The ProInspire Blog

April 29th, 2021

The past month has been filled with so much pain all around us and constant reminders of the harm that white supremacy causes every single day. Police killings of Black and Brown boys and men, mass shootings, anti-Asian violence, enduring Derek Chauvin’s trail and the re-traumatization of George F…

April 22nd, 2021

What does Derek Chauvin’s verdict remind us about awareness, action and accountability? To be clear, justice for George Floyd would have been for him to be alive.  This week, we joined countless people around the world in a collective sigh of relief as the verdict was read. It pains us that w…

April 7th, 2021

From The Desks Of Isabelle Moses, Outgoing Board Chair & Nancy Withbroe, Incoming Board Chair  We’re pleased to announce a leadership update at ProInspire – As of April 1, 2021, Bianca Anderson now serves as Co-CEO alongside ProInspire’s founder, Monisha Kapila.  Bian…

April 1st, 2021

Message from the CEO It has been one year since the COVID pandemic really hit us – highlighting interconnectedness around the world and racial inequities pervasive in our country. Those first three months felt like a blur – many of us (including me) set up temporary workspaces in our bed…

April 1st, 2021

Last Fall, ProInspire published ProInspire Fellowship in Digital Finance: Executive Summary and Program Learnings. As part of the ProInspire Fellowship in Digital Finance with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ProInspire placed five Fellows who advanced several exciting initiativ…

March 19th, 2021

This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the amazing and dynamic women on our team and around the globe. Every day, we are dedicated to highlighting and supporting all women who are leading in the social sector and accelerating equity at all levels. However, we cannot begin to discuss equity…

January 8th, 2021

By: Monisha Kapila, Kate Loving, and Ashlynn Polanco Wednesday’s violent display of white supremacy in Washington D.C. is a reminder for us not to disassociate and challenge how it shows up within us and our workplaces on a daily basis.  Every day we experience compounding forms of racism thr…

December 23rd, 2020

By: Kate Loving, Manager In our last update back in May, ProInspire Director Bianca Anderson discussed our strategic shift from competencies to leadership practices to build inclusive work environments. Feedback from partners and advisors helped us focus on how and why leadership practices can be a …

December 16th, 2020

By: Nancy Withbroe, Vice Chair of ProInspire Board of Directors As we look back on this traumatic year during which our nation has suffered such pain and harm, ProInspire is exploring what lessons we’ve learned. This is a year during which we’ve also seen the opportunities for healing and justic…

December 9th, 2020

By: Bianca Anderson, Director ProInspire works to support leaders at all levels with accelerating equity. We hope to play a role in creating a social sector where leaders have the confidence, competence and connections that they need to achieve more equitable outcomes. Over the years, our understand…

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