The Fulfilling Work of Fundraising for Non-Profits

Ryan Gallagher loves to talk about raising money for cancer research and treatment. Sure, it’s his job, but in everything he says, you can hear his passion for supporting this life-saving work. He brings this heart and hard work to everything he does in the world, including advocating for LGBTQIA+ issues and currently studying sustainable business as a ... Read more.

The Nonprofit Start-up:

Discerning the Right Path Forward

The Nonprofit Start-up: Discerning the Right Path Forward is a series of three 1-credit academic courses. This series is designed to provide guidance on starting a non-profit and give participants a leg up in avoiding pitfalls. Participants will review legal organizational structures and assess which are best suited for achieving desired outcomes. Students will examine the four essential functions inherent to the nonprofit structure and assist potential founders in developing an outline of a start-up plan.

Course 1: Nonprofit versus for-profit: What is the right choice?

aka “Do you really want to start a nonprofit?”

4 weeks Online / On your own schedule / 1 Academic Credit / June 5 to July 2

Course 2: Fundamentals of Nonprofits

aka “If you think you want to start a nonprofit, consider this….”

4 weeks Online / On your own schedule / 1 Academic Credit / July 10 - Aug 6

Course 3: The Successful Nonprofit Start-up: Keys to Success

aka “Okay, but this is what it takes….”

4 weeks Online / On your own schedule / 1 Academic Credit / Aug 7 - Sept 3

Online Asynchronous (do the work online at times convenient to you!)

3 courses / 1 academic credit each Price: $400 each or

$1000 for all three.

David Norgard, MDiv, MA, DMin.

I’m Dr. Fayth M. Parks professor of Leadership and Psychology at the Graduate School of Leadership and Change at Antioch University. What do we do with the experiences we’re having every day of our lives? There’s a flow of experiences at work, at school, in our community, in our families. It’s endless.

How do we make sense of all of this? Now people make meaning in their lives through the stories that they tell. Stories or narratives are the frame for organizing our experiences. Stories increase our understanding by building bridges of emotional and spiritual connections between people. The key to our heart is our stories.

Cognitive psychologists describe how the human mind, in its attempt to understand and remember, assembles the bits and pieces of experience into a story. We tend to forget lists and bullet points, but stories. Stories are... Read more.

Women in Leadership

Professional Badge Workshops

Online 3-hour workshops focus on cutting-edge topics related to unique issues facing women leaders.

• Pitch Your Skills Like A Pro, May 18
• The Intentional Leader, June 15
• The Leadership Challenge - A Deeper Dive, July 13

Women in Leadership

Graduate Certificate

The Women in Leadership graduate certificate is an opportunity for students to participate in graduate academic level courses that deeply explore topics that support women’s leadership development by utilizing self-care, inclusivity, social change, defining one’s purpose, and strategies that empower women both professionally and personally. 



Courses Starting Soon

• Leadership from the Soul: Living Your Purpose Starts June 12 7 weeks 
• Intentional Leadership: Harnessing the power of values, self-care, & inclusivity Starts August 7, 7 weeks 
• Enhancing Your Leadership for Social Change starts Oct. 2

Contributions by Women at Antioch University

The history of women in the U.S. is, in so many ways, the history of our nation itself. However, to contributions of women and non-binary people are often missing from the history books. This month we recognize and attempt to correct this deliberate erasure. 

Here at Antioch, we work every day to continue building on our history as an institution that supports the rights of women and promotes their importance in higher education. At its founding, Antioch was notable not just for offering education to women ...

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