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Strengthen your team with Nonprofit University training, covering the full range of nonprofit competency areas.

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Keep in mind: Though certificate series are designed to be taken as a whole, you can ALWAYS register for any session individually.

To register, just click the call number of the session you’re interested in. You’ll be directed to a detailed description with a link for registration. 

Foundational

Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management

  • NPO 110 | The Nonprofit Organization
  • NPO 120 | Nonprofit Marketing and Communications
  • NPO 130 | Nonprofit Fundraising and Development
  • NPO 140 | Accounting for Your Mission: Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager
  • NPO 150 | Managing Staff and Volunteers

Mission Ready Mini-Sessions: Building Skills for Nonprofit Success

How to Start a Nonprofit*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Culture & Wellness

Certificate of Change Management

Certificate of Managing the Modern Nonprofit: Inclusion, Technology & Culture in a New Era

  • MGT 210 | Leading Across Differences in a Distributed Workforce 
  • MGT 220 | Practical Strategies for Managing Hybrid and Remote Teams 
  • MGT 230 | Building a Sustainable Culture of Inclusion and Adaptability 

Get Centered (included with GCN Membership and the NU Subscription)

Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Time Management

Get Centered

(Included with GCN Membership and the NU Subscription)

Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Time Management

Fundraising & Development​

Deep Dive: Grant Writing Workshop*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Your Path to DAF Success: Positioning Your Organization to Attract Funders*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Certificate of Grant Research and Outcomes: From Discovery to Impact

Certificate of Fundraising Essentials

  • FND 110 | Ethics in Fundraising
  • FND 120 | Intro to Corporate and Foundation Relations
  • FND 130 | Intro to Individual Donor Development
  • FND 140 | Intro to Government Funding
  • FND 150 | Fundraising and Special Event Planning
  • FND 160 | Intro to Development Planning and Budgeting

Certificate of Annual Giving Campaigns

  • FND 220 | Understanding Donors
  • FND 221 | Stories That Stick: Marketing and Communications for Fundraising
  • FND 222 | Annual Appeals
  • FND 223 | Annual Giving Planning

Certificate of Major Gifts Fundraising

  • FND 230 | Fundamentals of Major Giving
  • FND 231 | Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Donor Prospecting
  • FND 232 | The Art of the Ask: Donor Cultivation
  • FND 233 | Now What? Donor Stewardship

Certificate of Grant Writing & Management

  • FND 240 | Constructing a Powerful Case for Support
  • FND 241 | Writing Winning Grants for Foundation and Corporate Giving
  • FND 242 | Begin with the End in Mind: Grant Budgeting
  • FND 243 | Grant Reporting for Impact

Certificate of Digital Fundraising

  • FND 250 | Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Building an Engaged Online Community
  • FND 251 | Digital Storytelling and Content Creation
  • FND 252 | Planning and Designing Digital Campaigns
  • FND 253 | Executing and Analyzing Digital Campaigns

Certificate of Capital Campaigns

  • FND 270 | Tools for Conducting a Winning Capital Campaign
  • FND 271 | Case Statements for Capital Campaigns
  • FND 272 | Donor Prospecting, Communications, and Recognition for Capital Campaigns
  • FND 273 | Cultivating Major Individual Capital Campaign Prospects
  • FND 274 | Corporate and Foundation Relations for Capital Campaigns

Certificate of Future Funding: Innovative and Diverse Revenue Streams

  • FND 280 | Donor-Advised Funds, Impact Investing & Blended Finance
  • FND 281 | Social Enterprise & Earned Income Strategies
  • FND 282 | PRIs and Impact-Focused Investment Models
  • FND 283 | Cross-Sector Collaboration: Financial Innovation in Action

Programs & Services

Certificate of Monitoring and Evaluation

  • PROG 210 | Program Monitoring and Evaluation
  • PROG 220 | Comprehending and Creating Logic Models
  • PROG 230 | Monitoring Plans and Gathering Evaluation Data
  • PROG 240 | Creating Evaluation Reports

The ABC(D)s of Community Engagement: Asset-Based Community Development, Collaboration, and Taking Action

Finance & Administration​

Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting Essentials

  • ACCT 110 | Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting, Part 1 
  • ACCT 120 | Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting, Part 2 
  • ACCT 130 | Nonprofit Financial Analysis

Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting and Finance Operations

  • ACCT 210 | Optimal Budgeting for Nonprofits: From Process to Strategy 
  • ACCT 220 | Internal Controls and Accountability 
  • ACCT 230 | Audits and the Audit Committeepromotions.

QuickBooks Made Easy For Nonprofits Fundamentals Webinar: Desktop*

QuickBooks Made Easy For Nonprofits Fundamentals Webinar: Online*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Revenue Forecasting

Stay Exempt: IRS Compliance, 990s, and 501c3 Status

Management, Leadership & Governance

Leadership Accelerator

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Management Accelerator

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Certificate of Supervision and Management

  • MGT 110 | Understanding the Role of a Supervisor
  • MGT 120 | Transitioning from Tactical Manager to Strategic Leader
  • MGT 130 | Hiring and Evaluating Performance
  • MGT 140 | Employee Performance Challenges
  • MGT 150 | Understanding People, Building Teams

Certificate of Managing the Modern Nonprofit: Inclusion, Technology & Culture in a New Era

  • MGT 210 | Leading Across Differences in a Distributed Workforce 
  • MGT 220 | Practical Strategies for Managing Hybrid and Remote Teams 
  • MGT 230 | Building a Sustainable Culture of Inclusion and Adaptability

Certificate of Workplace Communication and Leadership

  • LDR 250 | Conflict Resolution: Dealing with Difficult People
  • LDR 251 | Facing Conflict
  • LDR 252 | Crucial Conversation Skills
  • LDR 253 | Negotiating Win-Win Resolutions and Partnerships

Certificate of Nonprofit Volunteer Management

  • VOL 110 | Essentials of Volunteer Management
  • VOL 120 | Volunteer Policies, Processes, and Structure
  • VOL 130 | Volunteer Recruitment, Development, Training, and Retention
  • VOL 140 | Making Volunteers Your Best Advocates and Leaders

Certificate of Nonprofit Human Resource Management

  • HR 210 | Strategic Human Resources Management
  • HR 220 | Strategic Talent Development and Performance Management
  • HR 230 | Employee Relations and Policy Management
  • HR 240 | Legal Compliance and Policy Development

Certificate of Change Management

Get Centered

(Included with GCN Membership and the NU Subscription)

Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Time Management

Marketing & Communications​

Certificate of Nonprofit Marketing Essentials

 

Certificate of Nonprofit Social Media

  • SM 110 | Planning for Social Media Success
  • SM 120 | Best Practices in Social Media Platforms
  • SM 130 | Social Media Advertising
  • SM 140 | Social Media Analytics
 

Certificate of Strategic Storytelling for Nonprofits   

  • COMM 250 | Ethical Storytelling: Moving from Saviorism to Solidarity
  • COMM 251 | Building a Culture of Storytelling
  • COMM 252 | Crafting Powerful Nonprofit Stories
  • COMM 253 | Sharing Stories to Inspire Action

Foundational

Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management

  • NPO 110 | The Nonprofit Organization
  • NPO 120 | Nonprofit Marketing and Communications
  • NPO 130 | Nonprofit Fundraising and Development
  • NPO 140 | Accounting for Your Mission: Finance for the Nonfinancial Manager
  • NPO 150 | Managing Staff and Volunteers

Mission Ready Mini-Sessions: Building Skills for Nonprofit Success

How to Start a Nonprofit*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Culture & Wellness

Certificate of Change Management

Certificate of Managing the Modern Nonprofit: Inclusion, Technology & Culture in a New Era

  • MGT 210 | Leading Across Differences in a Distributed Workforce 
  • MGT 220 | Practical Strategies for Managing Hybrid and Remote Teams 
  • MGT 230 | Building a Sustainable Culture of Inclusion and Adaptability

Get Centered

(Included with GCN Membership and the NU Subscription)

Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Time Management

Finance & Administration

Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting Essentials

  • ACCT 110 | Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting, Part 1 
  • ACCT 120 | Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting, Part 2 
  • ACCT 130 | Nonprofit Financial Analysis

Certificate of Nonprofit Accounting and Finance Operations

  • ACCT 210 | Optimal Budgeting for Nonprofits: From Process to Strategy 
  • ACCT 220 | Internal Controls and Accountability 
  • ACCT 230 | Audits and the Audit Committeepromotions.

Revenue Forecasting

Stay Exempt: IRS Compliance, 990s, and 501c3 Status

Fundraising & Development

Deep Dive: Grant Writing Workshop*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Your Path to DAF Success: Positioning Your Organization to Attract Funders*

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Certificate of Grant Research and Outcomes: From Discovery to Impact

Certificate of Fundraising Essentials

  • FND 110 | Ethics in Fundraising
  • FND 120 | Intro to Corporate and Foundation Relations
  • FND 130 | Intro to Individual Donor Development
  • FND 140 | Intro to Government Funding
  • FND 150 | Fundraising and Special Event Planning
  • FND 160 | Intro to Development Planning and Budgeting

Certificate of Annual Giving Campaigns

  • FND 220 | Understanding Donors
  • FND 221 | Stories That Stick: Marketing and Communications for Fundraising
  • FND 222 | Annual Appeals
  • FND 223 | Annual Giving Planning

Certificate of Major Gifts Fundraising

  • FND 230 | Fundamentals of Major Giving
  • FND 231 | Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Donor Prospecting
  • FND 232 | The Art of the Ask: Donor Cultivation
  • FND 233 | Now What? Donor Stewardship

Certificate of Grant Writing & Management

  • FND 240 | Constructing a Powerful Case for Support
  • FND 241 | Writing Winning Grants for Foundation and Corporate Giving
  • FND 242 | Begin with the End in Mind: Grant Budgeting
  • FND 243 | Grant Reporting for Impact

Certificate of Digital Fundraising

  • FND 250 | Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Building an Engaged Online Community
  • FND 251 | Digital Storytelling and Content Creation
  • FND 252 | Planning and Designing Digital Campaigns
  • FND 253 | Executing and Analyzing Digital Campaigns

Certificate of Capital Campaigns

  • FND 270 | Tools for Conducting a Winning Capital Campaign
  • FND 271 | Case Statements for Capital Campaigns
  • FND 272 | Donor Prospecting, Communications, and Recognition for Capital Campaigns
  • FND 273 | Cultivating Major Individual Capital Campaign Prospects
  • FND 274 | Corporate and Foundation Relations for Capital Campaigns

Certificate of Future Funding: Innovative and Diverse Revenue Streams

  • FND 280 | Donor-Advised Funds, Impact Investing & Blended Finance
  • FND 281 | Social Enterprise & Earned Income Strategies
  • FND 282 | PRIs and Impact-Focused Investment Models
  • FND 283 | Cross-Sector Collaboration: Financial Innovation in Action

Management, Leadership & Governance

Leadership Accelerator

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Management Accelerator

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Certificate of Supervision and Management

  • MGT 110 | Understanding the Role of a Supervisor
  • MGT 120 | Transitioning from Tactical Manager to Strategic Leader
  • MGT 130 | Hiring and Evaluating Performance
  • MGT 140 | Employee Performance Challenges
  • MGT 150 | Understanding People, Building Teams

Certificate of Managing the Modern Nonprofit: Inclusion, Technology & Culture in a New Era

  • MGT 210 | Leading Across Differences in a Distributed Workforce 
  • MGT 220 | Practical Strategies for Managing Hybrid and Remote Teams 
  • MGT 230 | Building a Sustainable Culture of Inclusion and Adaptability

Certificate of Workplace Communication and Leadership

  • LDR 250 | Conflict Resolution: Dealing with Difficult People
  • LDR 251 | Facing Conflict
  • LDR 252 | Crucial Conversation Skills
  • LDR 253 | Negotiating Win-Win Resolutions and Partnerships

Certificate of Nonprofit Volunteer Management

  • VOL 110 | Essentials of Volunteer Management
  • VOL 120 | Volunteer Policies, Processes, and Structure
  • VOL 130 | Volunteer Recruitment, Development, Training, and Retention
  • VOL 140 | Making Volunteers Your Best Advocates and Leaders

Certificate of Nonprofit Human Resource Management

  • HR 210 | Strategic Human Resources Management
  • HR 220 | Strategic Talent Development and Performance Management
  • HR 230 | Employee Relations and Policy Management
  • HR 240 | Legal Compliance and Policy Development

Certificate of Change Management

Get Centered

(Included with GCN Membership and the NU Subscription)

Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

Time Management

Marketing & Communications

Certificate of Nonprofit Marketing Essentials

 

Certificate of Nonprofit Social Media

  • SM 110 | Planning for Social Media Success
  • SM 120 | Best Practices in Social Media Platforms
  • SM 130 | Social Media Advertising
  • SM 140 | Social Media Analytics
 

Certificate of Strategic Storytelling for Nonprofits   

  • COMM 250 | Ethical Storytelling: Moving from Saviorism to Solidarity
  • COMM 251 | Building a Culture of Storytelling
  • COMM 252 | Crafting Powerful Nonprofit Stories
  • COMM 253 | Sharing Stories to Inspire Action

Programs & Services

Certificate of Monitoring and Evaluation

  • PROG 210 | Program Monitoring and Evaluation
  • PROG 220 | Comprehending and Creating Logic Models
  • PROG 230 | Monitoring Plans and Gathering Evaluation Data
  • PROG 240 | Creating Evaluation Reports

The ABC(D)s of Community Engagement: Asset-Based Community Development, Collaboration, and Taking Action

Upcoming Events

* Indicates a class that is not covered by the NU Subscription plan or general discounts and special promotions.

Time Management

February 13, 2026

Member | Strategic Planning with Your Nonprofit Board

February 26, 2026

Certificate of Nonprofit Organization Management

February 26, 2026

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