The non-profit administration program reflects our commitment to developing students’ knowledge, skills and attitudes in five distinct yet interconnected areas.
Specialized Knowledge
Understand the internal and external environments of nonprofit organizations.
- Illustrate a comprehensive understanding of the areas of leadership, governance, community development and human issues in the nonprofit sector.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the appropriate legal, financial and ethical frameworks under which nonprofit organizations are operated and regulated.
Demonstrate proficiency in developing, organizing and executing strategic approaches to nonprofit management.
- Apply analytical methods to management problems in a nonprofit context and design solutions to problems through innovation, collaboration and communication.
- Articulate competency in applying integrated knowledge to a real-world situation.
Applied Knowledge and Collaborative Learning
Understand the domestic and international marketplace from internal, external and Christian worldview perspectives, including market roles and realities; legal and regulatory environment; economic theory and forces; financial influences and outcomes; management strategies; price system/consumer behavior; supply/demand; domestic and international regulation/marketplace; management (four functions); marketing in contemporary society; and financial/accounting statements.
Demonstrate ethical leadership and proficiency in analyzing, organizing and executing basic business strategy through interpretive, interactive and innovative marketplace action in response to internal and external environments. This includes knowledge of analytic tools (gather/gain meaning from data); effective business communication methodology (oral, written and other industry-specific); business plan artifacts (financial, etc.); marketing strategy (five Ps); teamwork; leadership; and innovation/entrepreneurship.
Intellectual Skills
Demonstrate your ability to integrate both traditional and non-traditional cognitive skills, including analytical inquiry, information literacy, quantitative fluency and communicative fluency.
Civic and Global Learning
Demonstrate intercultural competence in addressing civic, social, environmental and economic issues.
Biblical Worldview Integration
Articulate a Christ-centered worldview and its personal, professional and communal embodiment through Christian virtues.