Why Work with Us
"Taproot was a terrific partner in helping Microsoft design custom programs to engage our senior leaders with nonprofits to help them address key business challenges. Taproot has deep expertise in understanding how to effectively deliver results through pro bono consulting, by both structuring the engagements so volunteers can truly have impact, and by understanding the capacity needs of the nonprofit community and how best to address them."
We Know Your Business
Our staff and Board have business backgrounds in a wide range of industries. We can help you create a powerful pro bono program that:
- Leverages the core competencies of your employees
- Increases your philanthropic impact
- Integrates your departments through a joint initiative
- Supports team building and skills development
We Know Pro Bono
To date, we have:
- Recruited over 9,000 professionals to do pro bono work
- Worked with over 500 nonprofits who are tackling society’s most pressing issues
- Managed over 600 projects across the country
- Provided more than $25 million worth of professional services
- Consulted extensively in a wide range of areas, including Marketing, Technology, Human Resources, Management, and Strategy
Sample Corporate Clients
Taproot Foundation worked with Time Warner's corporate responsibility department and executives throughout the company to design and launch Pro Bono Consulting (PBC) in 2005. PBC works in conjunction with Time Warner’s corporate grant making efforts to increase the impact of their community engagement. Through PBC, employees from across divisions are engaged on volunteer project teams to deliver marketing and communications services to nonprofit organizations in New York and Los Angeles.
Wells Fargo has partnered with the Taproot Foundation to provide its Bay Area marketing employees the opportunity to volunteer their professional skills on pro bono projects. These projects provide highly valued professional services to local nonprofits, while sharpening employee skills and connecting Wells Fargo colleagues from across different divisions. Taproot Foundation provides the program tools and management to ensure a high-quality, structured pro bono engagement that is rewarding both for the employee participants and the nonprofit organization.
