Human Resource Management: Certificate in Nonprofit Management Series

Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program

Human Resources Management**

Dates: Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27

Location: Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) at NIU Rockford

Time: 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Instructor: Tyler Smith, NICNE Professional Services Team Member and Principal, Culture Craft Consulting, LLC

Cost: $225 NICNE Members | $250 General Admission

Course Details: Gain a strategic view of human resources management and learn details about the HR function within the nonprofit sector. This class provides a broad overview of HR functions to enhance your leadership and strategic thinking around HR topics.

You will:

• Discover how to foster an environment for positive employee relations, where employees truly enjoy their jobs.
• Learn how to build, retain, and manage excellent, high-performing teams.
• Explore considerations related to the recruitment and onboarding process.
• Gain insight on effective performance evaluation, conflict resolution, and communication.
• Review current laws and legal compliance factors that guide HR actions.
• Learn and implement best practices for staff and volunteers.
• Review your policies to plan for updates and ensure compliance.
• Understand the broad umbrella of talent development, performance management, employee relations, and policy management.

This class is geared towards working professionals. While attendees are expected to engage in activities during class, there is generally no homework required. Expect to spend no more than 30-60 minutes per week outside of class engaging in class activities. In-class activities, discussion, and engagement will enhance your learning and relevance of topics to your work. Resources will be shared on best practices, current laws and trends, and other topics to help you adhere to legal standards and position yourself as a top employer.

Facilitator: Tyler Smith holds an unshakeable belief that we can live in a world where employees truly enjoy their jobs, and managers can lead excellent teams who are both happy and high-performing. He has more than ten years' experience in management and team dynamics. He formed Culture Craft Consulting, LLC to do what he has always wanted to do: empower others to lead well.

As part of NICNE's professional services team and through his consultancy practice, Tyler consults with businesses and organizations of all sizes to help them create a positive, effective workplace culture that drives impact, cultivates communication and engagement, and fosters retention. His services include Enneagram and DISC personality assessments, fractional HR services such as recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance reviews, conflict resolution, team building, organizational culture, and leadership development.

Tyler earned a bachelor's in business management from Taylor University. His professional background includes hospitality management and young adult ministry. Tyler lives in his hometown, Rockford, with his wife and their German Shepherd/Labrador mix, Wrigley.

Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program Details: Leading a successful mission-driven nonprofit requires more than goals and plans; it requires concrete knowledge and skills. NICNE’s five-course Certificate in Nonprofit Management program will teach you the skills needed to strengthen your organization and better achieve your mission.

Each course is led by an accomplished expert in their field. Instructors include nonprofit executives, master-level leaders committed to collaboration as a tool to drive social change, and instructors and guest speakers with advanced certifications and decades of experience in nonprofit leadership.

This program is valuable for Nonprofit Leaders seeking to broaden or refresh their skill set, managers seeking leadership positions within their organization, employees seeking to improve leadership skills, board members seeking to serve in a more strategic advisory role, and people seeking to transfer from the for-profit to the nonprofit arena.

**This is one of the five courses in the Certificate in Nonprofit Management Program. Take any of the courses individually or complete the entire series. Courses may be taken in any order and attendance credit does not expire. Upon successful completion of all five courses (90% overall attendance) participants will receive a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from The Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence at Northern Illinois University. Full program details can be found by visiting our website at www.niu.edu/nicne/. Please call 815.753.8793 or email Billie Callahan at [email protected] with questions.

About NICNE: Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) has been providing capacity building, training, technical assistance and resource support to nonprofit organizations within our region since August 2004. We are celebrating our 20th year as the region's primary resource for nonprofit management and leadership development. NICNE strengthens nonprofits and encourages collaboration resulting in a strong, vibrant nonprofit sector critical to a healthy community. NICNE's mission: Promote, model and grow innovation, excellence and social impact.

NICNE is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization affiliated with Northern Illinois University, Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development. Learn more at our website, www.niu.edu/nicne/

Host or Publisher Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE)