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Nonprofit Management Higher Education Programs
 
A number of local colleges and universities offer courses for nonprofit managers and board members. Some of these institutions are listed here. More information on each program listed is in the Resource Directory for Nonprofit Capacity Building in Los Angeles County, Fifth Edition, May 2008 (PDF).

 
American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism)
www.ajula.edu

Offers graduate programs in nonprofit management leading to a Nonprofit MBA; trains students to work in social service, education, religious, healthcare and arts organizations; a 12-course M.A. in Nonprofit Management is available for students who already hold a Master’s Degree.
 
California State University Los Angeles
www.calstatela.edu/dept/yth_age/

Offers undergraduate program in Youth Agency Administration, which includes courses in Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations, Managing and Grant Writing for Nonprofits, Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations, leading to a certificate in Youth Agency Administration; also offers graduate courses in nonprofit management and community development.
 
California State University Northridge, Center for Management & Organization Development
www.csun.edu/mod/

Provides applied training and development programs, managerial consultation services, and customized research and evaluation reports to improve organizational performance; focuses on those substantive issues that are critical to transformational and profound change in the nonprofit, public and private sectors.
 
California State University Northridge, Roland Tseng College of Extended Learning
http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/mpa/

Offers a Master of Public Administration for administrators currently employed in the public, private or nonprofit sectors; core courses include such topics as strategic management, organizational leadership, policy implementation and program evaluation and management of nonprofit organizations.
 
Center for Civil Society, UCLA School of Public Affairs
www.spa.ucla.edu/ccs

Offers an annual Nonprofit Leadership Program that draws upon the research and experience of faculty members; topics typically include leadership, vision and mission, strategic planning, managing change, governance, accountability, board management, human resources, budgeting and finance, communications and public relations, project design, program management, evaluation.
 
George Mason University Office of Continuing Professional Education
http://ocpe.gmu.edu/programs/online/non_profit.html

Though the institution is not located in Southern California, it is included because it offers an online Non-Profit Management Training course for leadership and staff of nonprofit organizations; consists of ten modules geared to provide the essential information in a manner designed for people with busy schedules.
 
Los Angeles Pierce College Extension
www.ed2go.com

Offers extension and online courses on Grant Writing and Nonprofit Management, focusing on the skills needed to prepare professional and competitive grant proposals and to manage all aspects of a nonprofit organizations; includes modules on planning, structure and leadership, boards of directors, volunteers and committees, staffing and other topics.
 
Pepperdine University Business Administration Division
www.seaver.pepperdine.edu/business

Offers courses and field work in nonprofit management, covering such topics as Financial Development for Non-profit Organizations, Management of Non-profit Organizations, Leadership in Development and others topics related to but not limited to study of nonprofit sector.
 
UCLA Anderson School of Management
www.anderson.ucla.edu

Provides academic courses in Law and Management of Nonprofits, as well as access to nonprofit-specific courses in other schools and departments on the UCLA campus.
 
UCLA School of Public Affairs
www.spa.ucla.edu

Offers a concentration on nonprofits in each of its graduate professional degrees (Policy Studies, Social Welfare and Urban Planning); offers fellowships and internships to students who wish to concentrate their graduate education on the problems of nonprofits and civil society; runs a university-wide competition to support dissertation research in this area of interest.
 
USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/philanthropy/

Conducts research on philanthropy, volunteerism and the nonprofit sector and communicates findings to key decision makers through forums, roundtables, distinguished lectures and seminars.
 
USC School of Policy, Planning and Development
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd

Offers a course of study designed to prepare professionals for positions of management and leadership in nonprofit organizations ; stresses student awareness of and participation in social services; topics covered include community participation, grassroots economic development, women’s rights, family and child well-being, urban renewal, education reform and others.
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