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| The following courses have been Completed at Regis University's Masters of Nonprofit Management Program with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.6.* |
| MNM 601 HISTORY/THEORY/FUTURE OF NONPROFS (3.00) Examines origins and societal roles of nonprofit organizations in a global environment including social, political, economic, cultural and ideological issues. Addresses types and characteristics of nonprofit organizations, and trends and projections for the future of the third sector. |
| MNM 620 MARKETING & ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS (3.00) Focuses on marketing and communications in the global Third Sector as essential for achieving a NPO/NGO's mission by informing and influencing individuals and collective behaviors within the context of social enterprise. |
| MNM 624 GRANT WRITING (3.00) Provides an in-depth examination of all aspects of grant writing including foundation, federal and corporate proposals. Examines the essentials of a successful grant writing strategy for nonprofit organizations. |
| MNM 644 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (3.00) Focuses on using financial information management for budgeting, finance and investment decision-making in nonprofit organizations. Topics includes acquisition, reporting, taxation, risk management and regulatory issues. Emphasizes unique problems of nonprofits in capital formation, generating earned income, managing endowments, gifts and tax planning. |
| MNM 647 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY (3.00) Designs, evaluates and analyzes programs through the utilization of research methods and best practices to determine the effectiveness of programs while at the same time providing accountability to the organization's mission. Utilizes evidence-based and other data to evaluate and develop techniques and strategies that can produce effective program measurement. |
| MNM 648 GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (3.00) Examines accountabilities of nonprofit governance. Analyzes governing board and executive director roles in leading change, decision processes, and modeling ethical behaviors. Explores strategies which position organization for Third Sector leadership. |
| MNM 655 LEADING FROM WITHIN (3.00) Explores the role of spirituality in leadership. Investigates various approaches to knowing oneself and drawing from the inner soul to strengthen the objectives and performance of one's organization and community. |
| MNM 612 ADVOCACY AND THE THIRD SECTOR (3.00) Examines the rights and responsibilities of nonprofit organizations in the governmental process. Explores the importance of government to the nonprofit organization's mission, the legal parameters of nonprofit involvement and the proper techniques for establishing an effective presence in the political process. |
| MNM 670 FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (3.00) Examines the principles, strategies and techniques of resource development. Topics include an overview of resource development from foundations, corporations, government and individuals, proposal writing and presentation, direct mail, conducting special events, and individual major gift programs. |
MNM 633 HUMAN RESOURCE LEADERSHIP IN NPO'S (3.00) Examines the effective management of people working in nonprofit organizations. Includes hiring policies and practices, compensation, staff development, staff evaluation, collective bargaining, labor/management issues and equal employment opportunity. Considers the role of volunteers; how volunteers are recruited, organized and managed in non-profits. |
MNM 684 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3.00) Explores and analyzes the concept of systems thinking and how this paradigm creates new models of leadership for nonprofit organizations. Investigates a diverse range of ideas, strategies, and techniques that enable nonprofits to become learning organizations. Emphasizes student's capacity to provide sustained, creative leadership within their own nonprofit organization. |
MNM 697 PROFESSIONAL PROJECT (3.00) Forms the capstone experience representing the creation, development, improvement or evaluation of a product or program or entails the writing of a thesis. Provides immediate applicability in a specific nonprofit agency or sector of the nonprofit world. |
| *The course descriptions above are copied ver batum from: http://www.regis.edu/regisgpcd.asp?sctn=apg&p1=gp&p2=mnm&p3=cd |