How Do You Know You Were “Sent”?

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Have you ever heard an evangelist or missionary say they were sent and wondered what they meant? Have you ever prayed that God would send you to a certain place or maybe into a certain field of work but you struggled over being sure if you had really received an answer?

Nothing is more rewarding than being in the center of God’s will and knowing when God is truly speaking to you and exactly what He would have you to do. The problem with being human is that many times we let our own thoughts get in the way. Wishes and dreams about what we want to do or where we want to go can easily cloud our minds and make it hard to determine what is God’s will and what is our own will.

It is only through earnest prayer that the clouds clear and God’s voice can be heard. He gives us opportunities to work and be blessed but He does not force us to obey if we refuse. I have seen this happen in the lives of my sister and brother-in-law, friends and most clearly in the lives of my step-son and his wife.

He had been on two summer mission trips to Africa before he married a lovely young lady who had the same heart for mission work. They had both finished college and were working but still had a desire to “be sent”. I knew they had been praying about this matter so I was not surprised when my boy called and asked what I would think if they went somewhere. I was not surprised at the idea, only that it was coming up soon – in a few months. My heart suddenly was in my throat. I took a deep breath and using my best reassuring, supportive voice I said that I was very proud of both of them and, knowing that they had prayed for the right opportunity, that the Lord would provide and bless.

A few days later he called back to say that he and his wife had prayed that if the mission trip was the right thing for them that they would both be offered a position in the same place. They had received an email offering two teaching positions at the same school – each in the field of their particular college degrees.

There was still the question of funds. How would the trip be paid for? What about living quarters there and what would they do with their beloved pets? Things seemed to be lining up but there were still a few wrinkles to be ironed out.

Every time we talked I could hear excitement in my son’s voice, as he would tell me of one detail after another that the Lord had worked out for them. It was very clear to me now that this trip would happen and I began to pray more for their safety and freedom to witness and less about helping them to be sure they should go.

We planned a going away party and invited friends and family to come and fellowship, bringing with them well wishes and any donations they wanted to contribute. My son explained where they would be going and what they hoped to accomplish in the name of the Lord. One wall of the fellowship hall was covered with shades of blue representing the sky and the ocean that they would be near and the words “Send Me” centered in the sky.

Shortly after our gathering, donations from surrounding churches finished filling in the financial gap. Everything was in place. Documents were ready, their belongings were packed and we were set to visit for a final time before the trip. The mood of the parents and the young couple was similar in our faith that this was right. The difference was in their anticipation and excitement at the new and yet unknown things that awaited them and our fear of the same. My son and his wife shared a strong and unwavering certainty that let me know for sure that this was a trip that was mapped out by God himself. Never did I see or hear any fear or a hint of hesitation or reluctance in either of their voices. It was as if they were getting ready to go away for the weekend.

When they arrived in South America, they were provided with a comfortable place to live and were able to communicate with family and friends from home. Their assignment was for two years and their time has been spent teaching classrooms of children, witnessing to many people about Jesus and learning the culture of a different country.

They have made friends and accomplished the work they went to do. These things were possible because when God gave the call for workers there were two young people willing to “be sent” to a place they had never been, away from all they had known before and be workers for Jesus. In the will of the Lord there is no fear, no dread and no hesitation. That is how you know you have been sent.


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David Lynch’s Blue Velvet Remains “A Strange World” Decades Later

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I was working as a movie theater usher in Huntington Beach, California when David Lynch’s Blue Velvet was released 25 years ago. No film during my 18-month tenure matched the intense reaction it generated in viewers. Not Full Metal Jacket, not Top Gun, not Leonard: Part 6. Seemed like at least one couple walked out of every Blue Velvet showing, most times before it ended, angered by what they witnessed and demanded their money back. Apparently these folks only knew his Oscar-nominated The Elephant Man and hadn’t caught a midnight screening of Eraserhead.

Part of what makes the film so provocative is its jarring clash of tones. The film opens like a Norman Rockwell painting as it presents the idyllic American small town of Lumberton. There are bright red flowers against a white picket fence and blue sky, a friendly wave from a fireman, an old man watering his lawn. But then, the old man has some type of stroke. As he lies on the ground, the camera zooms in close under the blades of grass revealing insects scurrying over each other in the dirt as the soundtrack fills with harsh, grating sounds. Lynch achieves a great bit of foreshadowing with this scene.

College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) returns to town because of his father’s stroke. While walking home from the hospital, he finds a severed ear in a field. He turns the ear over to Detective John Williams (George Dickerson). Jeffrey is fascinated by the case, especially when Detective Williams’ daughter Sandy (Laura Dern) informs him that Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini) may be at the center of things. In these early scenes, Jeffrey and Sandy have an innocence about them as they work together as amateur detectives, bringing to mind a Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew mystery, and grow attracted to one another.

The film then takes a very dark turn when Jeffrey gets caught hiding in Dorothy’s apartment. She discovers him in the closet and under the threat of stabbing him with a knife makes him undress and touches him. Before things get too serious, a knock at the door has Dorothy scooting Jeffrey into the closet. Back inside, Jeffrey witness the depravity of psychopath Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) as he humiliates and abuses Dorothy for his perverse gratification, which she submits to because Frank is holding her husband and son.

Like a good detective, Jeffrey trails Frank and photographs his action. Like a bad detective, he sleeps with Dorothy who demands he rough her up. Complicating matters, Jeffrey and Sandy feelings for each other are intensifying, although she has a boyfriend. Then one evening after sleeping together, Frank and his gang catch Jeffrey coming out of Dorothy’s apartment. She claims he’s just a friend from the neighborhood, but Frank takes them both on a nightmarish joyride that could very likely result in their deaths and will cause viewers to never think of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Roy Orbison the same way again.

Blue Velvet finds David Lynch at his peak as a filmmaker. He creates a believable dream world where everything is familiar though it’s all slightly off-kilter. Lumberton is a version of Wonderland, filled with meaning but thankfully lacking in explanations that would dispel the magic. As a director, Lynch makes great use of all aspects of production to realize his vision. The writing, acting, and editing are particular standouts, and the cast does a marvelous job fully committing to their roles.

The video has been given a 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC encoded transfer displayed at an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 was supervised and color corrected by David Lynch. The moment the film begins the picture exhibits rich vibrant colors through the blue velvet curtains (or is a close up of Dorothy’s robe). They continue through the opening montage from the rich red roses and the bright white picket fence. Skintones are consistent. Objects are sharply defined, though there are some scenes when softness creeps in, including intentionally when they use a soft focus on single shot of an actress.

The audio is available as DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and is impressive, no doubt helped by outstanding source created by Alan Splet. The track shows great dynamic range, from the soft wisps of water coming out of a house to loud shrieks when Jeffery takes a beating from Frank. Dialogue is always clear, music fills the surrounds, and the LFE augments the sinister sounds. Sounds can be heard moving through channels, like logging trucks passing across front channels.

Thankfully, MGM offers a number of special features with Blue Velvet. “Mysteries of Love” Documentary (SD, 71 min) is a great in-depth look at the film and its creation through interviews with the participants, though Lynch’s appear older than the others. Eleven deleted scenes of “Newly Discovered Lost Footage” (HD, 52 min) will surely delight fans. It’s a shame they couldn’t be seen reinserted back into the film. There are brief features like “A Few Outtakes” (HD, 2 min), four “Vignettes” (SD, 5 min) of Lynch talking, the Trailer and two TV spots (SD, 3 min). Most interesting is “Siskel & Ebert’s At the Movies” (1986) (SD, 1 min) where they disagree about the film.

While certainly not for everyone’s tastes, David Lynch’s Blue Velvet on Blu-ray is a spectacular way to celebrate the film’s 25th Anniversary.


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Marine Questionnaire Produces Primary Concerns of Women in Combat

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The Marine Corps members are largely resistant to allowing women in combat, and are primarily concerned with being falsely accused of harassment.

Now that women will be allowed in combat with the U.S. Marines, the Corps is wondering what the primary concerns will be of the men who have thus far been alone among the sexes on the battlefield. An anonymous, online questionnaire surveyed 53,000 troops last summer, asking what the top concerns would be of the move. The results of the survey were sent to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta prior to his opening of combat positions to women just last week.

The results were released to the media, specifically the Associated Press, last Friday. The number one concern of male members is being falsely accused of sexual harassment or assault. Thousands of those submitting the questionnaire indicated that they may leave service altogether as a result of such a move.

Other top concerns were the possibility of preferential treatment of some Marines and concerns that personal issues or pregnancy could interfere with a unit prior to being deployed to battle. Some have indicated that the results of the survey show that sensitivity training will be necessary to ensure that the change goes as planned. “I think there is this sense among what I would imagine is a very small minority of Marines that this male bastion is under siege and this is one more example of political correctness,” said David J. R. Frakt, a military law expert and lieutenant colonel in the Air Force reserves. The Marine Corps, which is primarily male, also resisted changes to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and has now adjusted to that change – most expect that the newest change will go similarly.


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The Story of How Mr. Com Met Lovely Dot

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Dot was a pretty, young woman.
Mr. Com was a handsome, young man.
They met online on a Sunday morn.
Dot became his number one fan.
Eventually, they met together
At a quiet, charming cafe.
Dot fell in love with Mr. Com.
They married the very next day.
Mr. Com was very happy.
They had their honeymoon in Guam.
Now Dot can proudly say to her friends
That she is Mrs. Dot Com.


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Colorado Prosecutors to Announce Death Penalty Decision in Aurora Shooting

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On Monday, state prosecutors in Colorado are expected to announce whether they will seek the death penalty against Aurora gunman James Holmes.

At around noon EST today, prosecutors in Colorado are expected to announce whether they will seek the death penalty for James Holmes, the Aurora movie theater shooter who is accused of 12 counts of first degree murder along with numerous other felony charges. The judge in the case entered a not guilty plea for Holmes against the wishes of his attorneys, but he notified the defense that they would have an opportunity to change the plea. Defense attorneys have reached out to prosecutors in the case, offering to enter a guilty plea in exchange for prosecutors taking the death penalty off the table. It appears unlikely that such an agreement will be reached.

Another angle that the defense might take for Holmes is to plead insanity and go the route of trying to determine Holmes’ mental state through a long and arduous legal proceeding. Should Holmes be found legally insane, he would be spared the death penalty and would be committed to a psychiatric facility as opposed to a prison.

Holmes’ case will be watched closely as the national debate surrounding gun control continues in the background. Holmes was able to gain easy access to high-powered assault weapons and tactical gear as well as materials that he used to rig his apartment with an array of home-made explosive devices. Fortunately, police were able to dismantle the explosives in Holmes’ apartment before more people were hurt. And while Holmes’ crime was horrific and has forever shattered the lives of so many families in and around Aurora, the act was overshadowed months later when Adam Lanza broke into an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut and left a nation with the realization that its gun problem is officially out of control.


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The 5 Percent Financial Game Changer

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My biggest financial regret is not some big purchase or a bad stock that I bought into. My biggest financial regret is my failure to make saving money a priority by including it in my budget as a mandatory expense. Whether it was 5 percent or 10 percent of my income put aside in a savings plan or some other method determining a savings amount, I wish I had put it aside.

By setting a determined amount at an early age I would have insured a much more stable and profitable future. I am now 50 years old and had I just put 5 percent away since I was 20, I would now be sitting on quite a nest egg. Just think had I put a measly $ 5 out of every $ 100 away in the bank or even under my mattress, I would have quite a sum today. You might be surprised at how fast this small amount can add up and then as you accrue interest on top of that. Just by going back 10 years I would have accumulated almost $ 40,000, not counting interest.

Not only would I have built the nest egg, but I would have trained myself to be budget conscious on a daily basis. Always having the commitment to invest in savings, speaking to me each time I was paid or received funds through another source would have changed how I spent my money; though having a low percentage of 5 percent savings would not have put a heavy chain of restriction on me. It would be quite bearable had I started this as earliest as possible. Having a budget keeps you in control from good times to lean times.

So it is easy to say that my biggest financial regret is not some extravagant purchase, but it is my failure to make savings a priority of life. My life would be so different now had a I simply taken one nickel out of every dollar and put it away. When you look at how such a little amount can make such a huge difference overall, it simply compounds the size of my regret.

But in all of this there is some good news: I still have time to save for the future. Yes, many years have been wasted but the truth remains is that if I live to be 75-80 or longer then I have 25, 30 years or more of savings ahead of me! Time to start now and if I save 10 percent rather than 5 percent then I will accelerate the savings and that is something I can do. So bring on the dimes!


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Baby Born with HIV Appears to Have Been Cured

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A baby born with HIV appears to have been “functionally cured” by a doctor who administered quick, strong medication very soon after birth.

It has been announced that a baby born with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – that which causes AIDS – appears to have been cured of the disease. The announcement came out on Sunday and described the case of a child from Mississippi that is now 2 ½ years old. While scientists indicate that there is not a guarantee that the child will stay healthy, testing has shown that only tiny traces of genetic material associated with HIV remain in the child’s system. In the event that the cure is definitively confirmed, it will be the second known cure ever.

“You could call this about as close to a cure, if not a cure, that we’ve seen,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, from the National Institutes of Health. In this child’s case, a doctor gave the baby a stronger treatment than is typical, and administered that treatment just 30 hours after birth, much sooner than the norm. The treatment occurred before the child was tested – at the time of treatment the baby was only known to be at risk because its mother was diagnosed with HIV while she was in labor.

“I just felt like this baby was at higher-than-normal risk, and deserved our best shot,” Dr. Hannah Gay, a pediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi, said in an interview. After being tested by doctors from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, the child was determined to be “functionally cured.” That means that the disease is in long-term remission even though there are traces of the virus still in evidence. Gay was quick to note that this cure, while important, isn’t a panacea. She said, “We can’t promise to cure babies who are infected. We can promise to prevent the vast majority of transmissions if the moms are tested during every pregnancy.”


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Working on the Musical Score: A Composer’s Journal

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Image: A page of the copied out main score.

Sunday, October 7

Have been working steadily on XXVI, and sketched out to the end. The last pages are still not written down on the page, but I have them in my head. Started working on the final sketch of VIII yesterday, starting with basically a stack of manuscript paper covered with themes and motives, all held together with a paper clip. Wrote first page or so last night, and inwardly am hearing the piece unfold. This one begins dreamily, in the piano – but I want it to sparkle and gain in intensity to the end.

After I have completed the final sketch to VIII I will return to V. These last pieces are the most complicated and difficult to write, but for the first time I am beginning to see an end in sight.

Monday, October 8

Almost made it to the end of the final sketch for VIII, but kept the last few pages in my head, to write out later. Started putting together V, but after a brief scan of the original sketch began to write new piano motives instead. As a pianist – well, I want to enjoy playing this piece… Decided to make the piano part technically difficult, i.e. fast notes speeding along with the wind. Am trying to find patterns that are new, untried – ones I still cannot imagine. Have been using the whole tone scale in V, and will most likely stay with it. Now to discover what I am searching for – it is there, I just have not consciously found it…

This is what the artist lives for: standing on the edge of something almost conscious, almost Known… To face the blank page or canvas, and help the soul reveal itself.

Tuesday, October 9

Worked on V, wrote several new pages; began sketching out a piano cadenza. This piece is finally starting to fall into place; am writing very quickly again, effortlessly. And once again I feel an inner excitement difficult to describe, because it is so pure and transparent; the air crystalline in that inner space… As the piece unfolds and manifests I, as the listener, the audience, can wonder at its Beauty, the Beauty of Sound in time and space. In this piece I am trying to allow the piano to sing in a new way. And possibly I will achieve that… And so, at least for tonight, I am filled with a joy that generally resides deep and hidden within my being. That Joy, and the music I am writing, both emanate from the same inner place, deep within the spiritual Heart – and words cannot describe the indescribable. I think the joy of artist during creation is one of meeting the soul and it’s exquisite Beauty in the moment of creation. Later, possibly I will tire of these measures because they are no longer immediately connected to the soul. But tonight they are still intertwined, the music and the soul, and the lingering Beauty and Wonder connected with meeting the soul head-on is still palpable, still all around me.

Friday, October 12

Leaves are falling from the trees and it is beginning to feel like autumn: cold, clear nights with a hint of frost. The sun, although now smaller and paler, still warms the days. The colors are more muted this year, due to the lack of summer rain – but there are some oranges and reds and yellows here and there. The leaves are falling earlier and more quickly than usual, and there are many rust-brown hues scattered along the streets and forests and hills. All in all not the glorious, vivid colors we are used to here in Ithaca – although I must admit there is a restfulness to this earthy palate that we usually come to only in late autumn.

Have worked sporadically on V; added on many pages and abandoned most of my original sketches. Hopefully will have more time for composing over the weekend. Still have not decided how it will begin.

Sunday, October 21

Away at Windgarth House for some days last week, without my score, taking a rest from the Unsung Songs’ cycle. The trees are shedding their leaves in the wind, leaves are everywhere now. Soon I will gather them together and put them in the gardens. V, Winter Wind, is almost entirely sketched out, the final sketch. I wrote almost from nothing for this final sketch, only saved a motive here and there from my original sketches. The overall form will be a rough AB, and the piece will gather momentum as it goes. V is one of the most complicated pieces in the cycle, and I have enjoyed writing it. These last pieces, V, VIII, XXVII, XVII, are all complicated, and multilayered – and require more skill technically and compositionally. After these last are completed there is only one more to write, the shorter and simpler VII.

Copying out the final sketches to these last few pieces of the cycle will take quite some time – for one, many pages of music still remain in my mind, I have not had the time or patience to write them down. My efforts to find new sounds in the piano and new compositional techniques in general have taken time, and these things cannot be rushed.

Tuesday, October 23

Wrote a short introduction to VIII and started copying my sketch of VIII into the final score. The sketch is not complete, especially the final pages which are still only existing in my mind, so I will be writing as I go. A beautiful rainy day, the colors of the leaves and branches and few remaining flowers vivid, almost startling. I could gaze out the windows endlessly. This house has an inordinate number of windows; downstairs the windows are spaced every few feet along the north and south walls of the house. In a way, it is as close as I can come to living outside. If I look behind me while seated at the computer, I see the autumn grapevine from above and the back garden, as well as the ground and the quickly turning orange and yellow tree leaves even two streets away. Leaves are falling in the rain, lazily wafting down everywhere… playful and thin, almost weightless. Another perfect day for composing.

Tuesday, October 30

Wrote music and copied all but a few pages of VIII into the main score. Began copying out XXVI yesterday. I will again leave the last pages, which are still a bare sketch – and instead start copying out V. I have never worked this way, in bits and pieces here and there, and everywhere – and hope I never do again.

Friday, November 2

V is progressing nicely, the first nine pages copied into the main score. William (Hurley) came by briefly today, with his violin. Asked him about pizz. effects for VII, to symbolize the rain. William played examples of different sorts of pizzicato and suggested how to notate them in the score. What I mainly learned during our meeting is that I need to wait until all three string players are here in my living room with me – violin, viola and cello – so I can hear the total effect. Meanwhile will continue on copying out V, and then try to finish writing the last few pages.

Laura Campbell, who has been the flutist for both the Visions and Images’ CDs, has agreed to play the flute part. Diana has already designed the CD cover and is working on the insert. All that remains is finding a cellist and violist – and my finishing the score.

Saturday, November 3

My singer’s (Louise McConnell) niece Ursula is staying with me for a few days while M. is out of town. (I still call Louise my singer, in spite of the fact that she died of cancer eighteen or so years ago. I have not worked with a soprano since then: thus the title Unsung Songs.) Ursula sat on the living room couch and listened intently as I wrote the ending of V and found some new sounds and effects in the piano to represent the icy, winter wind of William’s poem. Decided to end V softly, instead of the roar of sound I had originally envisioned. The music leading to the final measures, of its own accord, became quieter and more gentle, more resolved – which left no option for the roar I had intended to end this piece with. Sometimes the music leads the composer; in spite of our best efforts, the music has a being and life of its own… In this ending to V, the wind will either have died down, or be heard from a distance. The poem would support either, for William’s last line of V is: “Cold, the winter road”. The “Winds hands and frost teeth” of this poem are in the first line… So by the end of the poem our attention is drawn to the winter road – not the wind. I will see how I feel tomorrow, but for tonight – the ending will stay as I wrote it.


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Soda Can Cookie Cutters

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Supplies:
Aluminum can
Sharp knife and scissors
Drawing, template, or picture (all optional)

Do you have quite a few cookie cutters after collecting them over the years? You probably didn’t start out as a cookie cutter collector, but after making cookies for parties and holidays, you ended up with a nice selection. Imagine how much money you’ve paid for all of them; wouldn’t it be great to have that money back right now? Well, that’s not going to happen but at least you can keep from buying more cookie cutters in the future. Instead of purchasing them you can just make them yourself. Soda can cookie cutters aren’t at all difficult to make and, when you use a pop can, you can have a set of cookie cutters shaped any way you want them.

A soda can is actually very easy to cut and that’s what you’ll have to do to make the cookie cutters. To get the best cut, pierce the side of the can, right below the top ridge, with a sharp knife. Use scissors to cut around the top and remove it. Do the same to remove the bottom of the can. Cut straight up the side so that you can open the can out flat.

When you try to lay the can flat you’ll discover that it still wants to curl. To get rid of that problem, lay a towel on an ironing surface and set the can on it. The inside of the can should be facing the towel. Iron the can as you lift one end of the towel. That will cause the can to curl the other way, and straighten the curl that’s already in the can. Turn the can and the towel around, and iron the other end, while lifting the towel.

After straightening the can. cut off a one-inch-wide band, and shape it to make the cookie cutter. It can be helpful to have a drawing of the shape that you want, and to form the aluminum around it. When you bring the ends together, fold them over, and they’ll stay together.

There are some shapes that are easier to make than others when it comes to cookie cutters. Some good choices include circles, squares (also diamonds), hearts, and certain letters and numbers. If you drink sodas at your house, cut up the cans, and you can experiment. Then, when a new occasion arises where cookies are needed you’ll be all set to make them without going out to buy a set of cutters.


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Nonprofit Management Certificate Programs in North Carolina

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Even in tough economic times that tighten job markets, nonprofits continue to hire the fundraising and management professionals who are critical for the survival of charitable organizations. The Nonprofit Management Certificate program provides coursework in nonprofit policy, financial management, fundraising, volunteer management, board relations, organizational development, and marketing.


Appalachian State University

Located in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State University’s Office of Interdisciplinary Studies offers the Certificate in Nonprofit Management. The program requires completion of 18 semester hours and an internship.


Duke University

Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Continuing Studies offers a Nonprofit Management Certificate requiring completion of 50 classroom hours. There are no grades or exams. There are no admissions requirements, except for attendance prior to registration at an information session (held online and in locations throughout the state). The program allows for completion of 17 of the required 50 hours through self-paced, online courses. The program must be completed within six months of registration. The university offers an Intensive Track each term in Durham, NC that can be completed in eight days. Scholarships are available through community foundations.


North Carolina State University

Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, NC State University offers a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management. The non-credit program requires completion of four classes or workshops. Admission requires a baccalaureate degree and a 3.0 GPA, or current enrollment in a NCSU graduate program. Contact the School of Public and International Affairs for additional information.


Salem College

Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Salem College’s Fleer Center for Adult Education offers a Graduate Not-for-Profit Management Certificate. Admission requires a baccalaureate degree. The program requires completion of six courses and can be completed in nine months to two years.


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, UNC Chapel Hill offers the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate. The program requires completion of ten courses (graduate level, semester-length). Admission is based on the applicant’s professional interests, two years of professional employment with a nonprofit, undergraduate transcript and GPA, and a professional writing sample. The program coordinator at the Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program can provide information.


University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro offers a Nonprofit Management Certificate through the Department of Political Science. Admission requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, a personal statement, three letters of recommendation, and a resume. The program requires completion of 15 credit hours. Completion time is one year or longer. Classes are held at two locations – the universities Triad Center, and the main campus. The university also offers the program online.


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