Department of Family Studies and Community Development

Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is a national nonprofit organization that partners with colleges, universities, and nonprofits to educate, prepare, and certify professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. To ensure students' success, the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance provides leadership opportunities, internships, and scholarships as well as education curriculum.

Towson University has partnered with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, through the Department of Family Studies and Community Development, to provide an innovative course of study that equips students to become skilled professionals and leaders in America’s nonprofit organizations. Students who complete Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Certification go into the workforce already having the knowledge, skills and experience they need to be successful.

• The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

Why A Nonprofit Career?
A nonprofit institution is a nongovernmental incorporated organization governed by a board of directors that receives special tax status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The nonprofit sector is the fastest growing component of the U.S. economy. Careers in the nonprofit sector are mission-driven and uniquely designed to serve the public and influence program, policy, practice, and people.

1. The nonprofit sector is a rapidly growing job market: almost 100 new nonprofit organizations register with the IRS every day
2. Increased growth and competition has encouraged competitive salaries and benefit packages
3. The nonprofit sector provides many opportunities for rewarding careers in the community that impact children, youth and families

Benefits of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Certification Program

1. Provides an effective experiential learning opportunity for students by combining classroom study in nonprofit management/leadership with co-curricular skill training, internship experience, and community service activities
2. Improves opportunities for job placement in the nonprofit sector, through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance's National Nonprofit Partners
3. Provides opportunities to interact and network with students, faculty, and nonprofit executives from across the country at the Management/Leadership Institute of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, an annual educational symposium that provides the capstone experience in nonprofit management and leadership education
4. Provides lifelong access to Nonprofit Leadership Alliance National Internship and Placement Services
5. Offers the Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program, a competitive internship scholarship/stipend program that provides $4,500 to selected Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students

• Nonprofit Leadership Alliance National Nonprofit Partners
• Management/Leadership Institute of the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
• Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program (NextGen)
• Careers for Good-Job and Internship Placement Opportunities
• National and State of Maryland Nonprofit Resources (PDF)

Department of Family Studies and Community Development
College of Liberal Arts Building, Suite 2210
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-5851
Fax: 410-704-3612
E-mail: fmst@towson.edu

	• The first Towson University student to earn Nonprofit Leadership Certification was presented with her certificate in March 2010. See the Highlights section of the 2009 Annual Report. • Read about the new Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership • The Towson University Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Advisory Board has recently expanded. Thank you to all of the Board members for their support.