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About Nonprofit Organization Management
Running a nonprofit organization requires many of the same challenges and responsibilities as any for-profit business: leadership skills, strategic planning, and a keen eye on the annual budget. However, the differences between the two sectors are both subtle and profound. The nonprofit organization management major will point out that the differences lie beyond the bottom line and speak to a greater sense of community awareness, social responsibility, and the desire to serve others.
Lakeland's nonprofit organization management curriculum teaches its students the most important economic and marketing principles and theories that help any organization to thrive. But its courses primarily focus on the practical and motivational differences of our country's growing nonprofit sector - a sector that serves our youth, our families, and our society. Students majoring in this field who satisfy certain requirements also receive the nationally recognized American Humanics Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership.
Students who major in Nonprofit Organization Management will be able to:
- meet the professional development competency standards for American Humanics certification;
- conduct marketing and evaluation research appropriate to nonprofit organizations, including statistical evaluation of the findings from quantitative measures;
- analyze social theories relevant to the function of nonprofit organizations; and
- make both ethically sound social decisions and economically sound decisions based on an understanding of the role of nonprofit organizations within the community.
Nonprofit Organization Management Faculty
To learn more about Lakeland's Nonprofit Organization faculty, follow the link associated with their name.
Don Francis
Dr. Don Francis, Professor of Sociology and Nonprofit Organization Management, joined the faculty in 1992. He directs and teaches in the college's Nonprofit Organization Management program. His...Read more about Don Francis
Alan Mock
Dr. Alan Mock, Social Sciences Division Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology began at Lakeland in 1993. His research deals with the social factors surrounding religion. Mock is also a...Read more about Alan Mock
Christopher Moore
Dr. Christopher D. Moore, Assistant Professor of Sociology, joined Lakeland's faculty in 2006. His research and teaching focus is at the juncture between sociology and psychology - specifically,...Read more about Christopher Moore
