dedicated to serving the public at large as opposed to member-serving institutions.

PAD 6143 - Public Policy and Nonprofit Organizations
This course examines how public policy has affected and continues to affect the behavior of nonprofit organizations. It also looks at how nonprofits seek to influence the public policy process. The interaction action includes the role of volunteerism, civic action, community activism. Students will discuss the role of civic leadership and advocacy and it's impact on public policy decisions.

PAD 6206 - Resource Development and Capital Campaigns
This course examines the history, principles, and practical application of resource development and capital campaigns; the ethical responsibilities of professional fundraising; and, the fundamental techniques of fundraising among individuals, corporations, foundations, and public donors.

PAD 6233 - Seminar in Grants Writing
Practical considerations in obtaining funds for delivery of services to client groups, covering local, national, foundation, corporate and state funding environments. Emphasis will be on social, human, and justice services. Coverage includes need analysis, program planning, budgeting, program evaluation, primary and secondary data, and other technical tools; and issues of politics, partnering, persuasion and presentation.

PAD 6260 - Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Managers
The course is designed to expose students to the standards and practice of accounting for public and nonprofit organizations. The course includes use of fund accounting and other appropriate techniques to ensure proper execution of fiduciary responsibility. The students will learn the linkage between budget, financing and accounting in local governments and nonprofits, as well as establishing the utility of each. The course includes review and analysis of the technical aspects of accounting, posting journal entries and preparing various accounting reports.

PAD 6436 - Administrative Ethics
This is a graduate seminar on ethics and morality in public administration and public policy and in the management of nonprofit organizations. It covers public policy and administration in the context of constitutional democracy and ethics and morality in public affairs and administration, examining value-oriented insights from a variety of fields. Ethical cases are analyzed with implications for political and administrative behavior.

PAD 6506 - Seminar in Public, Private and Nonprofit Enterprise
The purpose of this course is to introduce the primary theories, practices and concepts associated with the nature of the relationships among public, private and nonprofit entities in the provision of public goods and services. The course examines such tools as privatization, contracting out, public-private competition and public-private partnerships with special emphasis on local level applications.

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Advanced Schedule (Fall 2006-Spring 2010)

Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate Program

The School of Public Administration offers a Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management. The program is designed for professionals in the nonprofit sector who wish to take graduate level courses to enhance their skills. Students will receive the Certificate after completing four of the following six courses:

PAD 6142 - Management of Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 6143 - Public Policy and Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 6149 Governance in Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 6206 - Resource Development and Capital Campaigns
PAD 6233 - Seminar in Grants Writing
PAD 6260 - Accounting for Government and Nonprofit Managers

The courses are normally completed within a three semester time frame as a non-degree seeking student. Students must maintain registration during the fall or spring terms for each of the academic years that the student is in the program. Any student not registered during one full academic year will be considered inactive. Participants must successfully complete the program with a grade point average of 3.0. Upon successful completion of the program the student is awarded a certificate of completion.

A student can continue in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) or the Master of Nonprofit Management (MNM) program at FAU by applying for admission according to University procedures, as outlined in the University Catalog. If admitted to the MPA or MNM program, all the Certificate courses can be transferred, providing a grade of "B" or above is earned in each course.

Contact
If you are already enrolled in a Master's program at Florida Atlantic University or if you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, and want information on the Master of Nonprofit Management degree, please call Dr. Ron Nyhan at (561) 297-4005 or e-mail at rcnyhan@fau.edu.

Dismissal

Students may be dismissed from this degree program at any time for cause. Decision rule is majority vote of the SPA faculty.

Students may appeal such dismissal by sending a letter, with supporting documentation, to the Director of the School, who will place it on the agenda of the next faculty meeting provided the letter is received at least four days in advance.