FHNW: New communication course for non-profit organizations

The FHNW School of Business is launching a part-time certificate program titled «Communication for Nonprofit Organizations.» The program is designed for professionals with communication responsibilities in private, religious, and government organizations or foundations.

The FHNW School of Business is launching the part-time certificate course "Communication for Nonprofit Organizations". According to the press release, the focus is on the practical transfer of knowledge for everyday working life with case studies, concept and group work. Participants will learn how to strategically position their organization through communication, protect it from attacks and develop campaigns. They will also learn how to present themselves in a winning manner and how to perform confidently in front of critical audiences and convince TV cameras and radio microphones.
It is primarily aimed at specialists with communication tasks in private, church and state organizations or foundations. The course is run jointly by the Institute for Nonprofit and Public Management and the Competence Center for Integrated Communication Management of the Institute of Competitiveness and Communication at the FHNW. Lecturers include experts in NPO management and communication from the FHNW School of Business and practitioners from non-profit organizations.
The course begins in September 2009 and concludes in June 2010 with the federally recognized "Certificate of Advanced Studies" diploma (15 ECTS credits, around 450 hours).

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