Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Overview
Schulich offers Canada’s only MBA in nonprofit management that leads to careers in a rich variety of nonprofit organizations including healthcare, human services, education, culture, recreation, religion, the environment or community development. In Canada, almost one in five paid jobs is in a nonprofit organization – more than in manufacturing or retail, and almost three times as many as in the financial services industry.
While working to improve the quality of life in Canada and around the world, Schulich graduates entering this sector will be able to build strong careers in general management, marketing, fundraising, human resources, or financial management. In addition, many Schulich students planning to build their careers in profit-seeking organizations take electives in nonprofit management in order to prepare themselves for positions as board members of important charitable organizations operating in their communities or work in the area of corporate social responsibility. For more information, go to the Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program's webpage.
Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Tel: (416) 736-5092
Fax: (416) 736-5762
E-mail: nmlp@schulich.yorku.ca
The Nonprofit Management Advisory Board
Chair
| Carol Annett President and CEO VHA Home Healthcare | Ratna Omidvar President The Maytree Foundation |
| Judith Cohen Founding Chair & Director Invest in Kids Foundation | Ingrid Perry President Bridgepoint Health Foundation |
| Jean Crawford President Crawford Connect | Andrew R. Shaw President & CEO Toronto Symphony Orchestra |
| Gordon Floyd Executive Director & CEO Children's Mental Health Ontario | Brian F. Smith President WoodGreen Community Centre |
| Brenda Gainer Director Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program | Georgina Steinsky Schwartz Former President & CEO Imagine Canada |
| Dezsö Horváth Dean & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management Schulich School of Business | Anne Swarbrick Executive Director Habitat for Humanity (Halton) |
| Penny Milton Chief Executive Officer Canadian Education Association |  |
Faculty
The Nonprofit Management and Leadership program draws its faculty from all disciplines within the Schulich School, as well as from outside organizations within the nonprofit sector.
| Name | Position |
| Brenda Gainer | Associate Professor of Marketing Royal Bank Professor of Nonprofit Management Program Director, Nonprofit Management |
| Ruth Armstrong | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
| Owen Charters | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
| Jonathan Hera | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
| John Milne | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
| Norm Tasevski | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
| Larry Whatmore | Sessional Lecturer in Nonprofit Management and Leadership |
Graduate Diploma
REQUIREMENTS
- taken concurrently with a Schulich MBA (students must satisfy both the Graduate Diploma and the MBA requirements)
- diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirements
- all requirements of the NMLP General Concentration must be satisfied
- MGMT 6100 3.00 Strategy Field Study to be carried out with an approved nonprofit organization
- 3-4 month work placement in a nonprofit organization (must be approved by Director)
General Concentration
REQUIREMENTS
- 12.00 credit-hours of required courses below including NMLP 6200 3.00
REQUIRED COURSES
MGMT 6500 3.00 Sustainable Value Creation
MKTG 6480 3.00 Nonprofit Marketing and Resource Development
NMLP 6200 3.00 Nonprofit Organizations and Their Environment
NMLP 6350 3.00 Social Purpose Business: Alternative Economic Models
NMLP 6400 3.00 Microfinance and Social Impact Investing
NMLP 6960 3.00 Financial Management and Business Planning in the Nonprofit Sector
Study Options
- Concentration
- Post-MBA Diploma in Advanced Management
- Graduate Diploma in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Electives
| Course Code | Course Title |
| MGMT 6500 3.00 | Sustainable Value Creation |
| MKTG 6480 3.00 | Nonprofit Marketing and Resource Development |
| NMLP 6200 3.00 | Nonprofit Organizations and Their Environment |
| NMLP 6350 3.00 | Social Purpose Business: Alternative Economic Models |
| NMLP 6400 3.00 | Microfinance and Social Impact Investing |
| NMLP 6960 3.00 | Financial Management and Business Planning in the Nonprofit Sector |