# Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

> Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is a Kansas City-based nonprofit workforce development organization offering the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential, advanced certification, and Leaderosity training technology and services. It serves students, working nonprofit professionals, universities, and employers through applied learning, online programs, and organizational cohorts.

- **Founded:** 1948
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City, United States
- **Founders:** H. Roe Bartle (Founder)
- **Products:** Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP), CNP Professional Track, CNP Accelerated Professional Track, Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional (ACNP), Leaderosity
- **Notable:** Reports 13,181+ Certified Nonprofit Professional credentials awarded on its current homepage., Reports 114,378+ nonprofit professionals trained in professional development activities since 2020; homepage metric, not independently audited here., March 2026 announcement reports credential holders across all 50 US states and more than a dozen countries.

## Products & services

- **Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP)** — Nonprofit management credential combining assessed learning with applied experience; available through student, service, and professional pathways.
- **CNP Professional Track** — Facilitated six-month, six-course online cohort; listed tuition $1,950 as of October 2026.
- **CNP Accelerated Professional Track** — Independent study and timed examination for professionals with at least eight years of nonprofit experience; listed fee $950.
- **Advanced Certified Nonprofit Professional (ACNP)** — Renewable advanced credential launched January 2023; existing qualified CNPs pay $350, standard three-year renewal $200.
- **Leaderosity** — Online course library, learning management, community, and event solutions, with custom content services.
- **Elevate** — Annual three-day virtual conference for social-sector professionals.
- **CNP Central** — Learner progress tracking, professional community, career resources, and mentoring access.

## Achievements

- Reports 13,181+ Certified Nonprofit Professional credentials awarded on its current homepage.
- Reports 114,378+ nonprofit professionals trained in professional development activities since 2020; homepage metric, not independently audited here.
- March 2026 announcement reports credential holders across all 50 US states and more than a dozen countries.
- Alice Chesley-Akhtar became the 13,000th CNP in March 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Announced Pherabe Kolb as the next president and CEO on March 31, effective April 6, 2026.
- **2026-09** — Published an alumni feature on Alice Chesley-Akhtar, who became the 13,000th CNP in March.
- **2026-10** — Current professional program page lists 2027 cohort start dates; homepage invites visitors to check back for Elevate 2027 registration.

## Links

- Website: https://nla1.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nonprofit-leadership-alliance
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/leaderosity
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Z2qkLfYt_ilLkK23T8xxA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonprofitleadershipalliance/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NonprofitLeadershipAlliance

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Last updated: 2026-10-23