To better prepare future nonprofit professionals, American Humanics has established competency requirements to serve as a framework for college curriculums. Among the nation’s colleges and universities offering such course work is Lakeland College.

Through curricular and co-curricular programs in nonprofit management offered at Lakeland College, students planning careers in the nonprofit sector, particularly in family and youth service organizations, will benefit from completing requirements for the nationally recognized American Humanics Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership.

Courses (3 credits each):
• NPO 330 Managing Nonprofit Organizations (writing intensive)
• NPO 350 Community Relations for Nonprofits
• NPO 360 Fiscal Management and Budgeting for Nonprofits
• NPO 365 Fundraising
• NPO 410 Internship in Nonprofit Management (4 sem. hrs.)
• NPO 460 Senior Internship (4 semester hours)
• NPO 473 Strategic Planning for Nonprofits (writing intensive)

• SOC 220 Social Psychology

• SOC 335 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (4 sem. hrs)

One of the following:
• GS    111 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• WRT 200 Business and Technical Writing

One of the following
• NPO  440 Nonprofit Law

• NPO  450 International Non-Governmental Organizations

• NPO  465 Grant writing

• NPO  480 Special Topics in Nonprofit Management

• NPO  490 Independent Study in Nonprofit Management

Co-curricular requirements:
• Must be active participants in the American Humanics Student Association (AHSA)
• Must attend a national American Humanics Management Conference

Please note:
• Courses for the certificate are also available online through Lakeland College Online.

• Most courses for the American Humanics certificate fulfill requirements for the Nonprofit Organization Management Major.