Better Lead
Your Nonprofit
Learn valuable skills to prosper in a continually changing landscape.
We are committed to sharpening the abilities of nonprofit leaders. We offer a unified line-up that includes a foundational certificate, interactive on-demand advanced training and organized networking opportunities that deliver actionable knowledge you can take back to your organization and implement right away.
Reimagine What's Possible
Foundational & Advanced Pathways
We bring together highly-skilled instructors and other nonprofit decision-makers within the community to take the guesswork out of leading your organization with sessions offered online and in-person.
Leadership Certificate
Optimize your potential with foundational sessions online.
Need an Intern?
Our undergraduate students in related degree programs make great temporary or project-focused employees, and they need internship hours to graduate. If you would like to mentor a student at your nonprofit organization, please develop a project or position description and contact one of our faculty to inquire.
Meet Nonprofit go-Getter
Eric
"From a Volunteer Center perspective, we have to really pick and choose what we undertake as far as professional development. I was familiar with some of the presenters. I knew their style and what they brought to the table, so it just seemed like a good fit that way, too."
Eric Sponholtz
Executive Director, The Volunteer Center
Nonprofit Leadership Certificate
Leading with heart
Nonprofit Conference
Inspiring change and well-being.
March 5, 2025
Lambeau Field, Green Bay
Our Nonprofit Conference was at max capacity in 2024, so mark your calendars for next year's conference on March 5, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Our theme is "Leading with Heart." When nonprofits focus on inspiring change and well-being, they will enhance the quality and impact of their mission. More conference details will be announced soon.
Explore Our Online Undergraduate Programs
We offer credentials and degrees that will deepen your knowledge of nonprofit management and help you find meaning in your career and are particularly relevant to nonprofit professionals.
Nonprofit Management Certificate
A five-course certificate available to students in any academic program, including vital internship experience.
Public Administration
A degree in public administration will empower you to create and implement public policy as leaders and managers in public and nonprofit organizations.
Organizational Leadership
Advance your career with a degree in organizational leadership. A broad range of emphases like public and nonprofit management means a broad range of career opportunities.
Working in Collaboration
The Nonprofit Education and Development Network is a collaboration between UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison Extension of Brown County, offering affordable custom training and support services for nonprofit organizations at any time and place that works best for the organization. Learn more about what we offer.
Empowering Nonprofits
If you have any questions or need additional guidance, please contact Kat Weber, Program Specialist, at (920) 663-7317 or weberka@uwgb.edu.