The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations

Chapter 2The Organizational Learning Assessment

Before implementing the Talent Development Platform, it is important to assess your organization's readiness for implementation. Using the Organizational Learning Assessment, your organization can get a good sense of how leadership, staff, and volunteers perceive their need for professional development and whether your organization's culture is conducive to learning. Setting the right foundation gives your organization a step up in implementing a successful and sustainable professional development system and a chance to evaluate progress on a regular basis.

When learning is part of your organization's culture, professional development systems seem second nature. However, if your organization's ...