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Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan

  • 1901 E. 4th Street, Suite 100 Santa Ana (map)

Empower your nonprofit’s leaders and staff with a well-structured Professional Development Plan (PDP) designed to cultivate growth, enhance skills, and boost organizational success.

This course will walk you through how to build personalized development plans that align individual goals with your nonprofit’s mission, fostering long-term employee engagement and performance. Whether you’re a manager, HR professional, or team leader, this training will provide practical strategies to help your team excel.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn why investing in professional growth is critical to the success and sustainability of your nonprofit.

  • Discover how to assess the strengths and development needs of staff to create tailored plans.

  • Explore methods to ensure that individual development plans contribute to the overarching mission and goals of the nonprofit.

  • Learn how to establish clear, realistic goals and design actionable steps for professional growth.

  • Gain tools for tracking development progress and offering ongoing support and feedback to ensure continuous improvement.

Who Should Attend:

  • Executive Directors & CEOs – Leading organizational development and staff growth initiatives.

  • HR Professionals & Talent Managers – Responsible for employee training, engagement, and retention.

  • Supervisors & Team Leaders – Managing staff development and performance improvement.

  • Program Managers & Directors – Ensuring team members have the skills needed to execute programs effectively.

  • Board Members & Leadership Teams – Overseeing long-term staff development and succession planning.

  • Training & Development Specialists – Designing and implementing professional growth strategies.

  • Emerging Leaders & Aspiring Managers – Preparing for leadership roles and career advancement.

  • Volunteer Coordinators – Looking to create development opportunities for volunteers and future staff.

  • Small & Growing Nonprofit Founders – Building a strong, skilled team from the start.


Meet Your Trainer:

Professional development plan, employee growth, nonprofit training, leadership development, goal setting, career development, OneOC

Stacy Hawkins is a seasoned HR professional with a remarkable journey spanning over three decades as a nonprofit leader. She is the Director of HR & Administration for OneOC and joined the organization 12 years ago. Labeled as “HR with heart”, Stacy’s passion for strengths-based leadership and fostering employee growth and success has been a driving force throughout her career. With a wealth of experience, she excels in developing and coaching individuals, consistently guiding them toward achieving their utmost potential. Stacy’s expertise extends to a feature in the Orange County Register where she shared insights on landing a job utilizing specialty job boards.


Creating a Professional Development Plan
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