Established in 2004, the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy (NBEC) is named in honor of Nancy Bell Evans, who has been a leader and innovator in the public and nonprofit sectors for more than 30 years.
The Center supports and disseminates cutting edge research of Evans School faculty and creates innovative learning opportunities for current and future social sector leaders at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive level. Through applied research and life-long learning, the Center serves individual leaders and elevates the social sector as a whole.
Our teaching team includes nationally-recognized academics and top-notch practitioners. Their areas of expertise include accounting, advocacy, budgeting, communications, evaluation, leadership, and philanthropy just to name a few.
We produce research that is rigorous, analytical, and practical. It strengthens organizational management and leadership, supports cross-sector collaboration, and improves policy.
To prepare social sector leaders at all phases of their careers, we offer a variety of degree and non-degree learning opportunities.
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Core Program: Degree programs include a Master of Public Administration (MPA), an Executive MPA, and a Ph.D. program.
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Executive Education: We run one non-credit course for executives: the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI). In order to serve a wider variety of social sector leaders, we plan to expand our non-credit executive offerings to include more options for nonprofit executives, as well as executives in philanthropy, grantmaking, and social entrepreneurship.
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Professional and Continuing Education: We offer two year-long certificates for emerging leaders. The Certificate in Nonprofit Management and the Certificate in Fundraising Leadership.