Legal, Nonprofit & Public Sector Programs at UWPCE
Just getting started in the field or ready to take your skills up a notch? UW Professional & Continuing Education offers in-demand programs that open doors — helping you meet today’s employer needs and boost your career in this evolving sector.
Here’s a quick overview of our most popular legal, nonprofit and public sector offerings. Some programs are offered in both autumn and winter quarters.
Starting Autumn 2026
Budgeting & Finance for Nonprofits
Learn the specialized considerations of budgeting, financial reporting and compliance for working in nonprofits.
Fundraising Management
Explore traditional and emerging fundraising and relationship-building techniques that produce impactful results. Examine the latest research and tools, interpersonal best practices and ethical standards in the field.
Grant Management
Develop skills you can use to navigate the full grant life cycle — from pre-award preparation to post-award financial reporting and compliance.
Grant Writing
Learn to research and write a competitive grant proposal. Discover funding opportunities and learn how to manage a winning grant through reporting, stewardship and more.
Guardianship
Become an effective guardian and conservator for elderly individuals with disabilities or diminished capacity, developmentally disabled adults and other adults determined incapacitated by the courts.The program fulfills the educational requirements to become a certified professional guardian and conservator (CPGC) in Washington state.
Museum Studies Foundations
Gain essential expertise in museum administration, programs, collections, exhibitions, education and community engagement.
Nonprofit Management
Hone your nonprofit leadership skills in critical areas, including program development, branding and marketing, DEI, fundraising and strategic planning.
Paralegal Studies
Build an understanding of the U.S. legal system and explore the major aspects of court systems, hearings, trials and litigation. Acquire the knowledge and skills to work as a paralegal.
Starting Winter 2027
AI for eDiscovery in Civil Litigation
Build practical eDiscovery skills and learn how to manage electronically stored information across the discovery lifecycle. Gain hands-on experience with Relativity software, analytics and AI-enabled review workflows.
Grant Management
Develop skills you can use to navigate the full grant life cycle — from pre-award preparation to post-award financial reporting and compliance.
Grant Writing
Learn to research and write a competitive grant proposal. Discover funding opportunities and learn how to manage a winning grant through reporting, stewardship and more.
Nonprofit Management
Hone your nonprofit leadership skills in critical areas, including program development, branding and marketing, DEI, fundraising and strategic planning.
Private Investigation
Develop investigative skills for legal, corporate and private-sector settings. Learn research techniques, evidence-gathering methods and professional practices used to conduct thorough and ethical investigations.
More Programs to Consider
Grant Writing, Management & Nonprofit Finance
Deepen your expertise in grant development, award management and nonprofit finance to secure and oversee funding — and position yourself as a financial leader in public service.
