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Monisha Kapila Featured on Podcast About Successful Female ProfessionalsProInspire’s Founder and CEO was the guest on a recent episode of Women Killing It!, a weekly podcast hosted by Sally Hubbard. Women Killing It! is a forum for successful women to share their stories about what has worked for them, how they got where they are today, and what they wish the…
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ProInspire Alum Ivellisse Morales Shares Social Sector Learnings in Presidio Institute’s Newsletter2014 ProInspire Fellow Ivellisse Morales recently published a piece about her Fellowship experience in Reveille, the Presidio Institute’s quarterly publication for social impact leaders. In this thoughtful reflection titled ‘365 Days in the Social Sector,’ Ivellisse shares …
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Monisha Kapila Selected for The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 40 Under 40 ListFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Martha Searby, Communications ([email protected]) January 5, 2016 Monisha Kapila Selected for The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 40 Under 40 List ProInspire Founder and CEO included among influential nonprofit leaders Monisha Kapila, ProInspire Founder and CEO, was…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Answers from a ProInspire Fellow: Three Questions About the Fellowship ExperienceBy 2012 ProInspire Fellow Elisa Chen Over the past few weeks I've received questions from friends who are considering applying to become a ProInspire Fellow. While we provide a list of FAQs on our website, I was happy to offer my own perspective on the Fellowship experience. Allow me to share my…
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Teja Padma (2010 Fellow) pursuing her passion for international developmentBy Teja Padma (2010 ProInspire Fellow) Nearly a year and a half ago, I left Mercer Consulting to join the Business Planning & Strategy team as a ProInspire Fellow at FHI 360, (formerly known as Family Health International). I learned more in the one year that I spent at FHI 360 than in th…
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Check us out on Unwitting Entrepreneur blogThank you to the Unwitting Entrepreneur blog for featuring us in their Entrepreneur Spotlight. Check out the post at http://www.unwittingentrepreneur.com/2011/04/18/entrepreneur-spotlight-proinspire/ Name: Monisha Kapila Name of your product/ company: ProInspire What does your company do/ produce?Pr…
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Interview with Rosetta Lai, AALeadYesterday I met with Rosetta Lai, the Executive Director of Asian American LEAD. AALEAD’s overarching goal is to increase the opportunities and ability of low-income Asian American children to move out of poverty and become successful, self-sufficient adults. Rosetta joined AALEAD after 20 yea…