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Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies
Share Your Love of NIU and the Community With Our Students
  • Accredited Program: The Nonprofit and NGO Studies program is the only accredited undergraduate program in the Midwest, and only the second in the country to be accredited by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
  • Internships: 23 students completed nonprofit internships, including 17 in DeKalb County
  • Huskie Closet: distributed over 2,000 pieces of clothing items to nearly 300 NIU students, welcomed over 90 volunteers, and through the generosity of donors, hired four fully-paid interns to run the operation

Show Our Students You Care

Main Fund: Provides often life-changing and equitable student experiences inside and outside the classroom including internships, 40TUDE Nonprofit student consulting team, service trips, and more!  

Huskie Closet Fund: The Huskie Closet is a free clothing closet operated by two paid interns, open to all NIU students. 

Scholarship Fund: Help us recruit top students who want to make a difference in their communities, and assist students to get across the finish line to graduation. 


Scholarship Recipient: "Since arriving at NIU, I have been passionate about one day being able to contribute to the nonprofit sector, and that would not have been possible without your gift to the Center. Thank you for enabling me to reach my fullest professional potential." Alum 2019


$300,000
Huskies United Participation Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 1,500 total gifts to any area are made during Huskies United, a $300,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
$7,145
NIU Alumni Association Board Recent Graduate Challenge
The NIU Alumni Association Board of Directors is challenging recent NIU graduates (2013-2022) to donate during Huskies United. When 30 graduates from the classes of 2013-2022 donate during Huskies United, it will unlock their combined gift of $7,145 to the Northern Fund.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$500
NNGO Director Challenge 2
The director of the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Dr. Alicia Schatteman, wants to encourage gifts to the Center during Huskies United. When 30 gifts are received for NNGO, it unlocks an additional gift of $500.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Huskies United Leadership Donor Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus who cares about the future of NIU and its students, when 50 Leadership Society level gifts of $1,000 or more are made during Huskies United, a $100,000 gift to support the Northern Fund will be unlocked into our totals.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$500
NNGO Director Challenge 1
The director of the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Dr. Alicia Schatteman, wants to encourage gifts to the Center during Huskies United. When 15 gifts are received for NNGO, it unlocks a gift of $500.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
NNGO Director Challenge 3
The director of the Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Dr. Alicia Schatteman, wants to encourage gifts to the Center during Huskies United. When 60 gifts are received for NNGO, it unlocks a final gift of $1,000.
60 / 60 Gifts
Completed
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