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Reimagining Leadership and Management Education for Nonprofit Leaders
Our live virtual programs are purpose-built to deliver a world-class experience comparable to our in-person programs, with class sizes limited to provide a rich and personal learning environment. You’ll engage in real-time interaction with professors and peers online, immerse yourself in discussions around ideas and solutions, and acquire strategies and tools that you can immediately deploy to solve your most pressing challenges.
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View ProgramsLive Virtual Programs feature:
- Live Virtual Learning – Delivered in our live stream classroom, with a limited number of participants to ensure maximum engagement
- Top Kellogg Faculty – Kellogg’s renowned thought leaders and nonprofit practitioners will share their knowledge and facilitate thoughtful discussion in real time throughout the program
- Peer-to-Peer Connections – Many opportunities to interact with your peers through both formal and informal activities
- A Rich, Interactive Experience – A high-quality, transformative learning experience with timely, actionable content and seamless interactivity
- Credit towards a Kellogg Executive Scholar Certificate – Many of our live virtual programs count towards completion of your certificate
- Schedule Designed to Maximize Learning and Balance – Most live virtual program meet from 9am – 12:30pm CT with optional evening sessions. Typically programs occur across four to six business days over a two-week period. Specific program schedules will be provided 2-4 weeks prior to each program start
Developing High Performing People
October 20-21 & 25, 2021 (half days)
Explore how strong leaders develop and retain high-performing people committed to their organizations' missions. In a self-managed world, how do leaders empower employees, build trust and give feedback? Learn how to motivate and energize people to achieve greater individual and collective success.
Fundraising & Marketing: Building Nonprofit Capacity
September 20-21 & 27-28, 2021 (half days)
This program is designed to encourage the psychology and thought processes that drive consistent, creative and effective fund generation techniques for all scales and types of nonprofit organizations. The participants will work collaboratively to thoughtfully assess their own fundraising practices and discover which techniques work best.
Leadership and Management in Core Facilities
June 14-17, 2021 (half days)
This hands-on exploration of the unique challenges of leading a university core facility or research hospital will enhance your business and management skills and give you practical experience in applying them to a project specific to your organization.
Leadership, Management and Fiscal Strategies for Clinical Investigators
May 17-20, 2021 (half days)
For clinical investigators and administrative staff in clinical labs, this program offers a strong foundation of business concepts from finance and fundraising to organizational culture, strategic time management and influence strategies. Kellogg faculty will share principles of building collaborative teams and how to leverage personal leadership strengths. Participants will then have the chance to apply the learnings to their own situations.
Leading Innovation in Nonprofit Organizations
November 9-10 & 16-17, 2021 (half days)
The word "innovation" elicits images of high-tech contraptions and digitized everything. However, innovation is also about organizational design, creative & blended processes and exploring new applications of existing systems. This program will focus on how leaders infuse and sustain an innovation mindset into their organizations.
Nonprofit Finance: Toolkit for Leaders
October 27-28 & November 2-3, 2021 (half days)
Deepen your knowledge of nonprofit finance and broaden your understanding of your organization's financial picture. Improve your ability to analyze financial statements, spot trends, identify cost containment opportunities and foresee the implications of your financial management decisions.
Nonprofit Strategy: Planning & Positioning for the Future
June 8-9 & 14-15, 2021 (half days)
As nonprofits strive to position themselves for the future, new plans will be essential to establish their success. In this program, leaders will have the opportunity to think critically about the difference they make in the world and how to create strategy and communication plans that will maximize their missions and financial stability.
Strategic Leadership: Leading the Self
September 8-9, 15 & 17 (half days)
This program focuses on new ways to think strategically about one's own leadership style, issues and challenges. Participants will also look at how to maximize your own performance while engaging and inspiring others by communicating a sense of purpose, value and vision.
In these times of extraordinary change, nonprofit leaders are called on to be adaptable and resilient in order to solve complex challenges. Our live virtual programs will provide you with the knowledge, insights and confidence you need to lead through unprecedented circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questions
Program Delivery and Schedule
How are Center for Nonprofit Management live virtual programs delivered?
Our live virtual programs have been purpose-built to deliver a world-class experience comparable to our in-person programs, with class sizes limited to provide a rich and personal learning environment. You’ll engage in real-time interaction with professors and peers online, immerse yourself in small group discussions, and acquire strategies and tools that you can immediately deploy to solve your most pressing challenges.
Do I need to log into live virtual programs at specific times?
Yes, because these programs are live, there are set class times and participants must be able to participate during the specified times each day to receive their certificate of participation at the conclusion of each program.
What is a typical schedule like?
Class sessions for live virtual programs typically last 3-4 hours each day with multiple breaks scheduled.
Preparing for a Program
How do I access my Kellogg program once I’ve registered?
You will receive an email prior to the start of the program for which you have registered with a link to log into the program platform.
Will I receive any readings before the program starts?
Approximately 2 weeks prior to the program start date, you will receive access to a course website. This site will contain pre-reading materials to prepare for your program.
Scholarships, Payments and Cancellations
Are scholarships available for live virtual programs?
Yes. Up to 50% scholarships are available for Center for Nonprofit Management live virtual programs. Please check the box on your application that indicates the level of scholarship you are requesting. Our Registrar will confirm your status and your invoice will be adjusted to reflect your scholarship.
When is payment due?
Enrollment is not confirmed until full payment is received. Payment may accompany the registration or an invoice can be sent. Full payment is due within 30 days of the invoice date. If the participant is enrolling within 30 days of the program’s start date, full payment is due immediately.
What types of payment are accepted?
- Check: Checks must be drawn on U.S. banks and payable in U.S. funds to "Northwestern University"
- Wire Transfer: Wire transfers must be accompanied by our bank information available on the invoice or by contacting our registrar at nonprofit@kellogg.northwestern.edu
- Credit Card: We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express for all our programs
Can I pay online?
Yes. Online payment by credit card is allowed at the time of the registration unless the program has admission requirements, special pricing or is at capacity.
What is Kellogg’s cancellation policy?
Once your registration has been confirmed, you may contact your program manager if you have any questions about your registration. Participants must notify the Program Manager five business days in advance of the program start date if they are unable to attend. Otherwise, participants will be charged 20% of the stated program fees.
When canceling a program registration, participants may choose to rollover their payment to a future program or receive a refund. Participants are allowed three rollovers, after the third rollover, participants forfeit the money paid to the Center for Nonprofit Management.
*Refund or rollover must be requested at the time of the program cancellation. Once a program payment has been rolled over, a monetary refund is no longer an option. The participant must continue with the rollover process.
Northwestern University reserves the right to cancel a program at any time for any reason. In the unlikely event of a program cancellation, paid program fees will be refunded.
Certificates and Executive Scholar Tracks
Do I earn a certificate for live virtual programs?
Yes. Participants receive a certificate of participation at the end of each program when they participate in all program sessions.
Do live virtual programs offer credit toward my Scholars Certificate?
Yes. Center for Nonprofit Management live virtual programs count towards the completion of an Executive Scholar Certificate in Nonprofit Management. You can learn more about the Kellogg Executive Scholars Certificate Program here.
Technical Requirements
What are the technical requirements and minimum bandwidth needed to participate in Kellogg programs?
The following is required:- Access to a modern computer (Mac or PC) with a supported operating system installed
- Reliable high-speed internet access via cable, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or another internet connection (The minimum viable connection speed to stream video reliably is 768 kilobits per second (equal to .768 megabits per second). We recommend a connection speed of at least 5 megabits per second for an optimal experience with HD capability
- Reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- An up-to-date version of a reliable Internet browser
- A head set if you are not working in a private space
- Sound card and speakers for watching course videos
- Multimedia plug-ins that allow your browser access online video or interactive features, including Adobe Flash Player
- For viewing documents, Adobe Reader
- Mac users: you may also need the Preview program that comes with OS X for viewing most PDF documents
The newest version of one of our recommended browsers:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari (for Mac users)
- Edge
Recommended settings:
- Your preferred browser should be set up to allow Javascript and cookies: click here to learn how to enable Javascript
- Java should be installed for full functionality: click here to install Java
- Disable pop-up blockers to view the course site: click here to learn how
Visit each program page to register and for more information about content and schedules. Or email us at nonprofit@kellogg.northwestern.edu for more information.