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Charitable Giving – Volunteering vs. Donating
December 16, 2021As the holidays approach and tax season looms, requests for assistance from charitable organizations are on the rise. Yet this year there may be something much more precious to give than your dollars – your time. Everyone’s holiday season looks a little different, and you may be wishing…
Graduates of UGA Nonprofit Leadership Program Help Guide Organizations Through Change
October 21, 2021Food insecurity reached new heights in spring 2020, when COVID-19 hit the United States. Fortunately, Cameron Turner, director of institutional giving for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, was prepared, thanks to the UGA Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO). “We had to be stronger leaders to get the…
International professional uses a certificate in nonprofit management as a stepping stone to a master’s degree
May 4, 2021With a clear vision of his future, Mark Donahue chose to enroll in the UGA Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership to help propel his career and impact as a nonprofit leader. Having grown up in Zimbabwe to parents who worked in the international development sector, Donahue…
Tony Mallon grows UGA’s Institute for Nonprofit Organizations
March 11, 2021The six alumni featured here show that there are many paths to entering a career in nonprofits. One that’s growing in popularity is nonprofit management education. It’s an area where the University of Georgia is at the forefront. The School of Social Work offers a…
10 Women of UGA Online to Honor on International Woman’s Day
March 8, 2021March 8, 2021, marked International Woman’s Day–a day to honor and remember trailblazing women. The University of Georgia has a number of accomplished faculty who have created valuable research, innovating teaching methods and more. Below is a list of some of the successful women in the UGA Online…
NPML Online Professor Receives 2020 Service-Learning Excellence Award
May 28, 2020Kristina Jaskyte Bahr, associate professor for UGA’s Nonprofit Management and Leadership Online Program was recently presented with UGA’s 2020 Service-Learning Excellence Award. The Service-Learning Excellence Award consists of two categories: Service-Learning Teaching Excellence and Service-Learning Research Excellence. Bahr is one of two professors to earn the…
Athens Business Provides Mental Health Resources for Musicians
February 5, 2020Bob Sleppy is a man that does it all, and he has made it his life’s work to help serve others. As a UGA double dawg graduate and Nonprofit Management and Leadership online instructor, Sleppy also serves as the executive director of Nuçi’s Space. …
Veteran Takes on New Role as Online Student
November 11, 2019Larry Howard, a 30-year veteran and former Command Master Chief in the Navy, recently enrolled in a new title–UGA online student. Howard is enrolled in the online graduate certificate program in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. “I chose to go back to school at UGA to better equip myself…
Tom Holland: Building a Pathway to Nonprofit Success
June 26, 2019UGA has an enviable history in higher education and creating programs of study that benefit all fields and passions. This is true of the Nonprofit Management and Leadership online certificate program and upcoming online Master of Social Work program as well. Today, the institute administers the master’s degree, seminars…
NPML Graduate Puts Her Best Foot Forward
June 13, 2019Some graduate students, after completing their master’s program, find employment near home. Others decide to pursue a doctorate. Emily May chose a slightly different path. Soon after graduating from the Nonprofit Management and Leadership program, she packed up her belongings, sold everything and moved to Jinja, Uganda to join…