Training programs

Training programs offered by the Moscow School for NGO Management and Leadership are designed to build a substantial knowledge base for NGO practitioners in a relatively short-period of time. The school provides a skill-oriented intensive learning opportunities for NGO practitioners aimed exploration of current topics related to effective development of non-profits in Russia. Moscow School for NGO Management and Leadership offers professional training programs that provide NGO practitioners with the essential skills and knowledge necessary to manage an NGO.

Moscow School for NGO Management and Leadership trainers have extensive experience in working with NGO sector and are often practitioners themselves.

The School continuously monitors and examines the quality of its training programs and takes every effort to enhance its academic standards.

Moders technologies in PR and fundraising in NGOs The beginning of the program: November 2006 Strategies of public relations and fundraising are always in direct correlation with an NGO’s development strategy because the issue of financial sustainability strikes as a key important factor in any successful organization. This training program aims to establish the importance of resource development in Moscow based as a profession that requires specific skills, norms and knowledge. Participants will obtain a comprehensive understanding of public relations and fundraising for non-profits, essential for effective communication with potential and current foundations, donors, partners and the public in general. This training program provides guidelines for the following aspects of PR and fundraising in NGOs: effective PR strategic planning, image building, mobilization and management of funding, modern technologies for fundraising and events management. Details >>

Management skills The beginning of the program: November 2006 In a reality of continuous change, managers at all levels must deal with issues of strategic management, competition for limited resources, inter-organizational collaboration, staff motivation, and proper delegation of responsibilities, while demonstrating significant outcomes. This course provides managers of NGOs with specific management skills in order to best contend with these modern challenges. The training curriculum covers the following areas: elements of strategic planning, principles of effective communication and negotiations, conflict resolution, presentation skills, crisis management and decision making. Details >>

Human resource management in NGOs The beginning of the program: November 2006 An organization’s success is ultimately determined by the quality of its staff. In an era of excellence and competition, the human resources manager has a crucial role in the success and stability of the organization. Professional human resource management needs to be closely linked with the organization’s long-term strategy, while remaining closely attuned to the business world, its customers and stakeholders. In this program participants will acquire essential knowledge and skills relevant to their position. Topics covered by the program include: analyzing organizational systems, establishing an organizational culture, promoting employee motivation and preventing burnout, interviewing and selection skills, legal and formal aspects of human resource management. Details >>

Managing volunteers The beginning of the program: March 2007 For the purpose of achieving its mission and strategic objectives NGOs often invite volunteers and their impact can hardly be underestimated. Hence, the Russian non-profit sector experiencing a growing need in managers of volunteer-based programs. Supervision of volunteers may become very challenging for the organization: volunteers usually work outside of the organizational structure and Volunteer recognition is the process of rewarding and motivating those individuals who have contributed effectively to the organization. This training program highlights practical aspects of this issue and covers the following areas of volunteers’ management: Recruiting Training Supervision Evaluation and recognition Details >>