Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice offers a master’s degree in the Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations.
This degree can be completed either full-time or part-time. We welcome individuals who are bright, passionate, and energized to be transformative thought leaders, social entrepreneurs, and innovators for social impact. Our mission is to educate the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs who will help transform nonprofits, social enterprises, international NGOs, educational systems, social se
08/26/2025
We’re moving! Starting today, this page will be inactive, and you’ll find updates from NPL and the broader SP2 community on our main page: University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice.
Thank you for following us here. We’re excited to continue sharing updates and stories with you at University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice!
08/04/2025
NPL team meetings are always a great time! Once a month, we explore a new food spot in University City. This time, we visited Thai Singha House and enjoyed spring rolls, wontons, shumai, pad thai, red beef curry and plenty of fried bananas!
07/30/2025
NPL equips leaders with the tools, network, and mindset to drive real, lasting impact.
Karly Cohen (NPL 2021), Founder and Executive Director of Raise the Bar Family Services () , comments: "NPL has helped me achieve my goals in a lot of different ways. First, I would say the network it provides is really incredible... I found myself revisiting books that were assigned or different assignments that we did."
07/15/2025
Real-world relevance is at the core of the NPL experience at SP2.
“Everything that you learn in (NPL) classes is directly applicable to the real world. That is something that I found very valuable.” – Albert Rosas, MSW/NPL ’25
We design our programs to meet the needs of future changemakers even beyond the classroom.
