Penn Certificates

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Penn Certificates
Communication Fundraising Program Design,
Management Assessment Executive
Administration
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The Benefits of a Certificate

• Flexibility
• Courses can be taken in any order during the year
• Can be completed in 1-3 years
• Curriculum flexibility to capture latest trends
• Day and evening classes
• Practicality
• Real life work experiences used in class
• Students share work scenarios/projects
• Career Enhancement
• Building skills directly applicable to work
• Networking with other students
• Resume builder

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Who are these certificates for?

• Professionals in corporate or non profit looking
  to enhance skills in management communications,
  and administration
• Professionals looking to advance careers
• Professionals transitioning to nonprofit
• Volunteers or board members at nonprofit agencies

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What do current students say?

• My instructors were knowledgeable and
  accessible, and the skills I learned were
  immediately applicable.
• Joseph Mullock, Sr. Training Specialist, UPENN
• After retiring from a 28 year career at ATT I
  decided to explore transferring these skills to
  the non profit sector.
• Nancy Ginter, Executive Consultant, Celiac
  Foundation
• I was promoted after I earned both
  certificates.
• Renee Pistone, NJM Insurance Group
• The program develops analytical, technical
  skills for successful engagement in this
  multi-faceted discipline.
• Cheryl Barber, Director of Development, Baptist
  Childrens Services

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Instructors

• Work in the corporate or nonprofit fields to
  apply practical principles.
• Backgrounds include academics, consulting,
  philanthropic advising, career advising,
  strategic planning and research.
• Organizations represented PHS, Wharton,
  Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, NEA,
  Montgomery McCracken, Philadelphia Museum of Art,
  William Penn Foundation and others.

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Continuing Education Units
Standard system where the number of CEUs are
based on the number of hours spent in the
class. CEUs are recognized by employers and
academic centers as valid accredited educational
studies. They are not to be confused with credit
hours which are applied toward a degree.
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Certificate in Communication
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Candidates for Communication

• Employees in both corporate and nonprofit
• Entry level employees needing to enhance writing,
  presentation skills
• Mid level managers aiming for a promotion
• Senior Managers polishing their interpersonal
  presentation skills

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Communication

• Two (2) core courses
• 1 Writing
• 1 Presentation
• Four (4) electives
• Each course is 500
• Paid for upon registration of each individual
  course
• For a minimum of 6 CEUs
• May be completed in 1-3 years
• All courses are 10 hours either
• Weekdays 630-900pm or
• Fri/Sat 930am-330pm

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Communication

• Courses cover the following
• Presentation Skills 1 required
• Business Writing 1 required
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organizational Communication

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Communication

• Winter/Spring Semester
• Influence Strategies
• Tactical Presentation Skills
• Publicity Promotion
• Writing for Business
• Communication The Bridge to Better
  Relationships
• Satisfies requirement

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Communication

• Fall Semester
• Preparing Delivering Professional
  Presentations
• Writing to Persuade
• Communication Changing Environment
• Satisfies requirement

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Certificate in Fundraising
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Candidates for Fundraising

• Professionals transitioning into nonprofits
• Entry to mid level fundraising staff
• Board members volunteers helping to fund raise
• Non-Profit executives building their
  organizations development program

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Fundraising

• Three core courses (3 CEUs)
• 2.5 CEUs of electives (3-5 courses)
• For a minimum of 5.5 CEUs
• Payment per course
• Entire certificate 1,925
• Often employer subsidized
• 1-3 years completion
• Short courses and workshops

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Fundraising

• Core Courses
• Overview of Fundraising (Part 1 2)
• Must both be taken but not in order
• Fundraising Concluding Seminar
• Project based
• Taken after completion of other courses
• First class meets once, second class meets 3
  months later to present completed project.

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Fundraising

• Jan.-May Electives
• Planning Producing Special Events
• Writing Workshop
• Loyalty Based Membership Approach
• Prospect Research
• Turning Annual Donors into Major Contributors
• Cultivating Foundations Corporations
• Starting, Keeping Growing Donor Relations
• Any one course in the other 3 certificates

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Fundraising

• Sept.-Nov. Electives
• Board Leadership
• Grantsmanship
• Asking for Major Gifts
• Marketing Communications
• Any course in the other 3 certificates

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Certificate in Program Design, Management
Assessment
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Candidates for Program Design

• Program and Department managers
• People early in nonprofit careers

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Program Design, Mgmt Assess.

• Seven (7) core courses
• One (1) elective
• Minimum of 10 CEUs
• Payment per course
• Entire certificate 3,500
• Often employer subsidized
• 1-3 years completion
• Short courses and workshops

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Program Design, Mgmt Assess.

• Jan-May
• Program Budgeting
• Quantitative Methods
• Qualitative Methods
• Preparing Reports
• Sept-Nov
• Program Design Assessment
• Project Management
• Supervisory Skills

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Program Design, Mgmt Assess.

• Elective
• Any one course from the other three certificate
  programs for a minimum of .75 CEUs
• Can be taken at any time

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Certificate in Executive Administration
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Candidates for Executive Admin.

• Nonprofit CEO's
• Senior Managers
• Board Members

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Executive Administration

• Six (6) core courses
• One (1) elective
• Minimum of 10 CEUs
• Payment per course
• Entire certificate 3,500
• Often employer subsidized
• 1-3 years completion
• Short courses and workshops

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Executive Administration

• Jan.-May Required
• Strategic Planning
• Governance
• Human Resource Mgmt
• Sept.-Nov. Required
• Legal Basics
• Financial Management
• Marketing

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Executive Administration

• Electives
• Marketing Planning
• Decision Making
• Any one course from the other 3 certificate
  programs for a minimum of .75 CEUs

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General Information

• Application www.penncertificates.org
• 50 application fee
• Discount of 50/CEU for certificate
• Pay as you go
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• Registration for classes done online
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• Questions call 215-898-6479 x3
• Locations 215-898-6479x2