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The Power of ProInspire: Appreciating Community in Times of CrisisBy Megan Grimaldi, PNLC member As we step out cautiously into the world again, in the midst of what seems like a never-ending cycle of crises, I hope that we maintain this renewed appreciation for and commitment to creating equitable communities that grew out of the pain of the last two years. In Au…
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How are we practicing Collective Reimagining?Part four of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. “At ProInspire, we have been creating space for people to share their individual experience, and then understand it through the eyes of a collective.“ At ProInspire, we took the last few weeks of December to reflect on what we d…
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Aligning Values: What’s Undermining Your Organization?Part three of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. “Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.”– Brené Brown Advancing racial equity within organizations …
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A Conversation on Centering RelationshipsPart two of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series. The format of this blog is in dialogue/interview form, transcribed from an actual recording between Namira and Neriel. “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up w…
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Exploring Identity: The Day I Found Out I was BlackPart one of our four-part Commit to Shift blog series I vividly remember the day I found out I was Black… It was in the Shaffer’s hallway, as the sunlight pierced through the glass front door. Moments before, I had been playing happily with Emily and Greg. I can still hear the sound of our…
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Observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day with Three Learning OpportunitiesOn Friday, October 8, 2021, President Biden signed the first-ever presidential proclamation declaring October 11 Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today and every day, ProInspire acknowledges the vast contributions, sheer resilience, and rich culture of our country’s first inhabitants and their d…
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, a Persisting Pandemic… Is it Time to Revisit Your Employee Benefits?As a Haitian American who currently has family on the ground in Haiti impacted by the recent earthquake, I am working through a lot of heartache and grief. Since the 2010 earthquake and before joining ProInspire, I have worked in Haiti, organizing mobile medical clinics and supporting disaster relie…
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Practical Examples, Personal Discovery and our Leadership PracticesThe importance of practical examples to contextualize race equity practices seems to be a running theme in our recent training and workshops. Last week we were invited by LeadersTrust, an organization that invests in people at the heart of change, together with its sister program, the Resilience Ini…
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Holding Space When People Are GrievingThe past month has been filled with so much pain all around us and constant reminders of the harm that white supremacy causes every single day. Police killings of Black and Brown boys and men, mass shootings, anti-Asian violence, enduring Derek Chauvin’s trail and the re-traumatization of George F…
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ProInspire Fellow Featured by Boston University College of Communication2014 ProInspire Fellow Ivellisse Morales was recently featured in COMTalk, a publication put out by her alma mater, the Boston University College of Communications. The article, “Nonprofit PR and marketing offers more than just a warm feeling inside,” highlights Ivi’s experiences in the nonp…
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“I’ve found my people”Yesterday I attended the Education Pioneers Metro DC Showcase. Education Pioneers is focused on building the field of leaders to close the talent gap and transform urban education. Their program places students from top graduate schools in summer internships at education organizations around the cou…