Dec 1st, 2022 Volunteer Consulting
Want to Boost Your Career? Volunteer Your Skills!
Are you looking for a new job? Maybe you want to refine your skills in a new industry outside of work, or maybe you want to strengthen your leadership abilities. Volunteering your skills can be an excellent method to boost your career in any field! Here are 7 ways skills-based volunteering could benefit your career. 1. Strengthen your skills Volunteering...
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Nov 22nd, 2022 Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Volunteer Your Skills to Your Favorite Causes This Holiday Season
The season of giving is upon us! With the winter holidays around the corner, you may be searching for worthwhile volunteer opportunities to commemorate the season. Working in your local food bank or donating money are always generous options, but why not use what you already know? Consider volunteering your professional skills in marketing, HR, strategy, technology, finance, or more,...
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Oct 19th, 2022 Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management
Launch a Successful Giving Tuesday Campaign with Skilled Volunteers
Since its founding in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y, Giving Tuesday has grown into a global movement. It’s a day fueled by activism, collaboration, and generosity that has emerged as a marquee fundraising opportunity for nonprofits around the world. On Giving Tuesday 2021 alone, nonprofits raised an estimated $2.7 billion! Take advantage of this day of giving The movement's...
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Oct 16th, 2022 Service Area: Fundraising, Service Area: Marketing, Volunteer Consulting
Give Your Skills on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday, created in 2012 in response to the shopping-centered days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is a day that encourages people to give back to nonprofits and their communities. The idea is that after people have spent money shopping, they may spend money giving to others. Since its inception in New York’s 92nd Street Y, Giving Tuesday has...
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Sep 9th, 2022 Advisory Services, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pro Bono Service Highlight: Booz Allen Hamilton and Thurgood Marshall College Fund
As part of our mission and programming, Taproot accelerates transformative value-based partnerships between organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors. Through pro bono service, Taproot is proud to support connections between companies that are passionate about advancing racial and social equity, like Booz Allen Hamilton, with organizations that are making strides in the field. Booz Allen Hamilton has partnered with...
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Aug 11th, 2022 All, Nonprofit Management
7 Ways to Make Your Grant Proposal Stand Out
You've found a potential grant opportunity and are ready to apply for it. The grants process can be complicated at times but investing a little extra time in a few key areas can often make a significant difference in the likelihood of receiving funding. Use this list to ensure that you write a strong grant application every time you submit...
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Aug 3rd, 2022 Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management
The Fastest Way to Connect Your Nonprofit with Volunteers
By Kimberly Swartz, Director of Community Engagement, Taproot Foundation Could your organization benefit from advice from a marketing, HR, IT, business strategy, finance, or data expert? Are you hungry for an opportunity to creatively brainstorm with someone who can bring a fresh perspective to your nonprofit’s work? Is your team preparing for a big initiative where careful project management will...
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Jul 20th, 2022 Volunteer Consulting
You Know More Than You Think: Volunteer and Fight Imposter Syndrome
Some of the most successful people in the world have imposter syndrome: feelings of self-doubt and insecurity, low self-worth, and a sense that you are not qualified or deserving of a job. Even if you have impressive qualifications and strong skills, imposter syndrome can make someone feel isolated or as though they don’t belong. While feelings of self-doubt are common,...
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Jul 8th, 2022 Nonprofit Management
Get the Legal Pro Bono Help You Need Through TrustLaw
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the phrase “pro bono” is often legal services. And while we at Taproot like to expand on that thinking—pro bono refers to any service offered ‘for the public good’—we’re going back to its roots! We’re experts in connecting nonprofit organizations with professionals who share their expertise in core business areas,...
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Jun 24th, 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Our Team and Board, Social Impact
Celebrating Pride Month and Matt O’Grady Day at Taproot
Since 2008, the Taproot Foundation has been proud to celebrate a holiday we call Matt O’Grady Day. Matt O’Grady Day commemorates the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States by celebrating the wedding anniversary of long-time Taproot staff member Matt O’Grady to his husband Steve Van Landingham. On June 19, 2008, Matt and Steve got married at San Francisco’s...
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