Fellows: 2010 Roles

In 2010, ProInspire is partnering with nonprofit organizations working in the following areas:
- International Development: organizations focused on poverty reduction, global health, and social innovation
- Social Entrepreneurship: organizations run by social entrepreneurs that are growing innovative models for social change
- Social Investing: organizations providing capital to support entrepreneurship, microfinance, community development finance, and affordable housing
- Youth and Education: organizations focused on K-12 education, college preparation, youth development, and workforce development

This list will be updated as additional organizations post opportunities for Inspire Fellows.

YOUTH AND EDUCATION
Organizations focused on K-12 education, college preparation, youth development, and workforce development

Bellwether Education Partners, Senior Research Associate
Bellwether Education Partners is a new non-profit firm dedicated to building a robust community of innovative, effective and sustainable change agents who are committed to dramatically accelerating the achievement of low-income students.  Bellwether brings together a team of accomplished individuals with demonstrated experience and expertise to provide customized and specialized professional services and knowledge generation for public, non-profit, and private sector educational ventures, as well as philanthropic supporters of the field.

College Summit, IT Project Manager
The IT Project Manager has responsibility for project planning and management of software application solutions throughout the organization’s national office, multiple regional offices and remotely connected workshop sites. The IT Project Manager works with business owners to define project scope, goals, and deliverables; develop project plans and all related documentation to support the full project lifecycle; and manage the overall implementation and business acceptance of system programs. This position will work with both internal business units and with external technology vendors.
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College Summit, Product Manager
Support the development of a new business function in the organization: Product Integration. The function executes high profile programs and projects that help fulfill College Summit’s strategic business objectives by shepherding product components and product offerings through the various stages of Product Development and Integration from innovation through to product launch and ongoing product maintenance. The Product Manager role teams with the Director of Product Integration.
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DC Public Education Fund, Portfolio Associate
Reporting directly to the Portfolio Director(PD), the Portfolio Associate will support the PD in developing and implementing strategies to raise significant private financial support (approximately $10M per year) for a specific set of projects that are part of the DCPS’ system-wide reform initiatives. 
- Develop and implement strategies with PD for individual campaigns/projects – targeting and engaging an array of national, local, and individual donors.
- Support all aspects of fundraising for specific projects and initiatives, including: researching prospective donors and partners, developing revenue generation strategies and initiatives; helping to forge relationships with potential funders; working with DCPS program teams to hone ideas and develop proposals; and writing proposals and creating budgets.
- Assist PD in project management– work with the DCPS program team to refine goals, objectives, desired outcomes, and success metrics.  In later stages, attend meetings to monitor project progress and support in the reporting process.
- Work with foundation staff to answer ongoing questions during all phases of proposal creation and reporting, and generally facilitate their working relationship with DCPS.
- Report to funders on progress of grants received, ensuring accountability and compliance with grant agreements via written reports and funder briefings. 
- Work with all members of the Fund to develop and update office goals, strategic plans, and fundraising strategies.
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Latin American Youth Center, Special Projects Manager & Special Assistant to the CEO
Goals and Primary Responsibilities for this position include:
- Conducting meetings on behalf of CEO and representing CEO at high level meetings where strategy and special projects are being discussed and executed. Current special projects underway at the LAYC include the development of a 4^th charter school, a vocational GED and Diploma based charter school for disconnected youth; the oversight and construction of a new site to integrate a second Youthbuild campus and 50 units of residential housing for youth; overseeing the merger/acquisition of a smaller non-profit who is currently in talks with LAYC about being acquired by the LAYC;  and the development of Impacto Consulting, a new social enterprise in the development stage at the LAYC;
- Representing and supporting the CEO who serves on boards and commissions when support is needed, including Chair of the Youth Investment Committee of the Workforce Development Board, Treasurer of Youth Radio, Inc. national youth media organization based in California; and President of the Board of Directors of the DC Alliance for Youth Advocacy; Often CEO needs additional back up at these meetings and another pair of hands to conduct the work involved in serving in these leadership roles;
- Serve as Liaison to the LAYC 18 member board of directors in coordination and consultation with CEO;
- Oversee all aspects of the merger/acquisition of another smaller non-profit once the business plan is complete. Business plan for this acquisition will be completed in spring, 2010 and if it is a go, implementation is scheduled to begin in fall, 2010.
- Participate in strategy discussions regarding LAYC advocacy efforts and “positioning” with respect to local District of Columbia issues, Maryland state and county issues and federal issues. For example, LAYC would like to play a role informing policymakers regarding “best practices in youth employment” as part of the WIA re-authorization discussions;
- Strategize to elevate Promotor/Navigator Pathway to a higher level of recognition as external evaluation demonstrates (hopefully) positive results;
- Assist in marketing and launching LAYC’s Impacto Consulting business and LAYC Centers of Excellence learning opportunities;
- Other special projects that may come up during the course of the Fellow’s time at the LAYC.
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Teach for America, Manager/Director of Strategy for Human Assets
The Strategy function within Human Assets is responsible for conducting short and long term research projects on human capital issues that help the organization drive rapid and effective responses and arrive at optimal decisions.

Year Up, Special Projects Manager
Fellow will work on special projects associated with:
- local site and learning community expansion
- Year Up's expansion to Baltimore
- national and local human capital initiatives that include training and development
- working with various department directors and the Executive Director to execute project goals
- leverage their experience and skills in project management, financial modeling, strategy and analysis while collaborating with our team and learning about Year Up’s strategy and methodology
- Fellow may also work directly with students as a member of a Learning Community
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SOCIAL INVESTING
Organizations providing capital to support entrepreneurship, microfinance, community development finance, and affordable housing

ACCION International, Impact Investing Analyst
- Support the team as it engages in raising a 3rd party external fund, to invest in microfinance related technology startups that generate both strong financial and social returns.  Develop pitch decks and prospect potential investors. Develop revenue models for fund + pipeline
- Source and analyze new deals, including breakdown of the “physics” of innovative technologies / disruptive business models; identification of comparables and other core components of valuation; development of key performance indicators to measure and monitor success. Build valuation models, pro forma and liquidity scenarios.
- Incorporate best practices in fund management – based on analysis of other double bottom line, venture equity funds, historic assessment of the core competencies ACCION Global Investments (built in its quarter of a century of capital markets work) and standards of VC industry. Develop materials and case studies for course on impact investing.
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Calvert Foundation, Domestic Portfolio Associate
As an Associate supporting the domestic portfolio, your duties will include the following:
- Support portfolio manager/investment officer in risk management including risk modeling of the domestic portfolio (investment sectors include community development financial institutions, affordable housing, and some social enterprise)
- Research new organizations for targeting in specific areas or specific types of activities and populations
- Manage written correspondence and telephone communications with Borrowers and Applicants
- Draft and manage legal documentation for domestic loans, including loan agreements, covenant waivers, and amendments (based on approved templates)
- Respond and screen initial investment requests
- Manage loan filing system and oversee protocols for credit files
- Coordinate logistics and scheduling of Investment Committee meetings
- Prepare or contribute to reports for internal and external clients
- Provide administrative support to the Portfolio Manager and the team
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Calvert Foundation, International Portfolio Associate
As an Associate supporting the international portfolio, your duties will include the following:
- Support senior investment officer/senior underwriter in risk management including risk modeling of the international portfolio
- Monitoring developing country (sovereign) risk within the Calvert Foundation portfolio and re-tooling the methodology for systematically evaluating and quantifying sovereign risk. Updating individual country exposure data for the foundation’s loan portfolio.
- Research new organizations for targeting in specific areas or specific types of activities and populations
- Manage written correspondence and telephone communications with international Borrowers and Applicants related to promissory notes, amortization schedules, collections, default letters, and pre-notes for annual reviews
- Draft and manage legal documentation for all international loans, including loan agreements, covenant waivers, and amendments (based on approved templates)
- Respond and screen initial investment requests
- Manage loan filing system and oversee protocols for credit files
- Coordinate logistics and scheduling of Investment Committee meetings
- Create and maintain international portfolio reports
- Prepare or contribute to reports for internal and external clients
- Provide administrative support to the Portfolio Manager and the team
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City First Enterprises, Special Projects Manager
CFE is seeking highly talented and mission-motivated professionals to work on one or more the following projects:
– CFE is pursuing a merger with a $5MM community development venture fund and is developing a plan for use of these investment dollars that represents the newest solutions and best practices in social innovation finance. This “social innovation incubator” will seek to utilize and leverage existing resources to create replicable, high-impact community development solutions. The fellow would be involved with strategic planning and program research and due diligence, and, once launched, program management.
– CFE has recently closed on a $6MM transaction to create affordable workforce housing on an innovative permanent-affordability model. CFE seeks to expand this transaction to $10MM through a New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) refinance, allowing it to increase the number of units funded from 70 to 120. The Fellow will be involved with financial analysis, strategy, and organization development to support this fund.
– Because many nonprofits are priced out of the high-cost commercial real estate market, CFE is leading an effort to create a non-profit campus in the heart of the District of Columbia. A fellow would work on all aspects of this real estate transaction, from land assembly and deal structuring to programmatic planning and working with partners including foundations, nonprofit organizations, the district, and private sector debt and equity funders.
– CFE is developing a new initiative – an online platform that targets small investors to make loans to community development projects. Similar to kiva.org and microplace.org, this online platform would enable individuals to make small loans ($25-1,000) to mission-related work, and receive a small return. The Fellow would help develop a business plan for the new program and identify key steps, timeline, and resources required to launch the initiative.
– CFE plans to close a second round of NMTC financing to further expand its workforce housing program. The Fellow will be involved with structuring and closing the deal. A fellow engaged in this transaction would develop substantial expertise in NMTC finance.
– CFE seeks cross-program support in marketing its programs and initiatives in order to more rapidly grow its own programs and to help peer organizations adopt the innovative and replicable solutions it has implemented in the District.
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Corporation for Enterprise Development, Project Manager for Social Enterprise and Economic Innovation
The goal of this role will be to advance CFED’s existing and emerging social enterprises and to explore opportunities for CFED’s programs to generate earned income through product development, strategic alliances and related strategies.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Organizations focused on poverty reduction, global health, and social innovation

Family Health International, Business Planning and Strategy Analyst
As a member of the Business Planning and Strategy (BPS) unit, the Fellow will work directly with the Director of BPS, Vice President of Business Development, and Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Communications, playing the primary analytical role and key leadership and strategic thinking roles in initiatives relating to improving the effectiveness of FHI’s business development effort.
Responsibilities may involve:
- Performing a variety of analyses to make business development data useful in decisions
- Developing tools for business analysis
- Recommending improvements to systems and processes
- Supporting leadership in various projects as necessary
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Family Health International, Competitive Strategy Analyst
As a member of the Business Planning and Strategy (BPS) unit, the Fellow will work directly with the Director of BPS, Vice President of Business Development, and Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Communications, playing the primary analytical role and a key strategic thinking role on initiatives relating to competitive strategy.
Responsibilities may involve:
- Performing research to understand competitor strategies
- Developing tools for competitive analysis
- Developing recommendations on competitive strategy
- Supporting leadership in various projects as necessary
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