The Nonprofit Academy for Excellence
Helping You Make a Difference
You can't afford not to apply - building a case for training
Many organizations are supportive of their employees' professional
development efforts. Here are a few talking points to help make
your case whether you are paying for it yourself or want to get their
help:
- Researchers stress that those organizations who engage in management
training have a higher success of funding because it demonstrates
to funders a continuous effort to improve organizational capacity.
- Interest in organizational capacity demonstrates commitment and
strategic vision by organizations (Mirabella and Wish).
- The nonprofit sector continues to grow (Dolan), making up 8%
of national employment. There are only a handful of higher education
degrees that prepare students for nonprofit employment.
- There has been a steady growth of graduate programs w/ nonprofit
concentration (1990: 17; 1999: 76; 2000: 83 ; 2006: 137), but it
is not keeping pace with the need to train nonprofit employees (Mirabella & Wish).
- Most nonprofit managers lack formal management training (Werther
and Berman).
- Recent survey showed that only 27% of directors of social service
orgs had management training (compared to 78% of city managers) (Werther
and Berman 2001)
If you're ready to take charge of your own professional development
plan, look below for resources to help you.
Organizational Systems Checklist for Nonprofit Organizations
