By 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…
By 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…
By Tracy Williams, 2014 ProInspire Fellow What’s your story? What matters to you? Tell me about yourself. Can you clearly articulate who you are in a way that is authentic, compelling, intentional, and relatable? Whether you are applying to graduate school, looking to make a career switch, or netw…
Editor’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…
ProInspire 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…
By 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…
Editor’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…
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…
Editor’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 …
Lessons 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 …