Certificate in Nonprofit Sector Leadership and Innovation (NSLI)
The NSLI certificate (15 credit hours, 5 courses) is designed for anyone who wants to acquire the expertise to pursue paid employment and/or voluntary work in the nonprofit (voluntary, community-based) sector. All courses are grounded in a community-engaged, experiential learning model.
Any student at the University of Regina, including the federated colleges, can enrol in NSLI courses and the certificate program as part of their university studies. Please see your academic advisor to discuss this option.
Anyone in the wider community can take NSLI courses and complete the NSLI certificate by enrolling through the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE).
Level/Credential to be Granted: Certificate
Faculty(ies)/School(s)/Department(s): Faculty of Arts, Luther College, and Centre for Continuing Education
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR):
PLAR may be granted for one or more courses, except for NSLI 100, which will be required of all students. PLAR will be determined by the NVSSN Director and the Centre for Continuing Education.
How to Register for NSLI Courses
Enrollment, for practitioners, occurs through the Centre for Continuing Education’s online application. For instructions on filling out the online application, click here.
For University of Regina and federated college students, the NSLI Certificate can be earned within undergraduate program of study as a secondary program with Luther College as your secondary home. To learn more about this option, please contact nvssn@luthercollege.edu or your faculty academic advisor.
SLI Course Requirements
Credit Hours
Required courses – Students must take 4 required courses.
3.0
NSLI 100 – Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector
(NOTE: NSLI 100 is the pre-requisite for all other NSLI courses)
Plus 3 NSLI courses chosen from the list below:
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NSLI 220 – Nonprofit Advocacy and Community Development
NSLI 230 – Nonprofit Communications and Strategic Relationship Building
NSLI 240 – Community Based Research in the Nonprofit Sector
NSLI 260 – Nonprofit Organization Governance and Leadership
NSLI 340 – Nonprofit Program Planning and Evaluation
NSLI 350 – Nonprofit Financial Management and Philanthropy
NSLI 370 – Fund Development in Nonprofit Organizations
NSLI 380 – Nonprofit Sector Leadership and Strategy
NSLI 390 AA-ZZ – Nonprofit Organization Special Topic
Credit Hours
Electives – students should choose 1 of the following(or a course approved by the Program Director)
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Any Additional NSLI course
(NOTE: May only be counted once in either the required course section of the approved electives section.)
BUS 100 – Introduction to Business
BUS 260 – Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
BUS 364 – Managing a Diverse Workforce
IDS 101 – Interdisciplinary Studies: Contemporary Issues
IS 302 – Non-Governmental Organizations Crossing Borders
JS 415 – Program Evaluation
JS 350 – Justice and Indigenous Peoples
JS 383 – Social Justice Movements
JS 484 – Community Advocacy
PHIL 272 – Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 276 – Professional Ethics
PSCI 100 – People, Power, and Politics: An Introduction
SRS 215 – Volunteer Management
SRS 340 – Governance and Legal Issues in Third Sector Organizations
SOC 208 – Inequality and Social Justice
SOC 211 – Sociology of Diversity and Intersectionality in Canada
SOC 214 – Sociology of Indigenous People in Canada
SOC 308 – Power and Social Justice
Upcoming NSLI Courses*
Spring/Summer
2024
Fall
2024
Winter
2025
NSLI 260
NSLI 100
NSLI 230
NSLI 340
NSLI 390
NSLI 100
NSLI 220
NSLI 350
NSLI 390
*upcoming courses are subject to change.