NPM-505: Human Resource Development for Nonprofits

This course will address human resource issues within both formal and informal nonprofit organizations, including paid and unpaid staff. Participants will learn how human resource issues in nonprofit organizations are different from the experience in public and for-profit organizations. Included will be the role, value and dynamics of volunteerism in carrying out the work and fulfilling the missions of nonprofit organizations as part of strategic human resources management. Students will learn about and gain experience with supervision and human resource management systems and practices relevant to both paid and unpaid employees in nonprofit organizations. Emphasis will be placed on dimensions and dynamics of individual and organizational inclusion and diversity practices within the nonprofit sector and their implications for effective human resource management. Talent management practices from recruitment of entry level staff through career advancement to executive levels in the nonprofit sector, including compensation practices, evaluation processes and professional development considerations will be included.