Education


The Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy serves as an incubator of research-based nonprofit and philanthropic education at the Evans School and across the University of Washington by identifying, developing, and supporting advanced learning opportunities for graduate students and executive-level professionals.

Our three main partnerships include the:

  • Advanced Board Leadership with ArtsFund, Social Venture Partners, and the United Way of King County, which provides people who have at least three years experience on a nonprofit board, have taken a leadership role on a board, and have completed basic board training courses with a course that goes far beyond the usual orientation to board roles and responsibilities.  Two-session course dates:  October 29 and November 19, 2009
  • Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute with Cascade Executive Programs at the Evans School, which offers a five-day program in a retreat setting to enhance the strategic and visionary thinking of nonprofit executives  Application Deadline:  December 11, 2009
  • DCSCS Exchange Program (Developing Civil Society Education via Case Studies: A North American Perspective) with the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, which provides students from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico a chance to take innovative case-study-based nonprofit courses designed specifically for the program, study with cross-cultural teams, and gain hands-on experience with local civil society organizations.  Students receive transferable credits and a $,3000 stipend while paying only $375 in UW program fees ($0 tuition while on exchange).  Application deadline was October 19, 2009

Find out more about other University of Washington (UW) courses and certificate programs on nonprofit management available through the Evans School and other University of Washington departments.

Become a member of or log in to the Evans School's Electronic Hallway to access dozens of teaching cases about nonprofit organizations. 

We also invite you to find out more about our research and other resources related to nonprofits and philanthropy by contacting us at 206.221.4629 or nbec@u.washington.edu.