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May 11th, 2021 Our Team and Board

The Four Core Values That Drive Us at Taproot

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do at Taproot–they’re the inspiration behind every new project and the touchstone we need when it’s time to make decisions. These four values—pragmatic optimism, impact-oriented, playful professionalism, and progress—keep us grounded as a community and centered on our shared vision. They're behind all the ways we 'make it matter' every day! Here’s what several Roots (that’s what we call each other on the Taproot...

Apr 30th, 2021 Service Area: Finance, Tips from Taproot

Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Finance Strategy

Communities have long relied on social good organizations and nonprofits when crisis strikes. But often these organizations face a struggle of their own: sourcing the funding, volunteer support, and tools to carry out their mission. Pro bono can help fill those gaps. We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project by project to highlight how volunteers can help your...

Apr 23rd, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Finance

Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Pricing Exercise

Social good organizations and nonprofits are often the first to respond in times of crisis—but all too often a lack of behind-the-scenes resources makes it a struggle for them to carry out their mission. Pro bono can help provide those resources and ultimately increase their impact We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project by project to highlight how your nonprofit can prepare to face whatever the...

Apr 22nd, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership: Cognizance of Bias

Taproot Foundation and Deloitte co-created Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership as free resource for businesses that demonstrates how Deloitte has leveraged pro bono as one way to help develop inclusive leadership traits and how other companies can do the same. This profile from that resource showcases how a professional at Deloitte has connected pro bono experiences to their own leadership...

Apr 15th, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership: Courage

Apr 14th, 2021 Tips from Taproot, Volunteer Consulting

Your Guide to Including Pro Bono on Your Resume

Updating your resume: a familiar (if not well-loved) task for all working professionals. Making changes to your resume can be a daunting to-do on its own—but trying to add in your pro bono experience effectively presents a brand-new challenge. We can help with that! After hearing volunteers asking how best to go about the process, we created this guide to why, where, and how to best include your pro bono experience on your resume. Why should I add pro bono to my resume? Because your pro bono work is awesome! Pro bono is about getting...

Apr 8th, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership: Commitment

Taproot 2020 Nonprofit Resiliency Survey, Strategy Highlight

Apr 2nd, 2021 COVID-19, Service Area: Strategy

Taproot’s 2020 Nonprofit Resiliency Survey Key Takeaways: Strategy Highlights

In the summer of 2020, we surveyed nonprofits on how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their work. Organizations across mission areas and budget sizes told us that the pandemic had done more than impact their day-to-day programmatic work, it was putting a real strain on their operations and fundraising efforts. We break down high-level insights from that survey in our...