Webster University's Walker Business School Announces New Graduate Degree Program in Nonprofit Leadership

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology at Webster University has established a new Master of Arts in Nonprofit Leadership. This is the only nonprofit leadership program of its kind offered by a school of business in the St. Louis area.

The 36-credit-hour MA in Nonprofit Leadership program is designed to promote a holistic, business-focused nonprofit management thinking process among students and develop real-world business skills that emphasize both the organization's mission and the business of leading a self-sustaining nonprofit organization. Required courses cover such topics as governance and executive leadership in nonprofits, marketing and resource development, financial management and budgeting, social enterprises and social entrepreneurship, and alliances, partnerships and mergers among nonprofits.

"Leading today's nonprofit organization requires a unique blend of 'heart' and business," said Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean of the Walker Business School. "The new MA in Nonprofit Leadership degree fulfills the need to provide business knowledge to current and future nonprofit leaders so they can provide managerial and fiscal leadership along with the delivery of mission."

"It's an incredible challenge for people not only to work for a nonprofit but to lead and manage one as well," said Dr. Barrett Baebler, director of Webster's MA in Nonprofit Leadership program. "Nonprofits have to learn how to balance the need for developing resources to provide the necessary finances to manage a nonprofit organization; including budgets, cash flow, etc. as well as providing the overall executive leadership in order to manage the organization."

According to Baebler, there is a great need in the nonprofit industry for professionals who ensure the financial viability of the organization, its human resource management and its operations. "This new program will establish the Walker School as a center of excellence within the nonprofit community," he said.

For more information on the MA in Nonprofit Leadership, visit www.webster.edu/nonprofit or call 866-342-4447.

With its home campus in St. Louis, Webster University (www.webster.edu) is the only Tier 1, private, nonprofit U.S.-based university providing a network of international residential campuses. Founded in 1915, Webster University's campus network today includes metropolitan, military and corporate locations around the world, as well as traditional residential campuses in Asia, Europe and North America. The university is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Webster University's Walker School prepares lifelong learners for professional fulfillment in the fields of business and technology. It offers certificate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Walker School programs are delivered on every Webster University location around the world.

Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org. The George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology is accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs) for all business and management programs.

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