{"id":342,"date":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/find-the-best-non-profit-management-graduate-program-for-you\/"},"modified":"2018-06-27T10:20:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:20:07","slug":"find-the-best-non-profit-management-graduate-program-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/find-the-best-non-profit-management-graduate-program-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Best Non-Profit Management Graduate Program for You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working in high-level positions in non-profit organizations requires a specific set of skills and often includes a desire to improve the lives of others. Non-profits tend to draw socially minded individuals who want to make positive change in the world around them. While a for profit business has sales and revenue as their bottom line, a non-profit organization is often focused on organizing volunteers and fundraising.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons to get a graduate degree. You may be finishing up your undergraduate degree and plan to move into the non-profit sector. Perhaps you want to make a change to non-profit from the business world, or maybe you currently work for a non-profit and are looking to obtain a higher-level position. Depending on what you’d like to do, there are a few options for graduate school.<\/p>\n

Types of degrees:<\/h2>\n

The most common option is a Master of Public Administration<\/a> (MPA). This degree is very similar to its private-sector counterpart, the MBA<\/a>, but it has some focus directly related to non-profit administration. You’ll learn about fundraising, and about specific tax and accounting situations encountered in non-profits. MPA’s focus on all kinds of public entities, so you’ll learn about working in other public sector environments, such as the government.<\/p>\n

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Another option is a Master of Nonprofit Management<\/a>. This degree provides training on non-profit program administration and management. You’ll learn about grant writing, government relations, advocacy, public relations, and community outreach.<\/p>\n

Some have found that their MBA has information that translates to non-profit management. Other degrees include Master of Public Policy<\/a>, Master of Social Work<\/a> and Master of Urban Planning<\/a> – depending on what kind of non-profit work you’d like to do after you graduate.<\/p>\n