The ProInspire Blog

July 14th, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 15, 2013 Contact Lisa Frederick Communications Director ProInspire [email protected] ProInspire Launches Managing for Success Program will provide new nonprofit managers with management tools and peer support Washington, DC—ProInspire, a nonprofit dedicated to…

July 5th, 2013

By Hadeel Al-Tashi On June 19-22, 2013, ProInspire joined thousands of nonprofits in the Points of Light's National Conference on Volunteering and Service held at the Convention Center in Washington D.C. The theme of the conference was to focus on the power of service in bridging differences and…

June 3rd, 2013

By Dave Newberry, 2012 ProInspire Fellow Last year when I was selected to join the ProInspire Fellowship program, I accepted a leadership role working directly with Achievement Prep founder Shantelle Wright. Going into the fellowship I was excited to work with a nationally celebrated figure in the c…

May 23rd, 2013

  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 …

May 20th, 2013

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…

May 14th, 2013

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…

May 7th, 2013

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…

April 22nd, 2013

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…

April 15th, 2013

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…

April 10th, 2013

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…

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