| Specialization in Nonprofit Management |
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Students from the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Public Policy and Administration may now specialize in Nonprofit Management.
The goal of the new specialization in Nonprofit Management is to prepare and provide students with managerial skills and a broad social outlook, to serve the community as the future professional cadre of leaders who will manage non profit organizations. The specialization is open to students and professionals who are socially committed and wish to advance their management abilities and to use their skills for advancing their social goals.
The economic, social and political developments in during the last decade have broadened the activities of the Israeli third sector, and brought about a numeric increase in nonprofit organizations and in the volume of their activities. Managing nonprofit organizations requires a deep social, professional and moral commitment as well as knowledge in special areas unique to the third sector organization such as working with volunteers and donors, translating social visions into workable plans, managerial and financial skills, knowledge in marketing, technology, and the ability to balance between public and private interests which surround the organization. The underlying principle for the development of the specialization is based on the assumption that in certain aspects the management skills are similar to those of the business/government environment and in others, unique knowledge and skills are needed.
In subject areas that are congruent, the specialization will derive an added value from an existing learning environment in the Department of Public Policy and Administration and Business Administration. This fits the conceptual position of the nonprofit sector which finds itself between a business or a public orientation.
The study track of the specialization is based on a detailed examination, review and assessment of teaching curricula in the and Europe, in addition to courses which are uniquely suited for the local Israeli third sector. The curriculum accentuates social, political and economic characteristics of the third sector.
The academic team selected to teach in the program is made up of the leading experts in Israel, among them are; Prof. Gidron, Director of ICTR (co-winner of the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research prize for 2003) and the author of many books including The Third Sector in Israel: Between Welfare State and Civil Society' published in 2003, Dr. Varda Shiffer, Director of the Mandel Institute for Leadership in the Negev, Dr. Elias Zeidan, Dr. Paula Kabalo and Dr. Rikki Tessler. In addition, the program will feature international experts such as: Prof. Margaret Harris from Aston Business School. Prof. Harris specializes in governance of voluntary organisations including the work of boards and committees; the impact of public policy change on the work of voluntary nonprofits, management of volunteers; collaborations within the voluntary sector and across the voluntary/governmental sector boundaries. Prof. Harris was the keynote speaker in the annual ICTR conference in 2002. Prof. Dennis Young, a professor of nonprofit management and economics at Case Western Reserve University and former director of the Mandel Center of Nonprofit Organizations, CEO and founder of the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise. Professor Young was the keynote speaker at the ICTR Conference in 2005.
The scialization in nonprofit management is offered in the framework of graduate studies in the Department of Business Administration and the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Ben-Gurion University. Students successfully completing their studies will receive a graduate degree MBA or MA with the specialization mentioned in the diploma. Acceptance to the specialization is stipulated by acceptance to the Department of Business Administration or Public Administration.
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