January 20, 2026 By Bianca Anderson | CEO ProInspire What 2025 Revealed Across the social sector, 2025 surfaced patterns that were difficult to ignore. Political shifts and executive actions placed many organizations on the defensive. Philanthropy grew more cautious. Investments in racial equity lea…
July 31, 2025 By Rosie Aquila | Program Manager, ProInspire These days, when someone asks me, “How are you?” my brain short-circuits. Not because I don’t have feelings, but because I have too many. The question lands fake or out-of-touch, and the only honest answer I can muster is either a dee…
May 29, 2025 Written By: Bianca Anderson, Ericka Stallings, Jas Hall, Kristen Lucas, Nikki Dinh, and Shannon Ellis This is a collaborative knowledge product of CompassPoint, Proinspire, and Leadership Learning Community Introduction In 2025, the social good sector stands at …
In this shifting political and funding landscape, ProInspire is committed to understanding the most urgent needs of nonprofits, funders, consultants, and movement leaders in this current climate so we can better design responsive resources, tools, and community support. We invite you to take our Sec…
February 28, 2025 At the start of the fellowship, many fellows carried a deeply held belief that “their worth was tied to productivity.” These sentiments were underscored by themes of our focus groups from our first in-person retreat that made space for self-exploration to guide personal reflect…
A Message to Our Network February 27, 2025 By Bianca Casanova Anderson | CEO, ProInspire I had the unique opportunity to spend the first two weeks of the Trump administration in Tanzania with a group of friends. I embarked on the trip filled with expectation, knowing I would not return the same—…
December 19, 2024 “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” – Octavia Butler How do you resource yourself to be adaptable in transition? Through their creative medium of choice, our staff members Rosie Aquila, Neriel David Pon…
December 17, 2024 By Camille De La Rosa This fall we released our Thriving Leaders & Communities report, featuring the insights and recommendations of 58 senior BIPOC leaders representing 39 cities across the United States. A year in retrospect since our three TLC convenings, I’m…
December 16, 2024 By Rachel Leonidas A month before the elections, the Black women and femmes of the Fellowship for Liberated Futures (FFLF) gathered in New Orleans to delve into the elusive concept of rest. Our second in-person retreat, Rest and Freedom Dreaming, was more than just an escape�…
October 3, 2024 Dear ProInspire Community, We are writing to share that we have reached another significant milestone in ProInspire’s journey. On December 1, 2024, Isabelle Moses will step down as co-CEO, and Bianca will step into the role of sole CEO, marking a new chapter filled with potent…