Nonprofit Manager

According to Intuit, nonprofit managers in Seattle, Washington, earn an average salary of $56,500 annually. This data is based on information from taxable wages, tips, bonuses, and other forms of compensation. The salary for nonprofit managers may vary between $36,000 and $99,000 based on factors such as education, skills, experience, employer, and location.

What Are the Duties of a Nonprofit Manager? Non-profit managers are responsible to see that the organization is fulfilling its stated purpose. They oversee the organization's daily operations, including staffing, service delivery, financial leadership and regulatory compliance. In smaller non-profit organizations, managers may oversee an entire operation, while managers in large non-profits often direct departments or divisions of the organization.

What Other Job Titles Are Associated with Non-Profit Management? Job titles for nonprofit managers usually convey their responsibilities for the organization's leadership and direction. They may include titles such as:

• Administrator
• Business Office Supervisor
• Chief Executive Compliance Director
• Corporate Giving Manager
• Development Director
• Executive Director
• Foundation Director
• Fundraising Manager
• Grant Proposal Manager
• Member Services Director
• Program Manager
• Public Relations Manager
• Social Services Director
• Special Events Director
• Volunteer Services Director

Are Nonprofit Managers Licensed? Although local or state governments may have their own requirements, non-profit managers are not generally licensed. However, they are responsible to see that their organizations meet local, state and federal requirements for business licensing and for compliance with the purpose for which they were originally chartered and granted non-profit status.

• Differentiate between the different nonprofit sectors
• Define your nonprofit's mission and vision
• Identify the roles of governance and leadership
• Apply management skills to lead volunteers
• Create a fundraising plan
• Identify marketing and communication tools
• Apply DEI within your organization

To enroll in this course, you should have basic keyboarding and computer skills, be comfortable navigating the Internet and using email, and have an understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word is recommended).

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Keith Kelley

Keith.Kelley@wwu.edu
360-650-7625

Dr. Beverly A. Browning is a grant writing consultant and visionary who uses thought leadership to work with nonprofit organizations struggling with the woes of revenue stream imbalances. She has been researching grant funding, grantmaking trends, and board-related barriers to nonprofit capacity building for over 40 years. Together she and her team have helped her clients win over $750 million in grant awards.

Dr. Browning is the founder and director of the Grant Writing Training Foundation and Bev Browning, LLC. She is the author of 44 grant writing publications, including six editions of Grant Writing for Dummies and the 6th edition of Nonprofit Kit for Dummies (to be published in 2021).

Dr. Browning holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in organizational development, public administration, and business administration. She is also a Certified Strategic Planning Facilitator (CSPF), has a McNellis Compression Planning Institute Facilitation Training distinction, and is an Approved Trainer for the Grant Professionals Association (GPA), the Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE, and the Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI).