Professional Development
ProInspire provides Fellows a robust professional development program to support the Fellows transition into the social sector and long-term career growth.
Fellowship Professional Development Objectives
The objectives of the Fellowship professional development are to help Fellows:
- Effectively transition to the social sector
- Excel in their roles
- Build competencies that are valuable in the social sector
- Learn and explore career paths
- Develop as social sector leaders
- Establish a network that will support their professional growth
Activities
Nicolette Pizzitola’s Building Your Community session
Professional development takes place through five key activities:
- Training: Fellows participate in leadership development workshops
- Coaching: Fellows may work with an alumni coach during the year
- Mentors: Fellows access ProInspire’s network for mentorship
- Leadership: Fellows take leadership roles in developing the ProInspire community and program
- Feedback: ProInspire gathers feedback from Fellows and their managers
Sample Training Curriculum
Session 1: Foundations Training
- Learning Session: Nonprofit Sector Overview
- Activity Session: Managing Your Transition
- Career Planning: Goal Setting and Your First 90 Days
Session 2: Leading in the Sector
- Learning Session: Good to Great and the Social Sector
- Activity Session: Understanding MBTI and Personality Types
- Career Planning: Creating a Successful Fellowship Experience
Bay Area Fellows Retreat
Session 3: Fellows Retreat
- Overnight retreat focused on sharing lessons learned and cohort bonding
Session 4: Fundraising
- Learning Session: Fundraising Fundamentals
- Activity Session: Create a fundraising plan
- Career Planning: Building Your Community
Session 5: Boards & Governance
- Learning Session: Role of Boards
- Activity Session: Understanding StrengthsFinder and your strengths
- Career Planning: Impact Careers Overview
Session 6: Program Close
- Activity Session: Reflection & goal setting
- Activity Session: Using Lean Startup and Human Centered Design
- Sector Speaker: Leadership Lessons
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