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From Ohio to Washington DC to……Botswana!By Mike Solarz, 2014 ProInspire Fellow After spending three years in a promising career in public accounting with a “Big Four” firm, I decided it was time to transition into a position that better aligned with my desire to promote social impact. The ProInspire Fellowship fit the bill for the nee…
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ProInspire Releases Report on Millennials in the Nonprofit WorkforceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2015 ProInspire Releases Report on Millennials in the Nonprofit Workforce Research reveals ten strategies to help nonprofits recruit, retain, and advance Millennial employees. ProInspire released a new report today that provides nonprofit organizations a deeper un…
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The Old Way of Doing Business is Dead. Its Time for the Socially Conscious to RiseMounting pressure from social media, consumer organizations, online petitions, and high-profile activists are causing longstanding brands to bow to customer outcry. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, after 145 years featuring elephants in its circus acts, will retire its elephant herd by…
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ProInspire Advisory Board Member, Nora Gardner, Selected as 2015 Working Mother of the YearCongratulations to Nora Gardner for her selection as 2015 Working Mother of the Year! Nora has been on ProInspire’s Advisory Board since 2012. She is currently on ProInspire’s Strategy Steering Committee and also served on our advisory council for the design and launch of Managing for…
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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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Explore the Woods: Lessons from American Express – Aspen Institute Academy 2.0By Ellie Canter, 2014 Management Fellow “To anticipate, not the sunrise and dawn merely, but, if possible, Nature herself! How many mornings, summer and winter, before yet any neighbor was stirring about his business, have I been about mine! So many autumn, ay, and winter days, spent outside the t…
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Does Your Nonprofit Deserve to Exist?By Nicolas Takamine, 2009 ProInspire Fellow Editor’s Note: This is part two in a series of blog posts by Nicolas Takamine (2009 ProInspire Fellow), inspired by ProInspire’s request for engagement in its strategy process in ProInspire Strategy Update 1: Start With Your Result. [Read Part 1 he…
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ProInspire Strategy Update 4: Strategy Steering Committee Kick-Off MeetingBy Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO, ProInspire In April, ProInspire’s Strategy Steering Committee met and discussed the Internal Assessment based on stakeholder interviews. The Steering Committee includes a cross-section of ProInspire stakeholders, including staff, Board members, partners, and alu…
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Paying it Forward While Getting Valuable ExperienceBy Meetal Desai, ProInspire ProBono Consultant This past May I left a job that I truly valued after over 5 years of working at the same place. As a mid-career professional with two young daughters, I had been fortunate to work in a part-time position that provided interesting work and a flexible s…
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Sector Switching: Navigating the Transition from the Private Sector to the Social Impact SectorBy John Troy, Founder of WorkMonger Over the last 6 years, I’ve worked with hundreds of people looking to switch from the private sector to an organization where social impact, not profit, is the primary bottom line. I too switched from the private sector to a non-profit, and as a non-profit di…
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ProInspire CEO Featured by Harvard Business SchoolProInspire’s Founder and CEO, Monisha Kapila, has been featured by Harvard Business School. Monisha is a 2005 MBA graduate from Harvard Business School (HBS) and was inspired to launch ProInspire after serving as an HBS Leadership Fellow with Accion International. In “A Talent Pipeline for Soci…
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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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ProInspire Celebrates Graduation of 2014-2015 FellowsLast week, ProInspire celebrated the graduation of 60 fellows across four cohorts during our 2014-2015 programs. On July 26th, we marked the graduation of the 2014 Bay Area ProInspire Fellows with an outing at an Oyster Farm in San Francisco. Everyone had a great time, enjoyed lots of food and dri…
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Managing Up: Nonprofit CEOs Share Leadership Advice With ProInspire’s Management FellowsBy Kate Perry, ProInspire Intern Last month, ProInspire’s 2015 Spring Management Fellows had their final workshop. The workshop included a CEO panel with leaders of three nonprofits based in the DC region: Ellie Hollander, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels America Janaye Ingram, National Ex…
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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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ProInspire Alum Marcus Noel – Advice to a Younger Me (Ashoka Changemakers blog)Marcus Noel was a 2012 ProInspire Fellow with Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS). Following his Fellowship, he stayed on at BCPS and continued working on the project he launched, Heart of Man. He then became a ConnectED Fellow & Education Pioneer Fellow at the Department of Education̵…
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ProInspire Strategy Update 3: Results from Internal AssessmentBy Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO, ProInspire As I described in our last blog post, ProInspire is in the midst of a strategy process to define our bold goal and set the course for the organization’s future. We have completed the first phase of the process, an Internal Assessment. The goal of the …
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ProInspire Strategy Update 2: Strategy Process OverviewThis is an exciting year for ProInspire, as we have embarked on a strategy process to define our bold goal and set the course for the organization’s future. We were inspired to think about our bold goal by Community Wealth Partners, which wrote: “We challenge change agents to shift their attenti…
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State of the Washington DC Region – Highlights from Nonprofit Roundtable’s Annual MeetingBy Neelam Barot, ProInspire Intern On Wednesday June 24th, the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington held its Annual Meeting, including a cross-sector dialogue about the state of the region, at George Mason University’s Arlington campus. ProInspire’s CEO, Monisha Kapila, was elected to the …
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ProInspire at Forté MBA Women’s Leadership ConferenceProInspire is participating in the Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference on June 19-20 at Georgetown University. ProInspire CEO, Monisha Kapila, is speaking about how to navigate the nonprofit and government job market. 2011 ProInspire Fellow, Nikita Mitchell is speaking on a panel about how to…
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ProInspire’s Research Featured by National Center for Family PhilanthropyThe National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), the only national nonprofit dedicated exclusively to families who give and those with whom they work, dedicated its latest monthly newsletter to the topic of fellowships. The newsletter’s feature story, Where there is community, there is fellowsh…
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What is Nonprofit Strategy All About?By Nicolas Takamine, 2009 ProInspire Fellow Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 in a series of blog posts by Nicolas Takamine (ProInspire Fellow, ’09), inspired by ProInspire’s request for engagement in its strategy process in ProInspire Strategy Update 1: Start With Your Result. The term “…
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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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ProInspire in Stanford Social Innovation Review: How Fellowships Can Inform Talent ManagementProInspire’s latest research on the social impact fellowship industry was published in a new article in Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Talent Matters series. How Fellowships Can Inform Talent Management A new study traces the evolution of social impact fellowships and highlights w…
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New Research Highlights Role of Fellowships in Social Impact SectorReport by ProInspire reveals strengths and opportunities of the growing field. A newly released report by ProInspire represents the first effort to map the fellowship landscape, develop a more robust understanding of fellowships as a talent strategy, and identify ways the sector can harness fellowsh…
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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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Five Lessons on Social EntrepreneurshipBy Christine Lynch, 2014 ProInspire Fellow In the social sector, social entrepreneurship is a buzz word that has gained in popularity. According to Ashoka, social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persiste…
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Creating Pathways to Economic EqualityEditor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts about the Opportunity Summit By Tracy Williams, 2014 ProInspire Fellow I had the distinct privilege of attending the 2015 Opportunity Nation Summit in Washington, DC and it was one of the most inspirational and transformative events I have ever expe…
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ProInspire Managing for Success Featured in Standard Social Innovation ReviewProInspire and our partners are highlighted in the latest post in Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Talent Matters series. Talent Matters (co-curated by ProInspire and Net Impact) recently launched its third phase, focused on how social sector organizations are putting talent development into pr…
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Lessons from Talent Philanthropy ProjectBy Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO, ProInspire Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a gathering of the Advisory Council for the Talent Philanthropy Project (talentphilanthropy.org), a new initiative that was launched in 2014 by Rusty Stahl, who was previously founding Executive Director…
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Cross Sector Collaboration is Crucial to the Opportunity CrisisEditor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts about the Opportunity Summit By Angela Richardson, 2014 ProInspire Fellow “WE GOT THIS!” was the mantra heard throughout the Opportunity Summit on February 26th. The constant reminder of “we got this” stood out like a sore thumb to me, espec…
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Think you need superpowers to change the world?By Yewande Akinleye, 2014 ProInspire Fellow I’d like to share a secret with you…yes you. I don’t often expose myself like this, but right now I feel as though I can confide in you. Quite frankly, I can’t keep this to myself and I hope that you will be inspired once you know my secret. [&hell…
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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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ProInspire Strategy Update 1: Start With Your ResultLessons from the Casey Foundation’s Talent Pipelines Learning Lab – Seminar 1 By Monisha Kapila, Founder and CEO, ProInspire This year, ProInspire will be focused on two major initiatives related to our strategy: 1. Launching a strategy process to identify our “Bold Goal” as an organization …
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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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Creating #OpportunityMoments for OthersHow You Can Be Part of the Movement to Close the Opportunity Divide Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts by ProInspire fellows and alumni who attended the National Opportunity Summit in Washington, DC By Ivellisse Morales, 2014 ProInspire Fellow Chances are, that if you’re r…
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ProInspire Alum Nikita Mitchell Featured in BerkeleyHaas Student AchievementsProInspire Alum Nikita Mitchell (2011 DC Fellow) was featured in BerkeleyHaas Student Achievements for her work as Class President of her Haas MBA class and as a liaison to the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. Read more about Nikita’s work in this Student Spotlight… It was …
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ProInspire article on Bridgespan: Five Ways to Build and Maintain Staff DiversityYesterday The Bridgespan Group published an article by ProInspire: Five Ways to Build and Maintain Staff Diversity. This article was co-authored by Monisha Kapila, ProInspire Founder and CEO, and Peter Vincent, Vice President of Human Resources at the National Audubon Society. Monisha was part of�…
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Switching, Not Starting OverBy Paul Collier, 2014 ProInspire Fellow When I was accepted into ProInspire and transitioned to working as a Data Manager at the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center (SFCAPC), I was expecting my work to change drastically. Previously, I worked as a business process consultant for an internati…
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ProInspire Fellow featured on Commongood Careers on “Life After Fellowship”This article was featured on the Commongood Careers site, and features Marian Leitner, 2011 ProInspire Fellow. Read below about different Fellowship experiences, and Story #3 for Marian’s story. LIFE AFTER FELLOWSHIP: THREE CAREER SUCCESS STORIES Fellowships in the social impact space are expe…
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Power in being the “only”By Shala Marks, 2014 ProInspire Fellow Hello, my name is Shala Marks and I am the only ________. My experiences have allowed me to fill in that blank with a myriad of examples. It seems like all of my life I have been the only something. Let’s see, I was the only… African-American female writer …
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The Beauty Girl turned Social Change Maker: My Transition to the Social SectorBy Angela Richardson, 2014 ProInspire Fellow Have you ever had a moment when the light bulb turned on right above your head? I did. It was a cold, brisk morning in the middle of December 2011. I was headed to my “dream job” – or at least I thought it was my dream job. My […]…
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The MBA Debate…What should YOU do?By Christin Prats, 2014 ProInspire Fellow Why Start Down this Path? For many high-achievers in the professional world, you’re accustomed to pushing yourself to the “next level” of mastery in your field/industry. You did well in college, landed the respectable job, landed your sec…
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Chronicle of Philanthropy Names ProInspire a Nonprofit Group to Watch in 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Martha Searby, Communications ([email protected]) January 16, 2015 Chronicle of Philanthropy Names ProInspire a Nonprofit Group to Watch in 2015 ProInspire included in list of seven organizations worth watching The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a top news source for …
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Nonprofit Boards 101: Understanding the rudder of the shipBy Simone Laroche, 2014 ProInspire Fellow In December, the 2014 DC Fellows had our monthly training focused on Boards & Governance. Prior to this session, I had little knowledge of nonprofit boards. Initially, the topic seemed a bit daunting, but Susan Sanow of Blue Avocado and the ProInspire Bo…
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ProInspire Essay on Talent Featured in Aspen Institute Impact Investing ReportFounder and CEO Monisha Kapila writes about the attractive talent marketplace created by impact investing, and opportunities to leverage talent for impact FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2014 A new report released last week by the Aspen Institute surveys the landscape of the growing impact inve…
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ProInspire Fellow, Ivi Morales, on NBC Telemundo2014 ProInspire Fellow Ivellisse (Ivi) Morales serves as Marketing Manager for Year Up Bay Area. Ivi Morales is leveraging the cause marketing expertise she honed as an account executive for Boston-based Cone Communications to succeed in her new role. Ivi is piloting bilingual advertising and …
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Updates from ProInspire’s First Impact CallOn November 19th, 2014, ProInspire hosted our first ever Impact Call. Founder and CEO, Monisha Kapila, shared ProInspire’s results over the past year, challenges, and strategic plans. She also announced ProInspire’s revised mission: ProInspire develops leaders at all levels for organi…
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ProInspire Impact Call on Nov. 19thJoin us for ProInspire’s First Annual Impact Call Wednesday, November 19th at 4:00PM EST/1:00pm PST Hosted by our Founder and CEO, Monisha Kapila, the Impact Call is an opportunity for ProInspire donors, partners, Fellows, alumni, and other supporters to learn more about our results to-date an…
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The Need for Diverse Leadership in the Social SectorBy Tracy Williams, 2014 ProInspire Fellow This was originally posted on the Unsectored blog as part of the “Does the Social Sector have a diversity problem?” series. Does the social sector have a diversity problem? In short, yes. The good news is that the next generation of social sector lead…
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Gaining Perspective: A Crash Course on Dealing With Your Boss from your BossesBy Catherine Kent, ProInspire Intern In August, ProInspire’s 2014 Spring Managing For Success cohort in Washington DC had their last workshop focused on managing in organizations. As part of the program’s focus on “managing up”, ProInspire brought together a panel of nonprofit CEOs to share …
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Congratulations to 2013 ProInspire Fellows!The 2013 ProInspire Fellows in Washington D.C. and San Francisco Bay Area completed their Fellowship programs this summer. All 26 Fellows spent one year driving forward mission critical work at their organizations. The good news is that most of them will be staying at their organizations and co…
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Results from 2014 Managing for Success – Spring CohortIn August we completed the Spring Managing for Success (M4S) program in Washington D.C. This is the second cohort of the M4S program and we continue to receive excellent feedback on the impact of the program on participants’ abilities to be effective as managers and leaders. About the 2014 Spring …
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Alumni Perspectives on the ProInspire FellowshipBy Sonia Shekar and Dionne Galloway The 2014 ProInspire Fellows in Washington D.C. had a chance to sit down, with three of the 2013 ProInspire Fellows earlier this month. The Alumni shared their insights on taking initiative, being a trusted resource for your organization, and fully utilizing the ab…
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ProInspire featured on ProFellow: Celebrating 5 Years of the ProInspire FellowshipThank you to Vicki Johnson from ProFellow.com for joining us at ProInspire’s Bay Area 5 Year Celebration on Aug. 14, 2014. Here is a writeup from the ProFellow blog. Check out ProFellow’s database of Fellowship opportunities! On August 14th, we had the pleasure to participate in Pro…
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ProInspire CEO Interview on The Traveling Cup PodcastProInspire CEO Monisha Kapila was interviewed by Mark Guay on The Traveling Cup podcast. The Traveling Cup is where coffee-loving changemakers hang out to create a better tomorrow. Listen to the podcast and share your comments with @monishakapila and @proinspire. http://www.thetravelingcup.com/p…
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ProInspire Lends Voice to Groundbreaking Report on Nonprofit Talent DiversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2014 ProInspire Lends Voice to Groundbreaking Report on Nonprofit Talent Diversity Founder and CEO Monisha Kapila joined other American Express NGen Fellows to develop a roadmap for increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the sector ProInspire founder and CEO M…
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ProInspire Alum Article in NextBillion – Financial Inclusion and the Internet of ThingsBy Pat Wilson (2013 DC ProInspire Fellow) and Stephanie Pow, Accion’s Frontier Investment’s Group This post originally appeared on the NextBillion blog. The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is a term that has been tossed around by tech wonks and futurists alike. Put simply, IoT is the use of te…
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ProInspire featured in SSIR: The Business Case for Investing in TalentWe are thrilled to announce our new Stanford Social Innovation Review blog series, co-curated by ProInspire and Net Impact. Over the next four months, leading nonprofits will share stories from the field and highlight real-world results achieved through a focus on talent. The first article, by P…
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Announcing 2014 Managing for Success DC Spring CohortI am pleased to announce ProInspire’s 2014 Managing for Success DC Spring Cohort. These 19 Management Fellows are emerging leaders at nonprofits and foundations in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Management Fellows have taken on new responsibility for managing people or projects in the past…
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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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My Strength Finder Experience: Skeptic Turns BelieverBy: Ashlee Lawson My mother will be the first to tell you that her middle-born daughter (me), is a full blown skeptic. I question EVERYTHING. I’m talking-believe none of what you hear, half of what you see-levels of skepticism, and I have been this way for as long as I can remember. As you may [&h…
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Becoming A More Effective Leader: Results from ProInspire’s Managing for SuccessFor Immediate Release January 22, 2014 Contact Christine Lai 805.896.0236 [email protected] proinspire.wpengine.com Becoming A More Effective Leader: Results from ProInspire’s Managing for Success ProInspire’s Managing for Success pilot shows increased confidence and effectiveness for nonprofi…
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Thank you for helping us Ignite + Inspire in 2013Yesterday we closed out our Ignite + Inspire: ProInspire 2013 End-of-Year Campaign, and I am pleased to share that we raised over $17k! With the support of almost 100 donors, we surpassed our goal of raising $10,000 to IGNITE + INSPIRE a generation of leaders to use their skills for social impact. T…
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Nonprofit CEOs Share Lessons Learned With Managing for Success FellowsNonprofit CEOs Share Lessons Learned With Managing for Success Fellows ProInspire’sManaging for Success Fellowsrecently enjoyeda private panel with leaders from three of the D.C. Metro Area’s top nonprofit organizations: Jan Ridgely, Executive Director of United Charitable Programs Lidia Soto-Ha…
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ProInspire CEO Featured in Huffington Post: The Case for Professional Development in the Nonprofit SectorAsk any executive to reflect on her career, and surely she will mention The One — the managr who inspired a meaningful and successful career through effective leadership. Some individuals approach the manager role with natural ease. Yet, good managers aren’t just born; they become. How? …
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ProInspire CEO, Monisha Kapila featured in Devex on “3 things ‘sector switchers’ should address”From business to development: 3 things ‘sector switchers’ should address Professionals who want to move into international development often don’t know where to start. When I think about my own experience moving from a career in business to international development, a few things stand…
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2013 ProInspire Fellows Selected to Develop Next Generation of Nonprofit LeadersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2013 2013 ProInspire Fellows Selected to Elevate Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders Largest cohort in program history addresses talent gap, fills demand for nonprofit leadership. Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA — ProInspire, a nonprofit dedicated to develo…
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Introducing 2013 DC Fellow, Kelly PiersonName: Kelly Pierson Hometown: Sylvania, OH Previous Organization: Target Corporation Current Organization: National 4-H Council What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? I discovered the ProInspire fellowship at a point when I was craving a way to incorporate my passion…
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Introducing 2013 DC ProInspire Fellow, Kiara WaltersName: Kiara Walters Hometown: Goldsboro, NC Current Organization: College Summit What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? After three years in the professional workforce I was loving what I did but felt like something was missing. When I wasn’t traveling,…
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Introducing Management Fellow, Kevin BauerName: Kevin Bauer Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Current Organization: Year Up Inc What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? I was impressed by the ProInspire program fellows with whom I worked at the Latin American Youth Center. Although I knew the Managing for Su…
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ProInspire CEO, Monisha Kapila shares her take on how to be successful with IdealistWant to be a successful nonprofit manager? Master these 3 key relationships: Becoming a manager is an exciting and challenging step in one’s career. In addition to taking on new responsibilities, you have to shift how you view yourself and how others view you. As a manager, you have to manage down…
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Introducing 2013 DC ProInspire Fellow, Carolyn KentName: Carolyn Kent Hometown: Durham, NC Current Organization: National 4-H Council What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? After returning from Peace Corps, I led a nonprofit organization that I founded in 2008 while also consulting on various project management jobs with Duke University. I found…
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Being an effective multi-taskerBy: Kelly Pierson ProInspire Fellow 2013, National 4-H Council My name is Kelly Pierson, and I am an ineffective multi-tasker. After years of internal fighting, I can finally admit this truth. While I love to think that I can switch seamlessly between projects without skipping a beat, I simply canno…
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Introducing 2013 Management Fellow, Casey KrallName: Casey Krall Hometown: Lebanon, PA Current Organization: Year Up What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? The opportunity to take part in coaching/sharpen my coaching skills over an extended period of time. And, Lucilla and Maurice (who were ProInspire f…
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Post-Fellowship: What is the 2012 ProInspire Class doing now?What are they doing now? Our 2012 Class of ProInspire Fellows, recently celebrated the end of their fellowship year together with alumni, fellows, friends, supporters, and hiring partners at La Tasca in downtown D.C.. It was a great evening full of memories and highlights from the year; includin…
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Introducing 2013 Management Fellow, Juan Carlos EstrellaName: Juan Carlos Estrella Hometown: Quito, Ecuador Current Organization: FHI 360 What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? The opportunity for strengthening my managerial skills by learning and exchanging knowledge not only with the program instructors, but a…
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ProInspire Alumni Shares Experience with Common Good Careers: My First Year as a Business Professional in the Nonprofit SectorProInspire Alumni, Gillian Peron shares her experience as a ProInspire Fellow at Good 360 with Common Good Careers: “Dear Candidate: Thank you for your interest in our organization. While your qualifications were impressive, this was a highly competitive process, and we are not able to extend yo…
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Introducing 2013 Management Fellow, Noelle CarneName: Noelle Carne Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho Current Organization: Capital City Public Charter School What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? My current work is very different from my previous position and I wanted to improve my managerial skills. I was als…
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My First Year as a Business Professional in the Nonprofit SectorBy Gillian Perron Dear Candidate: Thank you for your interest in our organization. While your qualifications were impressive, this was a highly competitive process, and we are not able to extend you an offer at this time…” During the eight months it took to transition from my first career in t…
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Introducing 2013 ProInspire Fellow Ashlee LawsonName: Ashlee Lawson Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan Previous Organization: Sound Investment AV Current Organization: Ceaser Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? I was inspired to apply for ProInspire by the recommendation of a past fellow. He lear…
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Introducing 2013 ProInspire Fellow Jennifer MokName: Jennifer Mok Hometown: Houston, TX Previous Organization: Accenture Current Organization: FHI360 What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? Wanting to do non-profit work more than just outside working hours and see what it’s like devoting all of me to something I’m passionate about…
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ProInspire Launches Managing for Success ProgramFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2013 Contact Lisa Frederick Communications Director ProInspire [email protected] ProInspire Launches Managing for Success Program will provide new nonprofit managers with management tools and peer support Washington, DC—ProInspire, a nonprofit dedicated to…
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ProInspire at The National Conference on Volunteering and ServiceBy Hadeel Al-Tashi On June 19-22, 2013, ProInspire joined thousands of nonprofits in the Points of Light's National Conference on Volunteering and Service held at the Convention Center in Washington D.C. The theme of the conference was to focus on the power of service in bridging differences and…
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Discovering an Inspiring Model for Nonprofit LeadershipBlogs,By Dave Newberry, 2012 ProInspire Fellow Last year when I was selected to join the ProInspire Fellowship program, I accepted a leadership role working directly with Achievement Prep founder Shantelle Wright. Going into the fellowship I was excited to work with a nationally celebrated figure in the c…
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Founder and CEO Monisha Kapila Selected as a 2013 American Express NGen FellowYesterday the Independent Sector announced that ProInspire's Founder and CEO Monisha Kapila was selected as one of the 2013 American Express NGen Fellows. Over the course of ten months, these twelve accomplished and innovative leaders will collaborate with other talented age 40 and under …
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My Transition From Management Consulting to International DevelopmentBy Elisa Chen, 2012 ProInspire Fellow My transition into the nonprofit sector seemed like it took a lifetime yet happened so quickly at the same time. My placement at FHI 360 happened in less than a week – I had a phone interview on Monday, flew into DC for an in-person interview on a Wednesda…
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Building a Nonprofit Talent Pipeline: An Interview with Monisha KapilaFor this month's Social Innovation Interview Series Nell Edgington, President of Social Velocity, interviewed our Founder and CEO Monisha Kapila. Nell: One of the things ProInspire does is train business professionals about how things are different in the nonprofit sector. Can you, a…
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Introducing 2012 ProInspire Fellow: Heran GetachewName: Heran Getachew Hometown: New York City Previous employer: IBM Current organization: FHI360 What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? A typical week has always felt like two weeks for me; daytime on weekdays were spent working as a Business Analyst in a consulting fi…
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ProInspire Alumni Make Business School a Tool for Social Impact (Part Two of Two)The ProInspire Fellowship attracts a certain kind of person. Young professionals join the Fellowship because they share a belief that the discipline of business, while largely developed in the context of the private sector, can be used to create social value rather than private wealth. ProInspire al…
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ProInspire Alumni Make Business School a Tool for Social Impact (Part One of Two)The ProInspire Fellowship attracts a certain kind of person. Young professionals join the Fellowship because they share a belief that the discipline of business, while largely developed in the context of the private sector, can be used to create social value rather than private wealth. ProInspire al…
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Insights from the White House Forum on Cross-Sector LeadershipBy Monisha Kapila, CEO of ProInspire Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in the White House Forum on Cross-Sector Leadership. Hosted by the White House and the InterSector Project, the Forum brought together leading organizations from nonprofit, government, and corporations to di…
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Monisha Kapila: How Harvard Business School Can Change the World for WomenBy Monisha Kapila, CEO of ProInspire This past week, Harvard Business School commemorated the 50th anniversary of letting women into its two-year MBA program. Most interesting to me—a graduate of 2005—were discussions on the school’s role in accelerating the ascension of women…
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Introducing 2012 ProInspire Bay Area Fellow: Alise UsherName: Alise Usher Hometown: Sacramento, CA Previous Employer: Harvard University Current Organization: Benetech What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I realized my professional life was headed in a direction that was opposite from my core values, and so I set out to find a …
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CEO Monisha Kapila Discusses the Inspiration Behind the Name ProInspireWhen asked what inspired the name ProInspire for her fellowship program, our CEO Monisha Kapila explains that it was about "combining two words to fit the purpose" of the organization. She says, At ProInspire, we recruit young business professionals to transition to careers in the nonprofi…
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Introducing 2012 ProInspire Fellow: Di YuName: Di Yu Hometown: Chelmsford, MA Previous Organization: Advisory Board Company Current Organization: Good360 What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? Travel has always challenged me to take a second look at my goals, values, and personal life trajectory. As someone wh…
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Introducing 2012 ProInspire Fellow: Christine WangName: Christine Wang Hometown: Plain ol’ Plano, TX Previous Employer: Chase Current Organization: Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I always knew that I wanted to return to the nonprofit sector, which I was deeply involved in throu…