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Certificates and Programs

The Nonprofit Management Institute provides the knowledge and tools for you to become a skilled nonprofit professional and to help your organization grow.

Nonprofit Executive Leadership
Nonprofit Operations and Program Impact
Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management
Nonprofit Marketing and Strategic Communications
Nonprofit Management
Best Skills, Best Churches
Social Impact Measurement
Certified Nonprofit Professional
Grant Development & Proposal Writing
The Grantsmanship Center Webinars

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Upcoming NMI Courses

Course Date Offered Course Delivery/Region Register Qualifies for certificate(s)
NMI 111 - Impactful Board Governance (Online) July 2019 July 22, 2019 to
August 4, 2019 		Online Register/pay online Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management Certificate, Nonprofit Management Certificate
NMI 108 - Analyzing for Program Impact (Phoenix) July 2019 July 25, 2019 - 9:00am to
July 26, 2019 - 5:00pm 		Phoenix Metro Register/pay online Nonprofit Management Certificate, Nonprofit Operations and Program Impact Certificate
NMI 102 - Maximizing Human Potential in Nonprofits (Phoenix) August 2019 August 8, 2019 - 9:00am to
August 9, 2019 - 5:00pm 		Phoenix Metro Register/pay online Nonprofit Management Certificate
NMI 230 - Tell Your Story Boot Camp (Online) August 2019 August 12, 2019 to
August 18, 2019 		Online Register/pay online Nonprofit Marketing and Strategic Communications Certificate

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AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps participants can use their Segal Education Award for NMI certificates and the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential.

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Start a Nonprofit

Starting line

Do you want to start a nonprofit? Take our free 15-minute readiness assessment, then in a two-hour webinar learn how to start a sustainable organization that meets your community's needs and achieves your personal goals.

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Boot Camp

Tell Your Story Boot Camp

In the Tell Your Story Boot Camp, you will learn how to identify, develop and deliver your nonprofit organization’s story with skill, power and assurance.

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Becky Miller
The NMI Certificate program allowed me to develop my professional growth as a nonprofit leader, as well as identify where my organization was at risk in all the critical components. Each certification provided unique, comprehensive tools I could immediately implement. The instructors were 'masters' in their field of expertise and provided insight into real-life applications. The information was so valuable I could not take the certifications fast enough! The nonprofit sector has long awaited a certification program of this caliber. It was well worth the investment of both my time and money.
Becky Miller
Executive Director, Arizona Transit Association
Lloyd Hopkins
I have benefited a great deal from my NMI classes. The classes helped expand my knowledge of the nonprofit sector and gave me great strategies to use in my own organization. I feel what I learned in the program helped me professionally as I was promoted to a director-level position while I was going through the program.
Lloyd Hopkins
Executive Director and Founder, Million Dollar Teacher Project
Gloria Payne
Although I have worked in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years, the NMI experience provided immediate and usable tools that helped enhance my knowledge to become a more skilled nonprofit professional. It was great to interact face-to-face with individuals of all educational backgrounds and levels of experience that were committed to their organization’s mission and seeking to advance in their professional development just like me. I learned up-to-date trends affecting the nonprofit sector today and ways to lead and manage staff, volunteers, and board members more effectively. The knowledge learned in strategic planning, marketing, fundraising and resource development is invaluable. I would definitely recommend the ASU Lodestar Center’s Nonprofit Management Institute program to others.
Gloria Payne
Health Program Manager, Arizona Department of Health Services
Gracie Quiroz
The NMI Certificate Program has proven to be a great investment for my organization and is a ‘must’ for nonprofit leaders who want to secure the future of their organization.
Gracie Quiroz
Executive Director, Catholic Tuition Support Organization
Nan Pfauser
Lodestar has enabled me to re-direct my career from the corporate world to a nonprofit organization with confidence. I have gained valuable knowledge and insight through class discussions with colleagues who have shared their organization's experiences, concerns, and achievements. I believe that by pursuing a certification from Lodestar I have been able to quickly secure an internship and then ultimately a position with a nonprofit organization I have a passion to serve for. Attending Lodestar is one of the best decisions I have made! The staff has been fantastic too.
Nan Pfauser
Team Lead, Feed the Starving Children
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Over 1,000 people participated in NMI professional development courses in 2017.
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Over 500 professional development certificates were awarded to NMI participants in 2017.
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Nearly 350 participants completed coursework towards the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential in 2017.
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Most NMI courses qualify for credits toward the Certified Association Executive credential.

About the Nonprofit Management Institute

Since 1993, the ASU Lodestar Center's Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) has taught nonprofit professionals the most up-to-date trends affecting the sector today; how to lead and manage staff, volunteers and board members more effectively; and how to make strategic planning, marketing, fundraising and resource development work for you.

Our programs are open to individuals of all educational backgrounds and levels of experience who are seeking professional development, from staff and management to volunteers and board members, as well as private-sector professionals seeking a career change. We fill a unique educational niche by helping hundreds of working adults reach their professional development goals.

With online and in-person certificate programs, NMI is dedicated to building the capacity for those who lead, manage and support nonprofit organizations. The professional development certificates offered through NMI provide you with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and enhance your leadership and management skills that you need to make your organization thrive and grow.


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