CERTIFICATE IN NONPROFIT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Build the leadership skills you need to drive change in your community and nonprofit organization. This certificate is designed for nonprofit professionals, board members, and community leaders who want to strengthen their ability to lead, collaborate, and create meaningful impact.
Through the 9 courses included in this certificate, you'll gain the leadership skills, strategic frameworks, and practical tools needed to drive meaningful, lasting impact in your nonprofit and community.
Discover when to step up as a leader and when to align stakeholders for collective action—two powerful but distinct strategies for driving nonprofit success.
Learn how to connect impact chains, outcome pathways, and the Theory of Change to ensure your vision translates into measurable, real-world results.
Unpack the three must-have leadership traits, the difference between direct and indirect impact, and why positional authority isn't everything in community leadership.
Find out how to set goals, evaluate impact, and create lasting initiatives that strengthen strategy, culture, operations, and business models—while staying true to your mission.
Take the next step in your nonprofit career and build the skills you need to create lasting impact.
Each certificate includes nine bite-sized, 15-minute courses packed with video lessons, reflection exercises, knowledge checks, and interactive activities. Even better? They're fully mobile-friendly, so you can learn anytime, anywhere—right from your phone or tablet.
Incorporating 9 micro-learning courses, learning checks, and a reflective workbook.
Checking your savvy on 5 related leadership competencies.
Complete the coursework for both a brag-worthy certificate of completion plus 3 CFRE points.
Thousands of nonprofit professionals have completed courses and certificates on the Merit® Nonprofit Professional Development platform. Here are just a few of their thoughts.
"This certificate gave me the confidence and tools to step up as a leader in my nonprofit."
- Hana (Largo, FL)
"Every lesson was practical and easy to apply. I’ve already used the goal-setting framework to improve our community initiatives!"
- Danny (San Francisco, CA)
"I finally understand the difference between direct and indirect impact, and it’s changed how I lead."
- Jennifer (New York, NY)
Equip yourself with the skills to guide teams, set strategy, and make a difference.
Merit® is a signature product of the Nonprofit Help Center, a company founded in 2018 by Dr. Emilie Socash. The Nonprofit Help Center team helps nonprofits and the people who power them go from mission impossible to mission unstoppable with a just-for-nonprofits suite of capacity-building solutions, fixing what's holding them back.
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