MSOLI

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Innovation

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MSOLI

The MS in Organizational Leadership & Innovation is designed for working professionals seeking to maintain their career while completing a Master’s degree.

The Zelikow School is pluralistic, non-denominational and welcomes students seeking to build a more perfect world. Develop the nonprofit know-how to propel your career or launch your own organization. Students build on fundamental knowledge and expand their leadership capabilities in the following core competencies:

  • Leadership Theory & Change Management
  • Creative Problem Solving & Innovation
  • Business Administration
  • Fundraising & Resource Development
  • Applied Jewish Wisdom.
Degree Requirements
  • Course Requirements: 2 summers of coursework totaling 34 credits (minimum) in Jewish Studies, Jewish Communal Dynamics, and Nonprofit Management.
  • Fieldwork: Get credit for your job in the Jewish nonprofit sector. An experiential learning environment created by a combination of cohort-meetings, 1:1 meetings with a faculty advisor and get paired with a professional mentor.
  • Capstone Project (optional):  Our Capstone Course, titled “Lean Launchpad for the Jewish Nonprofit” replicates the experience of a high-tech business accelerator to develop leaders who can innovate within existing organizations or launch their own startup.
  • Seminar in Global Nonprofit Innovation (optional): The Windmueller Israel Seminar is an immersive experience that takes place during winter break every other year that is designed to introduce Jewish professional leaders to the social, political and cultural dynamics of contemporary Israel.
Resources
Sample Course Requirements
First Summer Fall Spring
Fundamentals of Creative Problem Solving ("Innovation Bootcamp") Supervised Fieldwork Supervised Fieldwork
History of Jewish Ideas Field Practicum Field Practicum
Entrepreneurial Leadership Capstone: Research Methods* Capstone: Nonprofit Accelerator*
Organizational Development Israel Seminar*
Fundraising and Financial Resource Development
Introduction to Jewish Communal Institutions
Evolution and Structure of the American Jewish Community
First Summer
Fundamentals of Creative Problem Solving ("Innovation Bootcamp")
History of Jewish Ideas
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Organizational Development
Fundraising and Financial Resource Development
Introduction to Jewish Communal Institutions
Evolution and Structure of the American Jewish Community
Fall
Supervised Fieldwork
Field Practicum
Capstone: Research Methods*
Fundraising and Financial Resource Development
Introduction to Jewish Communal Institutions
Evolution and Structure of the American Jewish Community

*Optional

Spring
Supervised Fieldwork
Field Practicum
Capstone: Nonprofit Accelerator*
Israel Seminar*
Second Summer
Leadership and Change Management ("Bootcamp")
Nonprofit Leadership
Applied Jewish Wisdom
Nonprofit Marketing and Branding
Collaborative Communication
Nonprofit Finance and Planning
Elements of Nonprofit Management
Program length
  • 14 months

Certification
  • Master's Degree

WHo it’s for
  • Jewish Nonprofit Professionals and Leaders

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