Yesterday 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 …
By 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…
For 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…
Name: 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…
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…
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…
By 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…
By 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…
Name: 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 …
When 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…