Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM)

The Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) offers mid-career professionals an opportunity to build leadership and decision-making skills, with an emphasis on strengthening organizations, changing systems, and making a difference in communities.

Building Skills for Greater Impact

Across the nonprofit sector, leaders and managers are making decisions that change lives. The Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) is a degree that provides the skills and training you’ll need to effectively lead complex nonprofit, philanthropic and mission-driven efforts in a variety of settings. You’ll work closely with leading nonprofit executives and expert faculty, augmenting your coursework with real-world examples and concluding with a consulting project addressing a challenge facing a local organization. The program’s deep connections to communities, foundations and organizations means you’ll graduate with expertise in nonprofit leadership theory and innovative practices, as well as an expanded network of colleagues and mentors.

Why choose Price?

Our nationally ranked school gives graduate students access to the largest and most diverse nonprofit sector in the world. MNLM’s courses are designed by recognized experts in philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, social innovation, organizational development, and data-driven decision making.  It combines thought leadership, research and experiential learning, connecting theory with current best practices, challenging students from across the country and around the world to tackle complex problems using data and narrative.  

James Irvine & Domestic Student Scholarships

Domestic students who apply by our December 15th deadline and are admitted to the MHA, MNLM, MPA, MPP, MPPDS, or MUP program are automatically eligible to receive scholarship funding.

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MNLM Students

MNLM Curriculum

MNLM Admission

Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Policy

USC Price MNLM graduates have gone on to lead nonprofit organizations, manage programs in foundations and government settings, oversee corporate social responsibility strategies, and other special initiatives that serve communities. The USC Price Career Center provides networking opportunities and resume building resources to support your professional advancement.

• Community Benefit Fiscal Manager
• Grant Specialist
• UX Researcher at Figma, Co-host of the PAGES Pod Podcast, San Francisco, CA

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“I came into this program with a passion for service and left with the confidence to better serve our communities, a deep understanding of the business of nonprofits and a continued commitment to pursue servant leadership. The incredible faculty, networking with brilliant leaders in the sector, opportunities to get involved in our community and inspiring cohort made this investment in my personal and career development 100% worth it.”

Mark Camarena

Community Benefit Fiscal Manager

Loma Linda University Health

“The most valuable part of the MNLM program was the integration of lived experience into the classroom. Several of my professors held top managerial roles in the field outside of the program, and used anecdotes from their roles as examples to illustrate specific concepts in class.”

Maddy Brown

Grant Specialist

Dotted i Fundraising

“I had an idea of what I wanted to do in the nonprofit sector, and by the time I graduated from the MNLM program, my idea had shifted completely. The required courses at USC Price, in addition to my electives at Marshall, helped me to realize gaps in my knowledge and presented me with alternative ways to pursue my mission.”

Nannearl Lakesia

UX Researcher at Figma, Co-host of the PAGES Pod Podcast, San Francisco, CA

Financial Aid

Numerous financial aid opportunities are available for grad students.

Community Impact Scholarship

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USC Price is pleased to announce the Price Community Impact Scholarships for incoming masters students who plan to enroll in one of the following on-campus programs: MHA, MIPM, MNLM, MPA, MPP, MPPDS, and MUP.

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In order to address complex social challenges across communities here and abroad, the nonprofit sector plays a unique and critical role in creating a more equitable society. To be effective change agents, leadership requires a broad set of skills that impact how organizations respond and how larger ecosystems function.

Regina Birdsell

MNLM Program Director

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