Nonprofit Management Minor Booklet

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

NONPROFIT Management Minor

About Us The School of Public Administration, within the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS), is a national leader in public service education, with five of its programs ranked in the nation’s top 25 by U.S. News & World Report.

To continue the momentum of serving the UNO campus, the greater Omaha community, and beyond, there is a great need to empower our students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to lead the future of the nonprofit sector.

Our

Mission Along with the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s strategic plan, the School of Public Administration upholds the esteemed pleasure of placing students first and achieving academic excellence all while engaging with the community. As UNO continues to serve as the State’s premiere metropolitan university, the Nonprofit Management Minor will exemplify UNO’s metropolitan and collaborative extension to the community. By entrusting students with the necessary information to lead, manage, and ignite change within the nonprofit sector, our university continues to rise to the forefront of community engagement.

Empowering

the community one student at a time.

Course

Offerings Students will be required to complete 18 credits in the following classes: Core Nonprofit Management Minor Courses (required)

PA 2170 Introduction to Public Administration

PA 3500 Nonprofit Organizations and Management

PA 4500 Nonprofit Fundraising Elective Nonprofit Management Minor Courses (must select 3 courses)

PA 3600 Personnel and Volunteer Management for Nonprofits

PA 3700 Financial Management for Nonprofits

PA 4100 Marketing in Public Sector, Nonprofit and Aviation

PA 4950 Internship

Skills

Acquired To equip students with the knowledge and competencies to successfully manage and lead organizations in the nonprofit sector.

To provide a foundation in financial management, facilitating community change, marketing, and managing volunteers and staff with a nonprofit organization.

To complement a wide variety of majors across the university system.

Student

Centered The nonprofit sector is on the rise, with wages and employment exceeding both private and government entities the past decade.

With 1.6 million registered nonprofits in the U.S., the need to educate and empower UNO students with the skills to lead the nonprofit sector in the Omaha metro is crucial. As interest in the nonprofit sector continues to climb, so will the need to service the Omaha community and the State of Nebraska in its effort to meet the needs of its growing population. Students who plan to pursue the Nonprofit Management Minor can be from any discipline area at UNO.

Megan Nelson, Nonprofit Management Minor Advisor megnelson@unomaha.edu 402.554.4874 The University of Nebraska at Omaha shall not discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion, or political affiliation.