Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

Academic partnerships support a network of colleges and universities that offer the certified nonprofit professional (cnp) credential. The cnp credential is the only national nonprofit credential preparing students for careers in nonprofit management. Students who complete a rigorous leadership development program at one of the alliance's affiliated colleges or universities are awarded the credential and gain access to tremendous nonprofit career resources, including the cnp network. The training for the alliance's cnp credential is based on the 10 core competencies that hiring managers are looking for in prospective employees. The alliance's competency-based model uses an evidence-based assessment, rather than grade point average, to determine whether core competencies have been attained. A hallmark of the cnp credential is the experiential learning that is infused throughout the program. Students demonstrate mastery of academic material by successfully undertaking a real-life application of the theory or process studied. This applied learning happens through service-learning and fundraising activities, leadership development programming, project and event management, and a nonprofit internship.

Leaderosity is an engaging online leadership development platform that enables social purpose professionals to develop domain knowledge and leadership skills, build a national network, and broaden their mindset so that they are able to tackle even the most complex problems. Coursework is housed on leaderosity's learning management system, novoed. Novoed's social, collaborative and mobile capabilities offer an engaging and effective learning experience for the modern learner. Novoed was selected based on its seamless use of multimedia as well as its visually-appealing and intuitive interface.

Each year, the nonprofit leadership alliance hosts more than 650 students at its online conference, elevate. Many of the students are about to graduate and start nonprofit careers. Students attend elevate to meet a cnp requirement. They attend leadership sessions taught by nonprofit professionals.