Certificate in Non-Profit Management:

7 Reasons Why It's for You

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1. Jobs!! And lots of them in great Public Service non-profit agencies.... such as the Boy Scouts, United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the YMCA. Such Non-profit Organizations PREFER persons with this degree, or certification in Non-Profit Management. Over 55% of all jobs in public service & government for graduates are now in the high-demand Non-Profit Agencies. 

2. Get the Training and Job Advancement YOU want, if you are currently employed ! It's what YOU need, and we make it easy to get ! Skill courses? We teach everything about Non-Profit Growth and successful management: Fundraising, Finance, Board relations, you name it. Easy Course Times? Nobody does it better ! We have Night Courses, easy twice a month or weekend Workshop times, easy computer On-Line courses, Day courses. 

3. The Job Demand is Very High ! Over 70,000 top jobs in major non-profits open each year - and there is a shortage of persons with this technical training or degrees! 

4. It can be combined with ANY Major. And it wins YOU the job ! Agency Employers strongly prefer to hire someone with this technical training. The Certificate is a terrific advantage over a degree without this training to win a job in non-profit agencies...! 

5. Why not be the Boss....and not just the Service Worker? Being the Boss pays more. It offers more chances to "change the world for the better". You get hired as the Manager because the Certificate in Non-Profit Management gives you the winning edge for the Job. 

6. Washburn is the ONLY college in Kansas with this Certificate ! We offer the only undergraduate training program in Non-Profit careers in Kansas with our Bachelor degree, and a Certificate of Non-Profit Management program. No, the other Departments at the many Kansas Universities do not teach or give degrees in this subject. 

7. We Have the Best Location to get Such Jobs in Kansas....the Capitol City. Only Washburn is blocks away from the headquarters of hundreds of employers - over 200 major Non-Profit employers, and the Center of State Government agencies. And, we have Internships for our students. No Other university offers these job advantages.

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