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ProInspire’s Journey to Center Equity in our WorkBy Monisha Kapila Over the past two years, ProInspire has been actively building our knowledge and capacity to more clearly center equity¹ in our work. We deeply appreciate partners who have shared their journey with us, so our team will share learnings, questions, and struggles as we pursue our ow…
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How to talk about Migrant Family Separations at workThis past week, we have been overwhelmed seeing migrant families separated at the border and children sleeping in cages. While many people are thinking about what they can do as individuals, you should also consider how this issue impacts your colleagues at work. Here are three things to consider: C…
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Fast Company Features Equity in the Center’s Research on Race EquityFast Company, the world’s leading progressive business media brand with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, world changing ideas, and design, highlighted Equity in the Center’s recently released publication, Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Cultur…
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Chronicle of Philanthropy Highlights Equity in the Center’s Publication as a Resource for Race Equity WorkThe Chronicle of Philanthropy, an independent news organization that serves leaders, funders, and others in the social sector, recently featured Equity in the Center’s publication, Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture. The article, 5 Steps to Building a Culture of Racial Eq…
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Towards Racial Healing: Equity in the Center’s reflection on #NDORHBy: Kerrien Rollins Suarez, Director of Equity in the Center “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history…If we do not act [,] we shall surely be dragged down…” -Dr. Martin Lu…
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Harmony for the Holidays: Advice on holding difficult conversationsBy Kristen Lucas and Andrew Plumley Stephen Colbert and SNL have joked about them; NPR has asked listeners to call-in about them. At home or in the workplace, we’ve all found ourselves in conversations where disagreement is sure to follow the introduction of certain topics. While conventional wisd…
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How to talk about white supremacy at workThis weekend, the country was focused on Charlottesville, VA, as white supremacy was overtly on display with a white nationalist rally, counter-protests, and domestic terrorism. We are still processing these events — what they mean for us as individuals, for our work in the social sector, and for…
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Equity in the Center in the News: Kerrien Suarez featured in Independent Sector’s podcast and blogKerrien Suarez, Director of Equity in the Center, was recently featured in both a podcast and a blog hosted by Independent Sector. Equity in the Center, a project of ProInspire, is a collaborative initiative to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase equity within the sector. In the Pod…
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Fumbling Towards Equity: Increasing Diversity at all Levels of the Talent PipelineNote: This post was originally featured on equityinthecenter.org Equity in the Center is a collaborative initiative that influences social sector leaders to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial and ethnic diversity at all levels in the social sector. ProInspire was one of the t…
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Dear CEO: Successful Diversity Needs the Right State of MindTo conclude ProInspire’s work as curation partner for Independent Sector’s collection of diversity, equity, and inclusion resources, Ericka Hines and Monisha Kapila co-authored the following blog post about the importance of leadership mindsets to the advocacy and advancement of diver…
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Bold Goal Strategy 3: Influence the Sector to Prioritize Talent, Equity, and InclusionBy Martha Searby Influence (v): to cause someone to change a behavior, belief, or opinion, or to cause something to be changed In order to achieve ProInspire’s Bold Goal that social sector organizations have high performing leaders at all levels in order to fulfill their missions, we must go bey…
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Fumbling Towards Equity: Monisha Kapila’s co-authored blog post previews Independent Sector conference session on increasing diversity at all levelsMonisha Kapila, ProInspire Founder and CEO, co-authored a blog post about the need for diverse leaders at all levels in the nonprofit sector in order to better achieve organizational missions and reflect the communities in which we work and serve. Written in conjunction with other leaders of Equity…
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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter: A Blog Post by Monisha KapilaAs we mentioned in our announcement this week about Independent Sector’s new Focus Area on diversity, equity, and inclusion and ProInspire’s role as curation partner and issue expert for it, Monisha Kapila (ProInspire CEO) co-authored an introductory blog post to help frame the Focus Ar…
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ProInspire Selected as Curation Partner for New Independent Sector Focus Area on Diversity, Equity and InclusionProInspire is proud to be the curation partner and issue expert for the newly-launched Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focus area hub hosted by Independent Sector (IS), the leadership network for nonprofits, foundations, and corporations committed to advancing the common good. Today IS unveiled t…
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Chronicle of Philanthropy Publishes Op-Ed on Racial Equity, Co-Authored by Monisha KapilaToday the Chronicle of Philanthropy published an op-ed by Monisha Kapila, ProInspire CEO, and Ericka Hines, ProInspire Advisor and Principal of Every Level Leadership. The op-ed, How Nonprofit Workers and Leaders Can Make a Difference as Racial Tensions Flare, was written in response to rising racia…
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The Brioxy White House Summit: A Day of Energy, Excitement and HopeBy Dionne Galloway, ProInspire’s Director of Leadership Development Programs Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural White House Summit for Innovators of Color, hosted by Brioxy. Brioxy is an organization focused on bringing young people of color together to change t…
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A Fellow’s Insights on Diversity and Inclusion AwarenessBy Lars Parkin, 2015 ProInspire Fellow at Population Services International (PSI) My working environment over the past five months has been more diverse than over the previous five years combined. While I would love to say that my diversity and inclusion awareness has increased through my day-to-…
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Monisha Kapila’s Op-Ed on Equity and Inclusion Published by Chronicle of PhilanthropyThe Chronicle of Philanthropy recently featured an op-ed authored by Monisha Kapila, ProInspire Founder and CEO. What Nonprofits Can Learn From #OscarsSoWhite examines the similarities between the entertainment industry and the nonprofit sector when it comes to diversity, and recommends steps nonpr…
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Does Your Nonprofit Deserve to Exist?By Nicolas Takamine, 2009 ProInspire Fellow Editor’s Note: This is part two in a series of blog posts by Nicolas Takamine (2009 ProInspire Fellow), inspired by ProInspire’s request for engagement in its strategy process in ProInspire Strategy Update 1: Start With Your Result. [Read Part 1 he…
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Working for the Greater Good: Lessons from the Opportunity SummitEditor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts about the Opportunity Summit By Elle Carne, 2013 Management Fellow Last week I attended Opportunity Nation’s Opportunity Summit with colleagues from different ProInspire fellowships. I left feeling rejuvenated about the work I do to support yo…
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ProInspire article on Bridgespan: Five Ways to Build and Maintain Staff DiversityYesterday The Bridgespan Group published an article by ProInspire: Five Ways to Build and Maintain Staff Diversity. This article was co-authored by Monisha Kapila, ProInspire Founder and CEO, and Peter Vincent, Vice President of Human Resources at the National Audubon Society. Monisha was part of�…
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Power in being the “only”By Shala Marks, 2014 ProInspire Fellow Hello, my name is Shala Marks and I am the only ________. My experiences have allowed me to fill in that blank with a myriad of examples. It seems like all of my life I have been the only something. Let’s see, I was the only… African-American female writer …
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The Need for Diverse Leadership in the Social SectorBy Tracy Williams, 2014 ProInspire Fellow This was originally posted on the Unsectored blog as part of the “Does the Social Sector have a diversity problem?” series. Does the social sector have a diversity problem? In short, yes. The good news is that the next generation of social sector lead…
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ProInspire Lends Voice to Groundbreaking Report on Nonprofit Talent DiversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2014 ProInspire Lends Voice to Groundbreaking Report on Nonprofit Talent Diversity Founder and CEO Monisha Kapila joined other American Express NGen Fellows to develop a roadmap for increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the sector ProInspire founder and CEO M…
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ProInspire Alum Article in NextBillion – Financial Inclusion and the Internet of ThingsBy Pat Wilson (2013 DC ProInspire Fellow) and Stephanie Pow, Accion’s Frontier Investment’s Group This post originally appeared on the NextBillion blog. The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is a term that has been tossed around by tech wonks and futurists alike. Put simply, IoT is the use of te…
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Put yourself in the other person’s shoesYesterday I attended a Compass DC event about megacommunities. Reggie Van Lee, author of Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Nonprofits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together spoke about the tri-sector approach to problem solving. Megacommunities was a new concept f…