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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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Self to Systems: Leading for Race Equity ImpactWe’re excited to introduce our newly released… Self to Systems: Leading for Race Equity Impact This model is based on research ProInspire started five years ago and supports individuals and organizations in identifying how their practices can create and sustain racially equitable e…
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This #GivingTuesday- We’re Saying Thank You!Your unwavering support and investment in our mission and vision of ProInspire have helped us expand our capacity to activate leaders and accelerate racial equity. Last year on #GivingTuesday, you responded to our appeal for support and helped us raise $42,000 to improve our internal capac…
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Race Equity and Leadership: ProInspire Responds to the Generous Gift from MacKenzie ScottJune 15, 2021 “We are excited to share that ProInspire has received a one-time transformational gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This unrestricted gift is the largest in our organization’s history and opens up the possibilities for us to deepen investments in ProInspire’s infrastructu…
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Relief, Grief, and the Power of CommunityWhat does Derek Chauvin’s verdict remind us about awareness, action and accountability? To be clear, justice for George Floyd would have been for him to be alive. This week, we joined countless people around the world in a collective sigh of relief as the verdict was read. It pains us that w…
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In Reflection and Solidarity: Anti-Asian HateThis Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the amazing and dynamic women on our team and around the globe. Every day, we are dedicated to highlighting and supporting all women who are leading in the social sector and accelerating equity at all levels. However, we cannot begin to discuss equity…
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Facing White Supremacy by Focusing on Power, People and PracticeBy: Monisha Kapila, Kate Loving, and Ashlynn Polanco Wednesday’s violent display of white supremacy in Washington D.C. is a reminder for us not to disassociate and challenge how it shows up within us and our workplaces on a daily basis. Every day we experience compounding forms of racism thr…
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A statement is not enough – we need everyday acts of anti-racismOver the past week, we have seen collective pain across our country over injustices that Black individuals, communities, and families have faced for centuries. This is not new pain, but it has reached a boiling point as the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Abrey, and countless others …
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Fast Company Features Equity in the Center’s Research on Race EquityFast Company, the world’s leading progressive business media brand with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design, highlighted Equity in the Center’s recently released publication, Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Cultur…
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Chronicle of Philanthropy Highlights Equity in the Center’s Publication as a Resource for Race Equity WorkThe Chronicle of Philanthropy, an independent news organization that serves leaders, funders, and others in the social sector, recently featured Equity in the Center’s publication, Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture. The article, 5 Steps to Building a Culture of Racial Eq…