ADVANCE Education and Development Institute

Course Catalogue

ADVANCE Education and Development Institute offers a wide range of professional training courses for non-profit, Independent Sector managers and volunteers. ADVANCE courses are offered on-site for groups of five or more students and are offered by correspondence for individual students. Courses are numbered in sequence and should be completed in the order proscribed.

Fees for a one-day course are normally $150 per student for each of the first four students. To encourage group classes, groups of five to fifteen students are charged a flat fee of $650 for the entire class. Organizations are encouraged to cooperate to co-sponser a class of five to fifteen students. For locations outside the American east coast, an additional fee may be charged for travel and overnight accommodations. All the above fees can be reduced for special situations. Course fees include all course materials and texts.

Short Courses and Workshops offered include the following:

Fundraising Theory and Practice ....FUND 101..   Course Description

The Psychology of Philanthropy....FUND 102..   Course Description

Fundraising Workshop....FUND 103..   Course Description

Writing the Case Statement....ADM 101..   Course Description

Working with Boards and Committees....ADM 102..   Course Description

Administration of Non-Profit Organizations....ADM 103..   Course Description

Program Development and Management....ADM 104

Volunteer Management and Cultivation I....ADM 105

Volunteer Management and Cultivation II....ADM 106

Developing Effective Job Descriptions....ADM 107

Assessing Organizational Effectiveness....ADM 109

Developing Performance Evaluation Systems....ADM 108

Community Research Methods I....RES 101..   Course Description

Community Research Methods II....RES 102..   Course Description

Community Needs Assessment and Survey Design....RES 103..   Course Description

Graphic and Statistical Reporting Techniques....RES 104..   Course Description

Community Development Process....CD 101..   Course Description

Systems Theory and Network Building....CD 102..   Course Description

Regional Economic Development Strategies....CD 103..   Course Description

Precinct Action....CD 104..   Course Description

Applied Community Action Process....CD 105

Community Studies....CD 106

Municipal Studies....CD107

Media Relations....PR 101..   Course Description

Publications Design and Production....PR 102

Building a Helping Relationship....HSVC 101

Conducting Effective Meetings....MGT 101

Situational Management....MGT 102

Creative Problem-Solving Techniques....MGT 103.

Effective Interpersonal Communications....MGT 104

Building and Using Power and Influence....MGT 105

Financial Accounting for Non-Profits....ADM 099

Starting a Non-Profit Organization....ADM 089

Addresses

AdvanceInstitute@yahoo.com

ADVANCE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

113 South Queen Street
Lancaster,PA.17602
717-295-1746

or

1106 Arnette Avenue
Durham,N.C.27707
919-682-2677

Resume of Dr. Gordon Diem, Primary Instructor

Contract Services Available from ADVANCE Institute