California State University, Dominguez Hills
Nonprofit Management (MPA)
Carson, USA
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Nonprofit Management concentration in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) at California State University, Dominguez Hills examines the social and economic landscape of the nonprofit sector, its history, theories, and motivations for organizing and donating. Coursework covers fundraising theory and practice, marketing, donor sources, and fundraising management, and links applied and conceptual readings with service-learning with local nonprofits.
Career Outcomes: The MPA prepares students for administrative roles in public agencies, nonprofits, and government-linked firms. Graduates pursue roles as nonprofit directors, development managers, policy analysts, continue to doctoral study or law school, or use it for advancement and leadership.
Nonprofit Management (MPA)
Nonprofit Management concentration was developed to meet the needs of the growing nonprofit arena. This concentration offers students a program that addresses the social, political, and economic landscape of the sector, its origin, size, composition, and its role in American Society and elsewhere. The coursework will review the size, scope, and dimensions of the U.S. nonprofit sector and examine theories of the sector and its conceptual underpinnings in some depth along with historical and religious foundations. This concentration also looks at such issues as why people organize, give financial support, and donate time. The concentration examines key aspects of the fundraising process for nonprofit organizations, major theoretical foundations, and general fundraising principles as well as a variety of marketing and fundraising techniques, sources of donations, and aspects of managing the fundraising process. The concentration combines applied and conceptual readings and provides students with opportunities to apply concepts and techniques through a series of service-learning portfolio assignments in collaboration with area nonprofit organizations.
In addition to the Public Administration major requirements, modules for the Nonprofit Management concentration include:
- Nonprofit Leadership and Management
- Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
- Fundraising and Development for Nonprofit Management
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree provides students with the educational background and professional competencies needed to secure upper level administrative/managerial positions in a variety of public sector and nonprofit organizations, or in firms with close ties to governments, such as utilities or defense contractors.
The majority of MPA students at CSU, Dominguez Hills are already employed by public agencies when they begin their graduate education and use their Master's degrees for professional advancement within their organizations. Other students with little or no work experience, or those with no managerial experience, use the MPA degree to obtain entry-level administrative or management positions. Students also use the MPA degree as preparation for doctoral study, law school, and careers in teaching and research.
