Nonprofit Marketing Course: Current Perceptions and Acceptance in the Undergraduate Marketing Curriculum

Abstract

Nonprofit organizations increasingly are accepting and applying marketing concepts. This research investigates the acceptance and incorporation of nonprofit marketing into the marketing curriculum. It was found that although nonprofit marketing is important in the curriculum, only 10 percent of schools have a separate nonprofit marketing course.

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