Nov 14th, 2018 Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management
Developing a Diverse Pipeline of Nonprofit Leaders with Pro Bono
By Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald, Chief External Relations Officer Bridgespan has estimated that by 2023 nonprofit leadership will have turned over 100%. The turnover is not due to a mass retirement of Baby Boomers as initially projected. Instead, it is driven by a combination of factors including staff movement to another nonprofit, termination, and a decision to switch sectors. This flood of...
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Nov 13th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, HR, Strategy
Pro Bono as a People Strategy in Action: Prudential
Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While there is a robust foundation of evidence supporting the claim that pro bono is a powerful...
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Nov 9th, 2018 Global, Social Impact
Mapping Cross-Sector Solutions to Food Loss
The following excerpt comes from Mapping Cross-Sector Solutions to Food Loss, published in the PYXERA Global Engagement Forum: Online. Some numbers defy the limits of imagination. What does 1.3 billion tons of wasted food look like? What could we do with an extra billion bags of potatoes or 3.7 trillion apples? What are the implications of 574 billion eggs spoiled?...
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Nov 7th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, HR, Leadership, Social Impact, Strategy
Pro Bono As a People Strategy in Action: Adobe
Aligning with HR to prove concept Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While there is a robust foundation of evidence supporting the claim...
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Oct 26th, 2018 All, Pro Bono Week, Social Impact
The Multiplier Effect
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President & CEO of Taproot Foundation The term “capacity-building” tends to be thrown around quite a bit in the nonprofit sector. And as jargon, it has the unfortunate fate of being pretty obscure outside of our sector—not to mention losing its meaning when overused within the field. But at the heart of it, nonprofit capacity-building is...
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Oct 26th, 2018 Technology, Volunteer Management
Case Study: LEAP Schools
This excerpt comes from Building Leadership with Skills-Based Volunteering: The Nonprofit Opportunity, published at The Conference Board. What motivates nonprofits and volunteers to engage in skills-based volunteering? Nonprofits use skills-based volunteering to strengthen their infrastructure in ways that better equip them to solve our communities’ challenges. Many volunteers give their skills to help solve a challenge for an organization addressing...
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Oct 25th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Pro Bono Week, Strategy
Making Pro Bono an Integral Part of Your Strategy
As featured on TriplePundit This Pro Bono Week, Andrea Bertels, Director of Global Responsibility & Sustainability at Nielsen, highlighted how companies can make pro bono an integral part of their strategy. From identifying strategic focus areas to leaning into experts to empowering your people, Andrea highlights the important takeaways that she keeps in mind as they continue growing their program. Here's...
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Oct 22nd, 2018 Pro Bono Week
Pro Bono Week 2018:
Leaders for the Future
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President & CEO of Taproot Foundation When Taproot was founded in 2001, we knew our mission to drive social change through pro bono service didn’t have to start from scratch. The legal profession in particular served as an example of the potential that can be realized when you engrain an ethic of service into an industry...
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Oct 19th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, HR, Leadership
NEW RESOURCE: Pro Bono as a People Strategy
How companies can create shared value between CSR and HR Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While a good deal of evidence supports...
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Oct 19th, 2018 Marketing, People of Pro Bono, Pro Bono Week
People of Pro Bono: Brian Bollinger, Friends of Refugees
As an advocate and support system for refugees and immigrants, Brian Bollinger and Friends of Refugees have had a busy year. Through pro bono support from Taproot skilled volunteers and daily reminders of why his work matters, his organization has been able to do more to support the vulnerable. At Friends of Refugees we know that immigrants are blessings, not...
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