SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS
Institute for Not-for-Profit Management Program In an increasingly competitive environment, nonprofit leaders are required to build superior management skills and cutting-edge business knowledge to improve efficiency. The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management Program can address those needs. During the last 30 years, nearly 1,000 alumni from the most respected nonprofit organizations have attended the program, making it one of the premier programs in the U.S. for senior nonprofit professionals. how you will benefit
In a highly interactive 20-day program, you explore the foundations of management, sharpening your skills in strategic management, finance, fund development, marketing and organizational behavior.
Professor Thomas P. Ference
PARTICIPANTS SAY . . . “The program allowed me to focus on inspiring and empowering others and instill a sense of optimism throughout the entire organization.” Karen Drezner, Executive Director, Bronx Charter School for Children “The Institute for Not-for-Profit Management Program was a transformational educational experience. It defined what it meant to be a leader.” Carol Tweedy, Executive Director, Asphalt Green
• Create a vision and formulate strategic direction and action plans. • Use financial data effectively for decision making and resource development. • Develop successful communication strategies and marketing plans. • Maximize individual and team performance. • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
Additionally, you will receive select Columbia Business School alumni benefits upon graduation. who should attend
Senior nonprofit professionals who are responsible for directing their organizations’ mission, direction and policies. Typically, participants have at least five years of nonprofit management experience, and include executive directors, deputy and regional directors and other senior administrators. faculty director
Thomas P. Ference, “Our participants come to the program with a commitment to mission and a desire to effect meaningful change. They leave with an enhanced ability to think strategically, to articulate their vision and to create a plan to achieve that vision.”
PARTICIPANT PRO F I L E
Organizations Recently Represented
United Nations Population Fund Boys & Girls Club
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tuition
us$8,500
CIVITAS
Application deadline: November 1, 2010
Covenant House
The program is held in four modules:
Fabretto Foundation
January 30–February 4, 2011 February 28–March 4, 2011 March 28–April 1, 2011 May 2–6, 2011
Archdiocese of New York
Habitat for Humanity The Doe Fund Planned Parenthood
Tuition assistance may be available.
Dates, prices and locations subject to change.
Columbia Business School Executive Education • 212-854-3395 | execed@columbia.edu | www.gsb.columbia.edu/execed
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