Princeton Project 55 Inc

Emerging leaders-emerging leaders professional development program that is designed to help aspiring and emerging nonprofit leaders develop leadership capabilities, management skills and confidence to advance their professional contributions and accelerate their careers in the nonprofit sector.the program is intended to yield tangible,near term value to participants (and their employers) and support their longer-term leadership development. It employs experiential learning and outside experts and speakers to build management skills, leadership competencies, and sector- specific knowledge. The following learning tracks are woven together: hard nonprofit skills & management training, individualized leadership in action stretch projects,leadership competencies-e.g.self awareness, team dynamics, mentoring-periodic conversations with a nonprofit leader, sector trends-expert speakers and panels, facilitated peer support. Participants in our program met the following criteria:have 3 to 10 years of full time work experience, with at least two years of experience in the nonprofit or public sector, be currently employed in the nonprofit or public sector, currently have some level of project management responsibilities (over staff,interns, vendors, and/or volunteers), and work in the greater washington dc region, new york city region, or nationally. This year, the program was offered in new york city.

Strategic plan-the organization completed its five year strategic plan in late 2020 and in late 2020 throughout 2021, embarked on a new strategic planning process. With changes in board leadership, the plan has been revisited in 2022 and placed on hold. The next strategic planning session started in september 2024 with the expectation that a new strategic plan will be in place in 2025.