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Rethinking LeadershipBy Daria Hall, ProInspire Alum and Vice President, Communications & External Relations for America’s Promise Alliance – “We’re all born into certain circumstances with particular physical traits, unique developmental experiences, geographical and historical contexts. But then…
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ProInspire Selected as Curation Partner for New Independent Sector Focus Area on Diversity, Equity and InclusionProInspire is proud to be the curation partner and issue expert for the newly-launched Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focus area hub hosted by Independent Sector (IS), the leadership network for nonprofits, foundations, and corporations committed to advancing the common good. Today IS unveiled t…
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Elements of Social Movements: Lessons from NewSchools SummitBy Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO, ProInspire Last week I had the opportunity to attend the NewSchools Summit in San Francisco, California. The NewSchools Summit is an annual gathering for education leaders who bring important and diverse perspectives in K-12 education innovation. This was my secon…
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2014 ProInspire Fellow Ivellisse Morales Promotes Year Up in SF Bay AreaCongratulations to 2014 ProInspire Fellow Ivellisse Morales for successfully working with the San Francisco Chronicle to profile Year Up! As the only local Marketing and Communications Manager at Year Up Bay Area, Ivellisse taps into her PR/marketing agency experience to provide strategic marketing …
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Be Bold: 10 pieces of leadership advice from Share our Strength President Tom NelsonBy Sophia Oliverio, ProInspire Intern Tom Nelson is a father, a husband, an introvert, a country music fan, a sporadic yet very capable cyclist, and a man who has dedicated his career to serving nonprofits in several different roles. Tom serves on ProInspire’s Board of Directors, and as the Presid…
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Building a GradNation: How America’s Promise is Creating ImpactBy: Angela Richardson, 2014 Proinspire Fellow When I started my fellowship at America’s Promise, I came at a very exciting time in the GradNation campaign. The GradNation program at America’s Promise strives to achieve a 90 percent high school graduation rate across the nation. For the first…
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ProInspire Selected for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Social Sector Talent Pipelines Strategy and Learning LabInitiative to build talent in the social sector involves small group of leading organizations focused on talent development ProInspire is pleased to be selected for a new initiative announced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation aimed at developing the next generation’s social sector leadership. The…
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Building a Movement- Lessons from Shot@LifeBy Yewande Akinleye, 2014 ProInspire Fellow According to Merriam Webster the term “movement” means the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another. According to the very same source, to “build” means to increase the amount of (something). If we were to c…
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Powers for Change: Information and CollaborationEditor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts about the Opportunity Summit By Christina Pappas, 2014 ProInspire Fellow I’ve been challenged and inspired throughout my ProInspire Fellowship to articulate, debate, re-think, and re-commit to many of my existing beliefs, both regarding the world …
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Working for the Greater Good: Lessons from the Opportunity SummitEditor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts about the Opportunity Summit By Elle Carne, 2013 Management Fellow Last week I attended Opportunity Nation’s Opportunity Summit with colleagues from different ProInspire fellowships. I left feeling rejuvenated about the work I do to support yo…
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GlobalGiving’s Approach to Investing in TalentMonisha Kapila, CEO of ProInspire, sat down with Jen Sigler, COO of GlobalGiving, to learn more about how the organization has invested in talent and results they are seeing. What is your overall approach to professional development? We have a very people centered philosophy at GlobalGiving. It ma…
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ProInspire Partner Spotlight: National 4-H CouncilProInspire Partnership Focus: National 4-H Council CEO Jennifer Sirangelo’s take on the growing partnership. ProInspire Fellow Carolyn Kent sits down with National 4-H Council’s CEO, Jennifer Sirangelo to ask about the organization’s experience partnering with ProInspire and adv…
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Five Strategies to Becoming the Employer You Want to Beby ProInspire Board Member Pratichi Shah “What kind of employer do you want to be?” There may be no more important question when positioning an organization for future success. Buteau and Gopal pose the question explicitly in Employee Empowerment: The Key to Foundation Staff Satisfa…
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Finding Fulfillment Beyond the 9 to 5 Through Pro Bono WorkBy 2011 ProInspire Fellow Nikita Mitchell We're on Day 4 of our 5 Days of Giving series on the blog with the goal of helping each and every one of you with your goals to change the world, in both big and small ways. Every day more and more professionals are seeking ways to have a meani…
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Chavez Schools: A Public Charter Success StoryWritten by 2011 Fellow, Camiel Irving This post is part of a series on our hiring partners which highlights the work they are doing in the community. Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy is one of the oldest Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) is The District of Columbia. The sy…
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Congratulations to Lisa Hall, Calvert Foundation CEOOn Monday I was honored to celebrate the appointment of Lisa Hall as President and CEO of Calvert Foundation. Lisa is on ProInspire’s Advisory Board and has been a great mentor to me. Calvert Foundation’s mission is to maximize the flow of capital to disadvantaged communities in order to cre…
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Announcing 2011 Inspire Fellowship PartnersWe are are excited to announce the first set of hiring partners for the 2011 Inspire Fellowship! Additional partners will be announced in the coming weeks: ACCION InternationalAssociation for Enterprise OpportunityCesar Chavez Charter SchoolsCityFirst EnterprisesDC Prep Public Charter SchoolE.L. Hay…
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Bridgespan’s latest report on the leadership deficitLast week the Bridgespan Group published Finding Leaders for America’s Nonprofits – an update to their leadership deficit study from 2006. Many people have been wondering if the leadership deficit is no longer an issue because of the recession. Bridgespan polled 433 nonprofit EDs with re…