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Nonprofit professional development that works for you—flexible, effective, and built for real-world results. No talking heads, just training on topics that matter.
Ready to grow your career and strengthen your nonprofit? Each of the following certificates gives you practical, on-demand training in just 15 minutes at a time, with topics that directly impact your work, your team, and your mission.
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Backed by the Impact Capacity Assessment Tool and the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect, Merit® isn’t just training—it’s a system for real-world growth, built specifically for nonprofit professionals.
The Nonprofit Help Center's Certificate in Nonprofit Capacity Building includes all 15 certificates listed above, plus offers 13 additional learning areas and a structured year-long approach. This comprehensive certificate is perfect for nonprofit professionals who want to deepen their expertise, grow their leadership capacity, and make measurable impact—all within a structured, flexible year-long experience.
Through our just-for-nonprofits certificate programs, learners build competence and confidence so that they can innovate, lead, and advance in the social impact sector.
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CFRE Points offered on most certificates
This course explores how goals keep us on target.
This course highlights the role that everyone can play in leading hearts and minds.
This course explores the nuts and bolts of true advocacy.
This course focuses on staff support of the board's fund (and friend) raising.
Nobody needs another "sage on a stage" style talking head video! You'll enjoy professionally-produced videos that reflect today's nonprofit workplace, all of which include closed captioning, audio-only options, and well-designed transcripts for those who want or need these accessibility features.
You can choose your own adventure in the topics you tackle first and how you structure your learning time. Learners also enjoy optional monthly learner meet-ups with Dr. Emilie Socash and the Nonprofit Help Center team and regular messages of encouragement!
Each of the Certificate's 28 topics include 9 courses that build on each other, and the final course guides you through the development of a personal learning plan. In this structured exercise, you'll envision what you can do to achieve a goal related to the topic over the next 3 to 6 months.
Enroll today and start learning in minutes. On-demand nonprofit training that builds real-world capacity
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