Third-Year Core Courses

C310 Budgeting and the Bottom Line
Every organization tries to stretch available dollars as far as possible through wise spending, responsible income forecasts, and sound expense projections. Examine the concepts you need to put together meaningful financial reports, monitor cash flow, and calculate return on investment.

Course topics:
• Program-based budgeting for tracking the real financial results.
• Capital investments and reserve budgeting.
• Unexpected revenues and expenses in the budget.

C330 Everyday Ethics
Ethical leadership sets a tone for the organization. Some routine activities can raise red flags. Become aware of these pitfalls and learn how to avoid them.

Course topics:
• Examining how responsible organizations think, act, and develop policies.
• Performing an ethical analysis of an organization.
• Determining if structure or policy changes are necessary to avoid ethical conflicts.

C360 Implementing Ideas
Everyone has a great idea for a new product, program, or service that your organization can offer. Develop the tools to select the best.

Course topics:
• Conducting market research to determine your members' needs.
• Discerning the real costs and returns.
• Starting a product, program, or service development plan.

C340 Strategic Planning
Successful organizations plan strategically for the future. By following a few basic principles, your organization can develop a strategic plan to give direction to your operations.

Course topics:
• Processes for strategic planning.
• Strategic planning tools and techniques.
• Ways to translate the strategic plan into action.

C380 Vintage, Virtual, and Visionary Volunteers
It is challenging to attract and retain quality volunteer leaders. Examine leadership and succession programs in nonprofit organizations through strategic volunteer management.

Course topics:
• Developing a leadership program to achieve your goals.
• Implementing successful strategies to recruit leadership program participants.
• Building a volunteer structure for future leaders to emerge.

C341 Win-Win Partnerships
Long- and short-term partnerships with other organizations can help your organization reach community goals that may be unattainable if attempted alone. Form cooperative arrangements with others to pool resources and achieve great things.

Course topics:
• Benefits of coalitions and strategic alliances.
• Different types of coalitions and alliances.
• Steps for effective collaboration.