Keywords
community engagement, nonprofit education, human resource development, continuing education
Abstract
The nonprofit and nongovernmental sector serves the critical role, in our world, of filling in the gaps in service and opportunity that are unfulfilled by the public sector and either unfilled or unobtainable through the private sector. This thought paper presents one option for a professional development program for nonprofit professionals working in rural communities. This program serves to facilitate the training of nonprofit employees and volunteers in critical leadership and management education. Through this educational opportunity, nonprofit leaders, board members, and aspiring nonprofit directors come together in a cohort of peers to learn both foundational and advanced theories, strategies, and direct applications that can improve their organizations. The framework for the program model is a potentially useful resource for those considering avenues for nonprofit practitioner training in their own communities.
Recommended Citation
Kieffer, Elise Lael
(2024)
"Ideas for Professional Development in the Nonprofit Sector,"
Journal of Nonprofit Innovation: Vol. 4:
Iss.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/joni/vol4/iss3/5
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