Name: Camiel IrvingHometown: Baltimore, MarylandOrganization: Chavez Public Charter SchoolsPrevious Employer: 3M What inspired you to make the switch into the nonprofit sector?At the beginning of my career, I chose the medical device industry because I would be selling products that improved the liv…
Today is Blog Action Day 2011, which happens to coincide with World Food Day. Being the passionate food advocate that he is, 2010 Inspire Fellow David DeVaughn reflects on his early memories of food. My parents separated soon after my younger sister was born when I was two years old. Once the legal …
Nonprofits have a bad rep when it comes to professional development and career growth. It’s a source of frustration for many young professionals in the sector. Having experienced their own challenges throughout their careers, Trista Harris and Rosetta Thurman published Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways …
Have you ever considered how similar advice for a new job is to advice for a first date? Neither did the 2011 class of Inspire Fellows before Lisa Lazarus sat down to talk to us about what it would take to be successful in our fellowship. Lisa is no stranger to fellowships. Most recently she [&helli…
Written by 2011 Fellow, Schuyler Woods Determining compounding returns in an Excel macro is so much easier than determining the solution to unemployment. To think I was under the illusion I was actually shaping future income with my projection models! While my future simulations were solitary work, …
Earlier this year, we decided it was time to develop ProInspire’s growth strategy. I started ProInspire in 2009 with a hypothesis – that one way to address the nonprofit leadership deficit is to expand talent pools in the sector. We launched the Inspire Fellowship to do just that by recruiting y…
ProInspire is no stranger to Jim Collins. Good to Great and the Social Sectors: a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great is an introductory read for all Fellows within the first few months in the sector. However after reading the monograph and receiving so many recommendations to read his best seller …
This month we kicked off the third class of Inspire Fellows! We have a fantastic group of individuals joining the nonprofit sector with backgrounds in consulting, banking, private equity, and marketing. During our Foundations Training, which is provided to everyone at the beginning of their Fellowsh…
Over the last several years interest in working in the social sector has soared. President Obama has brought considerable attention to the importance of volunteerism and civic engagement since the beginning of his presidency. Fellowships and post-graduate programs have steadily gained popularity ove…
Board membership is something that I almost never hear young professionals discuss. If I had to venture a guess why, I’d say that there is a perception held by many that it’s something you do later in your career when you’re older, wiser, more experienced, etc. This, however, couldn’t be far…