Cascade Courses
Cascade Executive Programs offers a series of university-quality courses throughout the year, and customized courses that can be tailored for agencies or organizations seeking to address the unique needs and challenges they face.
Our courses are intensive two-day, three-day, and five-day training courses designed for:
- Public and nonprofit managers
- Leaders with technical backgrounds
- Employees who want to develop competencies
- Private-sector employees who work with the government and nonprofit agencies
Course materials are drawn from the best resources available, and our instructors are experts in their fields who combine teaching excellence with practical work experience.
Benefits of Cascade courses include:
- A full-day intensive format providing the opportunity to focus, master the materials, and gain perspective on your own work environment and managerial issues
- Case studies and expert panelists talking about local, state, and national examples of actual management situations
- An interactive and participatory learning environment with role-playing activities, individual and group presentations, and video feedback
- Relevant and timely course materials addressing the reality of today’s nonprofit and public sectors
- A diversity of agencies and individual perspectives exchanging ideas in the classroom and networking with each other
Search our available courses, submit a course registration form, or find out how to develop a custom course for your agency or organization.
For more information about Cascade Executive Programs, contact us at cascade@u.washington.edu or 206.685.0523.

