SALT LAKE -- Davis County is known for its chairtable spirit. And as a means to help train people working in the nonprofit sector, The Nonprofit Academy of Excellence at the University of Utah will help.The new, certificate-based program has been created to inspire excellence in nonprofit management and governance and is open to anyone interested in becoming certified in areas of non-profit ventures.

Developed in collaboration with the Utah Nonprofits Association and the Utah Society of Fund Raisers, the Academy is guided by an Advisory Committee of distinguished professionals from the nonprofit sector, representing corporate giving to board members to nonprofit management roles.

The new program will begin in fall 2007, with new classes and cohorts beginning each spring and fall thereafter. An Open House on June 28 will provide additional information to anyone interested in learning more about the program.

Participants will earn their certificates upon completion of the equivalent of seven full-day classes (some classes are half-day), and can take up to two years to complete the program.