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Want to Make a Difference?

In your community?In your world? WHILE…Making a decent living? Including Benefits? (health, life,

retirement)

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Consider a Career in the Nonprofit Sector

GSC offers:

Certification in Nonprofit Management and Leadership through Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

Nonprofit Leadership and Management Minor

Both Certification and NPLM Minor

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What is “Nonprofit”?

The “Nonprofit Sector” is the collective name used to describe institutions and organizations that are nongovernmental and do not exist to make money for owners or investors.

Nonprofits are essential organizations that address community needs, advocate for community and social change, and engage citizens in democratic problem solving.

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Nonprofit subsectors include:

Arts, Culture, Humanities Educational Institutions Environment and Animal Related Foundations and Philanthropic Organizations Health and Human Services Youth Work International, Foreign Affairs Public, Social Benefit Religion-Related Mutual / Membership Benefit Organizations (includes

unions, trade associations, political groups, etc.)

So broad that everyone could find

themselves employed by a nonprofit at

some point in their careers!

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Nonprofit Certification includes:

Meeting 10 Professional Development Competencies

Attending 1 Leadership/Management Institute

Participating in the Student Association for two semesters

Leadership and service activitiesComplete a 300 clock-hour internshipEarn your bachelor’s degree

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Some Interesting Statistics

More than 50,000 new professionals are needed annually to fill youth and human service positions

Health Services sub-sector employs the most people in the nonprofit sector; and number increases each year

(2004-05) 845,233 nonprofits registered in US as 501(c)3 “public charities”; 1.4 million registered nonprofit organizations

Over 450 students were certified last year and more than 3,000 college students are annually enrolled in the certification program nationwide at over 50 colleges/universities

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Nonprofi t Organizations Affiliated with Nonprofi t Leadership Alliance

The Humane Society

Feeding America

Boy Scouts of America

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Courses for NPLM Minor:

ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting I

BUSN 193 Applied Business Communications OR

BUSN 296 Dimensions I Professional Development

BUSN 270 Business Law IMGMT 384 Human Resource Management MRKT 201 Principles of MarketingNPLM 101 Introduction to Nonprofit OrganizationsNPLM 201 Nonprofit Practices and Procedures

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Why Nonprofit Leadership Alliance?

The only school in WV to offer the certification program!

“No other program prepares a student for a nonprofit like Nonprofit Leadership

Alliance.”

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Choices, Choices

Minor – Business and NPLM

courses would enhance any career For Business Majors,

that’s typically just two additional classes to meet the requirements for the minor!

Marketable job skills; increased opportunities

National Certification – Allows for more job

opportunities: private or public (profit or nonprofit)

Grant writing skills = $$

Internship = job typically

Leadership skills developed through service activities

Financial Aid, Scholarships and debt forgiveness in some instances

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SEE ME

GARY ARBOGAST, NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

COORDINATOR

LBH 226; EXT. 6260GARY.ARBOGAST@GLENVILLE.EDU

Questions? Interested?