Jan 4th, 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility, Global, Social Impact, Technology
Making Nonprofits a More Powerful Force through Tech
Excerpt from the blog "How the Tech World Could Make Nonprofits a More Powerful Force" on the World Economic Forum By Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware Inc. As leaders from more than 100 countries prepare to gather at Davos, a debate continues to rage regarding the role technology will play in society going forward. Will tech innovation be a fundamental...
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Dec 3rd, 2018 Advisory Services, Pro Bono Summits, Strategy, Technology
Groupon and Tableau Team Up to Bring Data Visualization to the Nonprofit Sector
Taproot’s U.S. Pro Bono Summit is an opportunity for key stakeholders in the field of corporate pro bono to come together and discuss trends and developments across the sector. It’s also a place where practitioners can collaboratively brainstorm new ideas that will create impact for nonprofit organizations. At the Summit this year in San Francisco, Groupon and Tableau did exactly...
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Nov 30th, 2018 Marketing, People of Pro Bono, Technology
People of Pro Bono: Louis Rodriguez, Step Up for Better Living
Step Up for Better Living supports their South Bronx community by providing social services and referrals for over 200 families—and that’s just the start of what they do. When they found themselves facing a variety of needs, they turned to Taproot. What makes the hard work worthwhile When I look at Step Up’s accomplishments, I know that our hard work...
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Nov 28th, 2018 Advisory Services, Social Impact, Strategy
Guest Blog: MetLife Brings Lean Management to the Social Sector
By Daniel Kamins, Director of Employee Engagement and Volunteerism at MetLife Project Lean is part of MetLife’s ongoing commitment to providing pro bono services to organizations around the world. In addition to this program, MetLife also hosts single-day service events that leverage the professional skills of our employees on behalf of a nonprofit partner. MetLife Foundation and Taproot Foundation are...
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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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