Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management

Today's nonprofit organizations are faced with shifting demands for services, resource constraints, and diverse operational challenges. They must also learn to navigate the advent of new technology and new sources of funding. To fulfill their missions, nonprofit leaders must step up their game and create organizations that can thrive in the midst of change. Exploring crucial concepts and skills for nonprofit leadership, this program will prepare you to strengthen management and accountability while leading the evolution needed to create an effective, high-performing organization.

This nonprofit management course is presented jointly with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative.

• Nonprofit executive directors and chief executive officers who are responsible for shaping the direction, mission, policies, and major programs of their organizations
• Participating organizations must be public-serving nonprofits, fully operational, and out of the startup phase; they typically have operating budgets in excess of $1 million
• Not appropriate for: Industry or trade associations, management support organizations, or consulting firms

Program fees are subsidized by Harvard Business School and its Social Enterprise Initiative. Limited, additional need-based scholarship funding may be available. Visit the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative website for scholarship information.

Program for Leadership Development participants earn 6 PLDA Points on completion of this program.

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Vital Lessons in Leadership

Read about the program from the founder and CEO of Karam Foundation.

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Turning Challenges into Opportunity and Change

How one executive left SPNM with new confidence, new tools, and new peers.

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A New Perspective on Nonprofit Management

Broaden your perspective to deepen your impact.

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When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.

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