Part-time Nonprofit and NGO Leadership Program on the Way

"A lot of people think in nonprofits you don't need business skills, which I think is a huge falsehood," said To, who added that a lot of skills the program develops are transferable to real-world careers.

Smith said the program aims to form leaders who strive to create new possibilities rather than "fix something broken in the world." Given the current financial crisis and President Barack Obama's win on the platform of social change, such abilities are particularly relevant, he added.