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PRINCETON ALUMNICORPS RUNS TWO CORE PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT 55 FELLOWSHIP PLACES RECENTLY GRADUATED PRINCETON SENIORS IN ONE YEAR NONPROFIT FELLOWSHIPS. EMERGING LEADERS PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO MID-CAREER NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS.

PRINCETON PROJECT 55 (PP55)FELLOWSHIPS (FORMERLY PUBLIC INTEREST PROGRAM AND PUBLIC HEALTH FELLOWSHIPS) THE MISSION OF ALUMNICORPS' PROJECT 55 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT PRINCETON GRADUATES TO DEVELOP A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE PLACED MORE THAN 2300 ALUMNI IN THE PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 500 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PAST YEAR, 41 FELLOWS COMPLETED THEIR FELLOWSHIP YEAR. THEY WERE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY LOCAL ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. ALUMNI AND NONPROFIT PROGRAM PARTNERS WERE SURVEYED AND 100% THEM WOULD RECOMMEND THE THE PROGRAM.

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 AND NATIONALLY.

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 WILL BE IN MAY 2024 WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BE IN PLACE IN 2025.