New Individualized Nonprofit Certificate Program 2026
Our self – paced program will launch in January 2026. If you are new to the nonprofit world, it is essential that you have an understanding of the legal responsibilities of maintaining your nonprofit status with the IRS. The roles and responsibilities of the board president and the director of operations are also clearly defined to empower leadership and teamwork.  Individuals have access to each of the following modules to select what they choose. All modules are required to be completed to receive the certificate. Â
Introduction to Nonprofits (Board Governance and Individual Responsibilities)
Shared Leadership Board Chair (Governance)Â and Executive Director (Operations)
Nonprofit Finance Basics (Budgeting and Reading Financial Reports)
Managing Volunteers and Staff Salary Administration
Organizational Planning (Writing Action Plans and Accountability)
Building a Comprehensive Development PlanÂ
Crisis Planning and Risk Management (Developing a Comprehensive Crisis Plan)
Option One – Register for All Modules
Option Two – Register for Individual Modules
FREE Nonprofit Resources & Grants
Click On Each Heading To Review Downloadable Nonprofit Resources
Starting a Nonprofit Guidance and PDF Forms to print and fill out
- Step One – Sustainability Assessment
- Creating & Maintaining a Nonprofit Checklist
- 1023 FULL and IRS Instructions
- 1023 EZ and IRS Instructions *Under $50K annual budget indefinitely.
- SND Cher’s Guidance to fill out the 1023 Full Form
- SND Articles of Inc. template
- SND Bylaws template
- Uniform Chart of Accounts Aligns with IRS 990
- SND List Nonprofit Filing Requirements
- SND List Employer Filing Requirements
Nominating Committee
Governance & Conflict of Interest
Board Chair and Executive Director Executive Leadership
Finance and Budgeting
Human Resources and Volunteer Management
Strategic Planning
Fund Raising and Grant Writing
Risk Management and Crisis Communications Plan
Bush Prize
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Creative Community Solutions
Strengthen ND’s community succession planning process is designed and facilitated around developing five-year reasonable and achievable plans for communities through a focused process including assessing and goal-setting around Community Amenities & Engagement, Creative Placemaking, Economic Status & Growth, and Forward-Thinking Leadership
Community-Centered AmeriCorps
Through the support of AmeriCorps, Strengthen ND assists North Dakota communities to access the people-power they need to undertake community projects by providing individuals to build their community’s capacity
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