The eight-week, introductory Program Evaluation & Social Impact Measurement Certificate is designed for individuals who want to lead their organization’s efforts in evaluating or tracking the performance of their programs. It will help individuals:

• Understand how social impact measurement fits into your management structure;
• Design an evaluation;
• Learn to collect data to tell your organization’s story;
• Analyze and use information you collect.

Today’s successful nonprofit organizations are placing more emphasis on evaluation in order to:

• Plan and improve programs based on data;
• Prove they are worthy of the public trust and the dollars they are given;
• Show contributors that their social investment is working – what’s their return on investment?
• Ensure that people for whom the organization exists are receiving tangible benefits;
• Help understand delivery of programs and staffing needs from a management perspective.

This certificate is designed to equip program managers and staff, evaluation specialists, development officers, operations managers and marketing professionals with everything they need to evaluate and communicate their program impact.

Each course will consist of article reading, discussion questions, authentic assessments, and self-tests to enhance learning and build upon prior knowledge.

NMI courses are taught using the Canvas learning management system and include a variety of multimedia tools and resources. To ensure you can successfully access the multimedia tools in your courses, we recommend you use a standard PC or Mac desktop or laptop. Mobile devices are not recommended. Courses are best accessed using a high-speed Internet connection and a modern web browser such as Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome or Safari.

Early Bird special: $840 (ends two weeks before course start date, retail $899).