非营利组织和基层组织将人们聚集在共同的原因周围。它们为人们提供了一个解决问题的场所，他们可以相互关怀，团结起来，采取集体行动并发起活动，以“拾起社会的各个部分”。病。它们还为人们提供一个论坛，让他们聚在一起创造和分享艺术，保存共享的文化和历史，维持开放的空间，促进职业发展并聚集社区以求变革。如果社区中有未满足的需求，则非营利组织将为人们提供解决此问题的空间，这就是它的承诺。
PSU's Master of Nonprofit Leadership is for those who believe in the power of collective action for meaningful social change. MNL students are a part of the next generations of nonprofit leaders who work for the common good. In the MNL curriculum, we marry the best of theory and practice so that students gain critical insights into nonprofit leadership and management and the skills to affect meaningful change. Coursework focuses on four core areas: Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector and Nonprofit Leadership, the Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management, Analytic Skills, and Advocacy, Policymaking, and Community Change. Beyond these core areas, students enhance their knowledge with elective courses of their choosing and a community-based capstone project.