The Nonprofit Business Management program is designed for students who have a head for business and a heart for service. Business foundation and core management courses are merged with courses that recognize the distinctive nature of nonprofit organizations. Students completing this program will be able to apply business concepts and principles to improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations and social enterprise initiatives. Application of knowledge can occur in such nonprofits as social services, healthcare providers, churches, para-church ministries, global and regional humanitarian organizations, missions organizations, environmental projects, and advocacy groups, as well as, social enterprises and business as mission initiatives.
In addition to the Core Business Program Outcomes, the following Program Learning Outcomes have been established by Evangel faculty to define the areas of knowledge and skills that students graduating from this major degree program should have developed:
Graduates of the Nonprofit Business Management program will have the skills to:
- Explain the unique legal and regulatory environment bearing upon the accounting, reporting, and management practices of nonprofit organizations.
- Identify, analyze and apply various revenue generating strategies for the nonprofit organization including grant writing, fundraising and philanthropic efforts to support long-term fiscal sustainability
- Inventory the distinctive organizational, operational and financial aspects of a nonprofit organization, particularly as they relate to the implementation of day-to-day and long-term management strategies.
- Demonstrate leadership practices and strategies to maximize the functionality of boards and volunteers in nonprofit organizations.
