One of five core modules taken by students completing the Postgraduate Diploma/first year of one of the five part-time courses in the Charities Masters Programme.
PgDip/MSc Charity Accounting and Financial Management
PgDip/MSc Charity Marketing and Fundraising
PgCert/PgDip Philanthropy, Grantmaking and Social Investment
PgDip/MSc NGO Management
PgDip/MSc Voluntary Sector Management

This course examines the theoretical, philosophical, practical and ethical perspectives related to the effective management and leadership of nonprofit organizations in the twenty-first century. Upon completion of the course, the student will possess an understanding of 1) the historical development of the nonprofit sector, 2) the multiple rationales for the existence of the nonprofit sector, 3) the distinctive characteristics of nonprofit organizations, 4) the structures, processes and complexities of organizational governance shared by volunteer board members and professional staff, 5) the dynamic environment of the contemporary nonprofit organization, and 6) the current issues of importance to nonprofit decision makers.