Continuing Professional Education

Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Certificate

Pursue Your Fullest Potential in the Nonprofit World

Re-enage by Recommitting to Extraordinary

Nonprofits are thriving in Wisconsin, driven by passionate people charged with fulfilling vital missions. Nonprofits are catalysts for change, playing a critical role in strengthening civic engagement.

Nonprofits are also a major economic force, providing an enormous array of important services and finding local solutions for community problems. 

UW-Green Bay has developed an Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Certificate to make possible for you to pursue your fullest potential in the nonprofit world. The sessions cover key essentials for nonprofits and are taught by instructors who have real-world knowledge and experience.
 

Learning Environment

— Online Mixed Training —

Scheduled Online Study & Online Virtual Activities & Discussion

The learning environment for the program has been carefully designed to ensure maximum benefit. You will be provided with the knowledge and tools to become a better nonprofit leader, and you will be engaged with discussions, assessments, case studies and exercises. The sessions will also benefit you if you are looking sharpen or refresh your skills.

Who Should Attend

• Program Directors
• Program Managers
• Board Members
• Key Volunteers

Cost

Individual Sessions: $169 each

Capstone: $99

*If you sign-up for all six sessions at the same time, the cost is $849.

Completion of all five sessions, along with a capstone project earns a digital badge.

Building a Strong Fund Development Program

Developing an Active Board of Directors

Foundations of Financial Management

Human Resources Management

Marketing & Communications Strategies

CAPSTONE: Independent Project

Location

Instructor Bios

Tori L. England has her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Public Relations and her master’s degree from DePaul University in Corporate Communications. She brings over 20 years of project management and learning & development experience in the insurance, hospitality and utility industries.  She has led many Fortune 500 companies through major transformational change.  Tori is certified in the PROSCI change management model and is a PMP certified project manager. Tori has created, developed and led teams that have won industry credentials in instructional design and training operations. 
 
Shane Kohl, CFRE, ​serves as the Director of Foundations for the ThedaCare Family of Foundations in Appleton. His development experience includes work in special events, alumni relations, annual giving, major giving, capital campaigns and planned giving. Prior to joining ThedaCare in 2012, he served in development roles with the CP Center of Green Bay, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay Foundation and the Trout Museum of Art in Appleton. A native of Appleton, Shane earned his undergraduate degree in communication processes from the   University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, his master’s degree in liberal studies from St. Norbert College, and completed the executive education program in fund raising management at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. A past president of the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Shane earned his Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification in 2014.
 
Patrick Nehring is a Professor in the Department of Community Resource Development with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.  In his twenty years with Extension, he has worked with over 200 entrepreneurs, organizations and local governments empowering them to strengthen the local economy and enhance the local quality of life.   Patrick holds a bachelor of science in architectural studies, master of urban planning, and a geographic information systems graduate certificate from UW-Milwaukee and a certification with the American Institute of Certified Planners.
 
Bridge Krage O’Connor is a marketing communication strategist, possessing over 25 years of experience in helping organizations tell their unique stories. Her company, O’Connor Connective provides strategic communication, marketing, public relations, strategic planning and training for organizations large and small.

Melinda Pollen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Youth Development with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.  She has over 20 years of working with community and youth development, and has a strong passion for facilitation and addressing community opportunities with community resources.  Melinda holds a bachelors degree from UW-La Crosse and a Masters Degree in Human and Community Resources from UW-Stevens Point.
 
Lora Warner, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Public Affairs at UW-Green Bay. She teaches in the Public Administration program and leads the Nonprofit Management Certificate, working with her students in numerous public and nonprofit organizations in the area each year on internships and service learning projects.
 
Steven Zimmerman, CPA, MBA is the Principal of Spectrum Nonprofit Services where he provides training and consulting in the areas of finance and strategy for community-based organizations, foundations and government agencies throughout the country.  Steve is a co-author of two best-selling books on nonprofit sustainability which highlight Spectrum’s integrated approach to nonprofits which balances mission impact and financial viability. 

Online Learning Glossary

Cou​rse Management System: A course management system consists of a set of educational and online tools. The educators are able to use these tools in order to create an online course with various types of content, such as videos or audio files. This content can then be posted on the internet without any need to use computer programming languages or HTML.  The UW system uses Canvas as its online course management system. 

Mixed: A mixed class is presented in a combination of online formats, often scheduled and virtual. 


Scheduled: Similar to an in-person class, in a scheduled or synchronous class the instructor will present material on a day by day or weekly basis with set times for study and response.

Self-Paced: The learner has the control of the amount of material and duration they need in order to learn the information properly. It differs from other learning methods because the learner is in control of what they learn and when they learn it.  Self-paced courses don’t follow a set schedule, and there is no real-time interaction. They are all about flexibility. All of the course materials are available as soon as the course starts, and the learner goes through them at their own speed. This online teaching format may also be called asynchronous. 

Virtual: An online learning environment that is virtual means an instructor will show, explain or test certain skills that can help others to learn. The class takes place in real-time with specified start and end times. The instructor and other students have to use video conferencing software like Zoom, Blackboard, Microsoft Teams, Cloud Meeting, WebEx or other to interact with each other face-to-face in a virtual space. Virtual training is used not only for educational purposes but for commercial as well as industrial training also.