Name: Christine Lai Hometown: Chino, CA Organization: Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy Previous Employer: Elite Meetings International What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I have been very fortunate to work with incredible for-profit companies, but som…
By 2012 Fellow Bridget McCabe Prior to ProInspire, I worked in advertising as a media buyer in New York City. About two months before the Fellowship, I had switched agencies and was still in the process of understanding the idiosyncrasies of my new role. When I was offered the Membership & Commu…
During the final training for the 2011 ProInspire Fellows in June, everyone was asked to reflect on lessons learned over the last year. Here's what was captured, broken out into six different categories that capture different aspects of the fellowship experience: Ramping up Ask co-workers…
I honestly went into the experience not really knowing what to expect when I landed in Boston earlier this summer. I knew that I would learn about different forms of social innovation – everything from social entrepreneurship to intrapreneurship to cross sector partnerships – and I knew th…
Name: Bridget McCabe Hometown: Glenmoore, PA Organization: National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) Previous Employer: Zenith Media, Mediacom What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I had been interested in pursuing a career in the nonprofit sector after I took a Fair Trade an…
On June 19th the 2011 cohort of ProInspire Fellows gathered at Busboys and Poets in DC with family, friends, colleagues, supporters and even a few 2012 Fellows to celebrate the completion of thier fellowship. The evening started with Monisha Kapila welcoming everyone and a recapping the last …
Name: Anisha Anant Hometown: Plainsboro, New Jersey Organization: FHI 360 Previous Employer: IFMR Trust and Citigroup What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. After moving to the U.S. in middle school, I often went back to vis…
Name: Nikita Mitchell Hometown: Beltsville, MD Organization: Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) Previous Employer: Deloitte Consulting What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I graduated with my undergraduate degree in business knowing that at some point in my caree…
Name: Katie Perri Hometown: Gainesville, FL most recently Los Angeles, CA Organization: National 4-H Council Previous Employer: Mercer Consulting What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? As an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, I worked as a volunteer for …
Name: Will Mroz Hometown: Evergreen, Colorado Organization: ACCION International Frontier Investments Group Previous Employer: UBS Investment Bank What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? The death of my grandmother shocked me into looking at something new. What is your curren…