Name: Isayas Theodros Hometown: Fullerton, CA Fellowship Year: 2013 Fellowship Role: Portfolio Manager for Partners for the Common Good in Washington, DC Pre-Fellowship: Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche in Costa Mesa, CA Education: BA, Economics & Accounting,…
This is a guest post that Brint Markle, 2011 ProInspire Fellow, wrote for NextBillion.net. After three great years as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, I decided to explore opportunities in impact investing. While at Bain, I helped start our first global social impact initiative, but felt…
Exploring a Global ‘Local’ Approach to Impact Investment as a ProInspire Fellow by Brint Markle After three great years as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, I decided to explore opportunities in impact investing. While at Bain, I helped start our first global social impa…
By Maurice Matthews, 2010 ProInspire Fellow Working for Year Up as a 2010 ProInspire Fellow was hands down one of the best experiences of my life. I often used the term “I wear many hats” to describe my role at Year Up. While my official title was “Special Projects & Operations Manager,”…
By Tiffany Goh, 2010 ProInspire Fellow As ProInspire kicks into gear to recruit the next class of fellows, I’m reminded of where I was when I applied myself two years ago. I applied to ProInspire eager to pursue a career that focused on my passion for social impact and international economic devel…
By Teja Padma (2010 ProInspire Fellow) Nearly a year and a half ago, I left Mercer Consulting to join the Business Planning & Strategy team as a ProInspire Fellow at FHI 360, (formerly known as Family Health International). I learned more in the one year that I spent at FHI 360 than in th…
Name: Meaghan CaseyHometown: Bristol, CTOrganization: FHI 360Previous Employer: Dynamics Research Corporation What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector?I decided to switch into the nonprofit sector because I would like my career path to continuously challenge me to develop as an…
Monisha Kapila and ProInspire were recently profiled by Shoestring Venture, a resource for entrepreneurs seeking to build effective startups. Read on to learn more about Monisha's experience getting ProInspire started: On February 26, 2009 I launched ProInspire, with the mission of…
Name: Brint Markle Hometown: Philadelphia Organization: Small Enterprise Assistance Funds Previous Employer: Bain & Company What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector? I decided to switch to the nonprofit sector this year for two main reasons: 1) I wanted to take on greater l…
Written by 2011 Fellow, Camiel Irving This post is part of a series on our hiring partners which highlights the work they are doing in the community. Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy is one of the oldest Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) is The District of Columbia. The sy…