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Navigating Nonprofit Finance:
A Course for Leaders

Master Nonprofit Finance in 10 Steps

Demystify the language of finance and gain the confidence to manage your nonprofit’s financial health. This comprehensive course covers everything from understanding key financial concepts to creating and interpreting financial statements so you can gain the skill to communicate a rich financial story about your nonprofit. Learn how to use financial analysis tools, develop budgets and business plans, gain valuable insights on risk management, and much more. Take control of your organization’s financial future and ensure you can sustainably deliver your mission in your community for years to come.

Features of this course:

  • Bite-sized, self-guided modules: Broken down into manageable hour-long modules, it’s easy to fit into your schedule.
  • Clear explanations: Using plain language to explain complex financial concepts, you’ll gain knowledge and deep understanding as complexity builds.
  • Real-world examples: With real-world examples to illustrate concepts, you’ll relate to the material and make connections to your organization’s financial situation.
  • Hands-on exercises: The course includes valuable documents, exercises, and comprehension quizzes, giving you the opportunity to practice what you’ve learned and ensure deep understanding.

This course is designed to make nonprofit finance accessible and understandable to nonprofit executive directors, board members, and leaders of all backgrounds. Benefits include:

  • Improved understanding of financial concepts: Clear and comprehensive explanations of key financial concepts help you better understand and manage your organization’s finances. Concepts are layered in complexity as knowledge deepens.
  • Enhanced financial analysis skills: Learn how to use financial analysis tools to assess your organization’s financial health, enabling you to make informed decisions.
  • Improved reporting skills: Develop effective reporting skills, allowing you to communicate your organization’s financial performance to various stakeholders.
  • Increased confidence in financial management: By gaining a solid understanding of nonprofit finance, you will feel confident in your ability to manage your organization’s financial affairs.
  • Professional development: Advance your career by demonstrating your expertise in nonprofit finance.

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A sample overview of what you will learn.

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Peter was my Financial Management professor and was my favorite instructor throughout the entire program. Having no finance background, I was intimidated by the subject. Peter's teaching style, however, made something so foreign to me very accessible.”

Lauren LoefflerManager, Human Resources, Learning and Development for SPS Commerce

My experience in Peter’s nonprofit finance course was transformative, despite my initial reservations due to the subject's complexity. Peter's exceptional teaching made the material manageable and captivating.

Milpha BlamoEd.D., Vice President, Talent and Culture, Minneapolis Foundation

As a midcareer leader, I desired to refresh and strengthen my financial acumen. I came away with a deep working knowledge of the financial statements as the storyboard of an organization’s ability to achieve and advance its mission into the future.

Katie McKeeOperations Administrator, Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic

Peter is one of the best professors I have ever had, and I had many superb professors at Yale and at the University of Minnesota Medical School. As a physician with a limited background in finance and almost no knowledge of Excel, taking Financial Management for Nonprofits during the master’s program at Hamline University really worried me. Thanks to Peter, it was my favorite course of all and the most valuable.

Julie MickelsonMD

Peter is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. Witty, clear and very memorable. Lessons I’ve learned from Peter come up in my professional life over and over and are some of the most useful things I’ve learned.

Jess BirkenMNM, JD, Birken Law Office (Attorney for Nonprofits)

I have had the benefit of knowing and working with several of Peter’s students over the years. There is no better endorsement of who Peter is, and the depth of his ability to develop financial leaders, than to hear the devotion of his former students when they talk about their time under his tutelage.

Curtis KlotzCPA, Co-Founder / Chief Learning Officer, Diverge Finance Cooperative