The Fund Raising School, an international leader in fundraising training and professional development, and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, a nationally ranked leader in nonprofit management education, are pleased to offer this course. It is one of the four required courses for the Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership.
Course Description
Financial position, robustness, and flexibility are all areas that are vitally important for effective nonprofit leadership. Leaders in nonprofit organizations must understand the drivers of these components of financial strength in order to be successful in pursuing their organizational missions. This course will provide participants with a strong foundation in the following topics:
- Dashboard financial objectives
- Differences between businesses and nonprofits
- Board dynamics
- Financial strategies and revenue mix
- Funding dynamics and the economy
- Financial statements and financial ratio analysis
- Budgeting, long-range financial planning, and policies
- Cash flow management
- Liability and risk management
The Online Format
The content of this 4-week online course is the same as in the traditional 2-day in-person version of Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders; however, it is organized specifically for online learning. This online course is asynchronous and is facilitated by an expert instructor. It contains weekly modules which open on Sunday and close on Saturday when assignments are due. In each module, you will: 1) Complete readings and view narrated PowerPoint presentations; 2) Complete brief assessment activities; and 3) Participate in forum discussions and submit learning assignments.
To preview the online learning environment:
- Go to http://cop.blackboard.com.
- Click on “Preview as Guest” on the log-in page.
- You’ll be taken to a page with “My Courses” featured on the right. Click on “Online Course Preview” under “My Courses.”
- This will bring you to the Online Course Preview. Read the welcome statement and follow directions from there to experience our online learning environment.
Facilitator: John Zietlow, D.B.A., CTP is the co-author of Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (2007) and Cash & Investment Management for Nonprofit Organizations (2007). He has been serving, researching, training, consulting, and writing in the nonprofit field for over twenty-five years. Dr. Zietlow is currently a professor of finance at Malone University (Canton, OH), and he also teaches graduate nonprofit financial management at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).
CFRE Education Points
Full participation in Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Leaders is applicable for 8.75 points in Category 1.B - Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
