Online Courses

THE URBAN INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT is constantly developing new courses to meet your needs. Below, you will find descriptions of some of the new and exciting online courses we are considering for the future.

Creating Your Own Non-Profit Business

Do you dream of starting and running your very own nonprofit? This unique course carefully details the many aspects of taking a nonprofit start-up from vision to reality. Filled with savvy advice and plenty of assistance from an industry veteran, this is the perfect how-to course for anyone interested in building a thriving nonprofit organization up from the grassroots.


Business Management for Non-Profit Organizations

Develop the skills and strategies you need to become an integral part of one of America’s fastest growing service sectors. In this course, a seasoned veteran in the nonprofit management field will show you how to transform your good intentions into a professional plan of action. You'll understand the unique characteristics of nonprofit organizations while mastering the core knowledge necessary to become an effective leader in the nonprofit arena.

Marketing Techniques & Procedures for Non-Profit Agencies

Discover marketing practices that will help you further the ideals and goals of your nonprofit. In the face of stiff competition, an increase in the number of worthwhile causes, new regulations, more oversight, and fewer funding opportunities, you need to work smarter--not longer. This course, packed with practical strategies that you can put to immediate use, will help you compete more effectively for members, media attention, donors, clients, and volunteers.

Technology- Reaching Goals and Objectives

How can you realize your nonprofit goals and objectives? Using the project-based management techniques taught in this course, you'll learn to identify the scope of your projects and develop time-saving processes to meet your objectives. You'll get an in-depth look at how technology can help you reach goals, develop a plan, monitor and track progress, and lead your teams to work effectively together.