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MPA Program Online Certificate Programs

Financial Success for Nonprofits

What You’ll Earn:

  1. Financial Success for Nonprofits Certificate from the Cornell Brooks School
  2. 32 Professional Development Hours (3.2 CEUs)

Faculty Author:

Joe Grasso, Associate Dean, Cornell ILR School

Courses:

  • Assessing Nonprofits using Financial Statements and Ratios
  • Determining Appropriate Budgeting, Debt Financing, and Cash Flow
  • Fundraising and Revenue Generation
  • Strategically Governing the Organization

Enroll in the Financial Success for Nonprofits Cornell Certificate Program

Systems Thinking

What You’ll Earn:

  1. Systems Thinking Certificate from the Cornell Brooks School
  2. 60 Professional Development Hours (6 CEUs)

Faculty Authors:

  • Derek Cabrera, Visiting Faculty, the MPA Program
  • Laura Cabrera, Visiting Faculty, the MPA Program

Courses:

  • Using the Four Simple Rules of Systems Thinking
  • Visualizing and Modeling Complex Problems
  • Building Analytical and Emotional Intelligence with Systems Thinking
  • Designing Organizations for Systems Thinking
  • Becoming a Systems Leader

Enroll in the Systems Thinking Cornell Certificate Program

Public Sector Leadership

What You’ll Earn:

  1. Public Sector Leadership Certificate from the Cornell Brooks School
  2. 60 Professional Development Hours (6 CEUs)

Faculty Author:

Seth Harris, Visiting Professor, the MPA Program

Courses:

  • Leadership Skills and Traits in Public Organizations
  • Assessing Your Public Sector Organization
  • Motivating Public Sector Employees
  • Public Sector Leadership Strategies
  • Goal Setting in Public Sector Organizations
  • Leading Public Sector Teams to Success

Enroll in the Public Sector Leadership Cornell Certificate Program

International Public And NGO Management

What You’ll Earn:

  1. International Public and NGO Management Certificate from the Cornell Brooks School
  2. 68 Professional Development Hours (6.8 CEUs)

Faculty Author:

John Mathiason, Adjunct Professor, the MPA Program

Courses:

  • Addressing Complex Problems Using Results-Based Management
  • Creating and Enforcing International Agreements
  • Coordinating Services and Support at the Global and Country Level

Enroll in the International Public And NGO Management Cornell Certificate Program