Faculty adviser:
Lecturer Rusty Russell, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Many people who work in community organizations are accidental managers who started organizing or providing a direct service because of their deep commitment to an issue. They then often find themselves running a growing, complex organization without formal training or theoretical backing.
The certificate in Management of Community Organizations (MCO) is a graduate-level certificate program that provides management training within the framework of social, economic, and political values that shape the nonprofit sector. The program's goal is to train people with a commitment to social concerns and effective management who wish to work at the community level. The certificate is offered in collaboration with the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies.
The certificate requires the completion of four courses that address issues such as financial analysis, program evaluation, urban and social policy, fundraising, and conflict resolution.
The program is open to individuals with a bachelor's degree and is especially appropriate for new managers of community organizations, those with experience in the field who wish to obtain management training, midcareer professionals interested in pursuing community work, and individuals who wish to start a new agency or program.
For more information and an application, contact the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies at (617) 627-3395 or visit http://ase.tufts.edu/gradstudy.