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Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Applications are due on June 1, 2024.

Please be prepared with the following information items to complete your application:

The following pages of applicant information;
A 500-word essay on why you would like to participate in the Graduate Level Certificate Program, and specific ways this program will help you in achieving your career goals;
A completed Supervisor's Recommendation & Agency Commitment Form, found here; and
A signed recommendation letter from a supervisor (no more than one page).

For complete information about the Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management, please visit here or email Nina Walat.

Note that all documentation requiring supervisor and/or executive signatures must be completely filled out for your application to be considered for the program.

Please view FAQs on our site here.

If you have any further questions, please contact Nina Walat at nwalat@providers.org.

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Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Section 1: Applicant Information

Contact Information:

First Name:

If you have a preferred name, please use this.

Last Name:

Job Title:

Personal email address:

Work email address:

Work Phone:

Pronouns:

Are you a Providers' Council Member?

If not sure, email Nina Walat at nwalat@providers.org to confirm.

Member Agency:

If your organization begins with "The", please scroll down to "T" to find it.

Non-member Agency

Work Address:
(Street, Town/City, State, Zip)

Please note the full address of the location where you primarily work, not the main address for your organization.

Any reasonable accommodations required? If so, please specify:

Nonprofit Experience:

Years of work experience in the nonprofit sector:

Years of supervisory/management positions:

None is an option!

Briefly describe your current position:

Briefly describe your previous work experience:

Please describe what you think your next position will be:

Educational Background:

Please indicate your area of study:

*Priority consideration for this program will be given to employees of Providers' Council member organizations.

Please note that you are welcome to save and resume this application at your convenience.

Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Section 2: Program Selection

Please note that this program is offered in two cohorts:

One will take place online* throughout 2024-2025.
One will plan to meet in person at Suffolk University throughout 2024-2025, located in downtown Boston.

* Graduation from the program will be held in person.

Please indicate your cohort of preference:

If your first choice is unavailable, would you like to be considered for the other cohort?

Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Section Three: Participation Contract

Please read the statements below and indicate that you agree by writing in the box below.

"I understand that my enrollment in the Certificate in Nonprofit Human Service Management Program requires my commitment to attend all classes, pay for class materials as required (nominal), participate fully in the curriculum and participate in an evaluation at the end of the program.

I also understand that my tuition is no longer refundable after attending the second class meeting.

In exchange for my agency supporting my participation in the program by providing me with paid time off to attend classes, I agree to continue working for my current employer for at least one year after graduation from the program."

Please write your full name below to agree to the above terms:

Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Section 4: Application Essay
Attach your 500-word essay on why you would like to participate in the Graduate-level Certificate Program, noting specific ways this program will help you achieve your career goals.

Do not use AI to write your personal essay.

Please upload your essay here:

Section 5: Supervisor Documents
Please download and have your supervisor and an authorized leader at your agency complete the Supervisor's Recommendation & Agency Commitment Form, found here:

This form must be fully signed for the application to be considered.

I confirm that the attached Supervisor and Agency Commitment form is complete, and has the signatures of both my supervisor and an authorized leader at my organization.

I confirm that the above is true.

Please attach a signed recommendation letter from your supervisor that is no more than 1 page. The prompt for the letter is:

"Please write a recommendation letter regarding the applicant's performance and commitment to the human services sector, noting how participating in this program will benefit their career growth in the sector."

Please note that you are welcome to save and resume this application at your convenience.

Certificate in Nonprofit Human Services Management Program Application

Section 6: Application Fee

Please note that for your application to be considered, your agency must mail one $50 check, made out to HSPCF, Inc.

Only one $50 payment must be made per organization, not per applicant.

Please note that these cannot be personal checks.

These payments can be mailed to:
Providers' Council
Attn: Tracy Jordan
100 Crossing Blvd., Suite 100
Framingham, MA 01702

This is not a request for the full tuition amount.
Applications will be reviewed and accepted participants will be notified, and agencies will receive an invoice for the total number of participants' tuition.

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