The Nonprofit Technology Professional Certificate is NTEN’s original and most versatile credential. Designed for nonprofit staff across roles and departments, this certificate builds broad fluency in how to use technology to support mission-driven work.
Participants choose from courses in IT, leadership, programs, and communications — with options like cybersecurity policy, equity in tech planning, project management, and campaign communications. This diverse course mix helps learners connect technology strategy to everyday operations, program delivery, and engagement goals.
Whether you’re a tech lead, operations manager, or program coordinator, this certificate empowers you to make informed, equity-centered decisions that improve your organization’s impact through technology.
Through NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Professional Certificate program, I gained practical insight that directly supported our launch of an AI policy and pilot at my legal advoacy organization. The AI courses were especially informative, helping me navigate complex questions around ethics, implementation, and organizational readiness with more confidence.
- Daniel Houck , Disability Rights PennsylvaniaI.T. Operations Manager
Certificate requirements
To complete this certificate, you must complete 12 one-hour courses and a final assignment – all of which can be completed at your own pace. You can take up to one year to complete the certificate from your enrollment date.
- 2 IT courses
- 2 leadership courses
- 2 program courses
- 2 communications courses
- 5 courses from any category
- 1 final assignment
Sample certificate paths
Earning a certificate with NTEN means you can select the courses that best match your learning goals and subject matter interests. With all that choice, each participant’s combination of courses looks different, but here are a few examples from other practitioners who recently completed a certificate in Nonprofit Technology.
Communications Manager working in health advocacy
Communications courses:
- Don’t let culture eat your technology change
- Communications fundamentals
IT courses:
- Develop and implement effective cybersecurity policies
- Intro to Google Analytics 4
Leadership courses:
- Nonprofit product management strategies
- Constituent and community data privacy
Program courses:
- Designing a multi-generational training plan
- Introduction to multi-system integrations
Other courses:
- Improving accessibility in nonprofit workplaces
- Intro to the AI framework for an equitable world
- Developing effective technology roadmaps
- Project management
Director working in nonprofit technology
Communications courses:
- Email welcome journeys
- Plan communications campaigns
IT courses:
- Improving accessibility in nonprofit workplaces
- Intro to Google Analytics 4
Leadership courses:
- Lead with technology roadmaps
- Operational strategies for smaller nonprofits
Program courses:
- Introduction to multi-system integrations
- Designing a multi-generational training plan
Other courses:
- AI for nonprofit decision-makers
- AI-powered communications
- Human-centered and responsible generative AI
- Nonprofit product management strategies
- The art and science of legacy giving
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These fully funded six-month cohorts give you an opportunity to ramp up your technology leadership and planning skills.
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