Professional Development

Australian

Graduate Certificate in Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies)
Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology

External site opens in a new window http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/research/cpns

If you work with or for a philanthropic or not-for-profit organisation, or if you have an interest in working in this growing and important sector of the economy, this course is your entry point to a specialist education that you can tailor to your particular interests. The Graduate Certificate is available part-time at the Gardens Point Campus of QUT, and is available in flexible delivery mode for students outside Brisbane.

Master of Commerce (Social Investment and Philanthropy), Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.swinburne.edu.au/business/philanthropy/

Philanthropy and Social Investment at Swinburne University of Technology is pioneering the education of the Australian community in these areas, and now offers courses from Graduate Certificate to PhD level. The courses are aimed at a wide range of people, from individual philanthropists or those contemplating becoming philanthropists (whether as end-of-career adults anticipating a long and affluent retirement, or young people who will inherit wealth), personnel in corporations developing community involvement programs or concerned with how their business can be a good corporate citizen, to financial advisors, accountants and solicitors who provide clients with advice on their giving options.

Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Research Unit
Curtin University

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.cbs.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=0C29B0FD-EC20-E1E9-055B65271ED08291

This multidisciplinary research unit conducts academic and contract research in the area of governance and corporate social responsibility, with a particular focus on the development of leadership and management practice.

International

International Fellows in Philanthropy Program
Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.jhu.edu/~philfellow/

The Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies International Fellows in Philanthropy Program program provides an opportunity for individuals whoare involved in studying or managing private, not-for-profit, or philanthropic organizations outside the United States, or who serve as government or corporate liaisons to the not-for-profit sector. Positions in the program are available at Senior and Junior levels of appointment. The program also sponsors a fellows' conference in a host country every year, to encourage continuing exchanges between fellows, and to help broaden understanding of this sector at the international level.

The deadline for application to the International Fellows in Philanthropy Program is February 25, 2007.

Senior International Fellows Program
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (CPCS) City University, New York

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.philanthropy.org/programs/ifp/senior.html

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society's Senior International Fellows Program provides an opportunity for the professional development of Third-Sector practitioners from outside the United States who are decision-makers in their professions. The program is designed to help build Third-Sector capacity in the Fellows' home countries.

Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they attend weekly seminars, explore the work of key agencies and foundations, meet with not-for-profit representatives, and study U.S. and international community foundation models.

Master of Arts in Philanthropic Programs and PhD in Philanthropic Studies
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/

The Center on Philanthropy is a leading academic center that increases the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice through teaching, research, public service and public affairs activities throughout the world.

MBA incl. Leadership and Corporate Accountability
Social Enterprise Initiative at Harvard Business School

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/

The mission of the Social Enterprise Initiative's MBA program is to develop outstanding business leaders who contribute to the wellbeing of society.

Center for Social Innovation
Stanford Graduate School of Business

External site opens in a new windowhttp://www.gsb.stanford.edu/csi

The Center for Social Innovation's educational programs are helping current and future leaders be more effective in their efforts to improve society. The Center has developed a series of intensive Executive Education Programs that are specifically designed to enhance the effectiveness of not-for-profit and philanthropic leaders. The Center also offers courses for MBA students.


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