HOW IT WORKS…SIX EASY STEPS:

  1. Download & Thoroughly Review CNC Application Overview - CLICK HERE
  2. Pay Your Application Fee Online or by Check via U.S. Mail - CLICK HERE
    1. $350 – Initial Certification (three-years)
    2. $150 – Re-Certification (three-years)
  3. Call NDI at (800)257-6670 to be Assigned a Mentor
  4. Complete Your Online Candidate's Application
  5. Take Your Multiple Choice At-Home CNC exam
  6. Within 45 Days you'll notified by the CNC Credentialing Board
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Nonprofit Executives can receive the credential CNC in ONE OR MORE
of the following areas of nonprofit service:

  1. Financial Management
    2. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Financial Management will have demonstrated expertise in generally accepted accounting principles, reporting, and funds management for nonprofit organizations. Credentialed individuals will have a professional level of competency in one or more accounting software packages commonly used by nonprofits and will have demonstrated the ability to clearly communicate and transfer these skills to competent nonprofit professionals.
  2. Fundraising Development
    3. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Fundraising Development will have personally demonstrated the ability to secure major gifts on behalf of nonprofits. Credentialed individuals will have a professional level of competency in scientific development systems that lead to success in fundraising and will have demonstrated the ability to communicate and transfer these skills to competent development professionals and volunteers.
  3. Human Resources
    4. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Human Resources will have developed and implemented programs that address employee recruitment, hiring, retention, development, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits, oversight, administration, and evaluation. Credentialed individuals will understand the employment environment unique to nonprofits and will understand how to set up and manage complete human resource structures. CNC recipients will have the ability to communicate and transfer those skills to competent nonprofit professionals.
  4. Database Development
    5. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Database Management will have a broad working knowledge of multiple database systems commonly used by nonprofits. Credentialed individuals will have expertise in the design, development, maintenance, security, and support of database systems and will have expertise in the integration of data with communications and reports. CNC recipients will have the ability to communicate and transfer those skills to competent nonprofit professionals.
  5. Board Development
    6. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Board Development will have a thorough understanding of the purpose, function, and administration of an effective nonprofit board of directors. Credentialed individuals will have an understanding of common dysfunctions found in many nonprofit boards and how to migrate them toward health and success and will have expertise and understanding of all board positions, offices, and responsibilities. CNC recipients will have the ability to train, motivate, and lead a board strategically through whatever transformation process is needed to lead them to successful board administration.
  6. Program Development
    7. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Program Development will have the ability to access the needs of a nonprofit organization and then creatively design and implement programs that successfully address those needs. Credentialed individuals will have expertise in calendaring, workflow, task management, resource management, communication, and evaluation. Creativity and follow-through will be the benchmarks of his success. CNC recipients will have the ability to communicate and transfer those skills to competent nonprofit professionals.
  7. Marketing & Public Relations
    8. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Marketing and Public Relations will have expertise in all forms of media communication. Credentialed individuals will have a creative capacity to produce innovative and effective tools for communicating the organization's message to the appropriate target audience and will understand normative human behaviors and be able to communicate to the target audience in such a way as to elicit the desired response. CNC recipients will have the ability to communicate and transfer those skills to competent nonprofit professionals.
  8. Organizational Development
    9. The Certified Nonprofit Consultant with a certificate in Organization Development will demonstrate a command of a body of knowledge and practice that enhances organizational performance and individual development. Credentialed individuals will have a clear understanding of all leadership roles within the nonprofit sector and how to maximize the leader's effectiveness in each area and will have facilitated organizational development, strategic planning, change management, individual staff and team development, conflict resolution, volunteer utilization, and have a depth of experience with all areas of board governance. CNC recipients will have the ability to communicate and transfer those skills to competent nonprofit professionals.