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 …
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…
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…
By: Monisha Kapila, Founder & CEO 2020 helped us go deeper in our research around Leadership Practices for Race Equity Impact that we have been working on over the past few years. As I reflect back on the year, here are some of my learnings around these core aspects of leadership – inner w…
The Catalyst Collective exists to spark change in a world where 90 percent of nonprofit and philanthropic executive directors or presidents are white. Each day, many Leaders of Color work relentlessly to interrupt the pervasive systemic inequities that disproportionately harm Black and Brown co…
With the election just a week away, many individuals and organizations are bracing for what could be a period of uncertainty after Election Day. You have probably seen some of the news articles about how the election may be very close, the rise in mail-in voting could mean we don’t have accurate c…
The current state of our country highlights that Race Equity work is critical, now more than ever. Together, we’re fighting against the currents of white supremacy, wading bravely through these murky waters with compassion and courage. Together, we are moving forward in ProInspire’s vision for a…
Over the past week, we have seen collective pain across our country over injustices that Black individuals, communities, and families have faced for centuries. This is not new pain, but it has reached a boiling point as the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Abrey, and countless others …
By: Bianca Anderson ProInspire began working on this research in 2016, analyzing existing leadership literature, interviewing thought partners, and bringing forth our own knowledge on what it means to lead. We’ve identified 16 practices (previously called competencies) that connect to leading with…
Join us for April Lunch and Learns to come together as a community and discuss what we are all experiencing during this COVID-19 Pandemic. Learn more and access the slide decks and recording from the other webinars here. The third Lunch and Learn that was based on this blog post and 5 Questions with…