Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

THE NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS, THE CERTIFIED NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL AND LEADEROSITY, WORK TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL-IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE INSIDE OUT BY PROVIDING COST-EFFECTIVE TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS.

ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT A NETWORK OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER THE CERTIFIED NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL (CNP) CREDENTIAL. THE CNP CREDENTIAL IS THE ONLY NATIONAL NONPROFIT CREDENTIAL PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE A RIGOROUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT ONE OF THE ALLIANCE'S AFFILIATED COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES ARE AWARDED THE CREDENTIAL AND GAIN ACCESS TO TREMENDOUS NONPROFIT CAREER RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE CNP NETWORK. THE TRAINING FOR THE ALLIANCE'S CNP CREDENTIAL IS BASED ON THE 10 CORE COMPETENCIES THAT HIRING MANAGERS ARE LOOKING FOR IN PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES. THE ALLIANCE'S COMPETENCY-BASED MODEL USES AN EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT, RATHER THAN GRADE POINT AVERAGE, TO DETERMINE WHETHER CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE BEEN ATTAINED. A HALLMARK OF THE CNP CREDENTIAL IS THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT IS INFUSED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF ACADEMIC MATERIAL BY SUCCESSFULLY UNDERTAKING A REAL-LIFE APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OR PROCESS STUDIED. THIS APPLIED LEARNING HAPPENS THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING, PROJECT AND EVENT MANAGEMENT, AND A MINIMUM 300-HOUR NONPROFIT INTERNSHIP.

EACH YEAR, THE NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE HOSTS MORE THAN 650 COLLEGE STUDENTS AT ITS ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (AMI). MANY OF THE STUDENTS ARE ABOUT TO GRADUATE AND START NONPROFIT CAREERS. STUDENTS ATTEND AMI TO MEET A CNP REQUIREMENT. THEY ATTEND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS, AND CONDUCT "CASE STUDY" LEADERSHIP SERVICE PROJECTS WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, WHERE THEY HELP NONPROFITS TACKLE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES. THEY ALSO HEAR FROM NATIONAL NONPROFIT LEADERS AND NETWORK WITH NONPROFITS ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

WORKFORCE TRACK PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE COURSE OF STUDY FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS TO EARN THE CNP CREDENTIAL. WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORT A NETWORK OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECOGNIZE THE CNP BRAND AND PREFER CNP CANDIDATES IN HIRING.

LEADEROSITY IS AN ENGAGING ONLINE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM THAT ENABLES SOCIAL PURPOSE PROFESSIONALS TO DEVELOP DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, BUILD A NATIONAL NETWORK, AND BROADEN THEIR MINDSET SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TACKLE EVEN THE MOST COMPLEX PROBLEMS. COURSEWORK IS HOUSED ON LEADEROSITY'S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NOVOED. NOVOED'S SOCIAL, COLLABORATIVE AND MOBILE CAPABILITIES OFFER AN ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MODERN LEARNER. NOVOED WAS SELECTED BASED ON ITS SEAMLESS USE OF MULTIMEDIA AS WELL AS ITS VISUALLY-APPEALING AND INTUITIVE INTERFACE.