May 18th, 2023 All, Nonprofit Management, Taproot Plus
Skilled Volunteers Can Help Your Nonprofit with These Overlooked, but Crucial, Tasks
By Kimberly Swartz, Senior Director of Community Engagement, Taproot Foundation As a nonprofit professional, your to-do list may be longer than a CVS receipt, but we have some ways to shorten it. Taproot Plus, our free nonprofit-volunteer marketplace, has a community of over 150,000 volunteers skilled in HR, operations, business strategy, finance, marketing, tech, and more, who are waiting in...
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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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Dec 4th, 2019 All
Taproot Announces $200 Million in Pro Bono Services Provided to the Social Sector
Taproot Foundation announces today a significant milestone for the organization—surpassing $200 million worth of pro bono services provided to the social sector through its programs. These services are available to nonprofits and social good organizations around the world, free of charge. “This is a milestone not only for the Taproot Foundation, but the social sector as a whole,” says Lindsay...
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Nov 21st, 2019 All
How Taproot Foundation Helps Nonprofits Maximize Volunteers Through Pro Bono Services
Originally posted on the Chronicle of Philanthropy This week's Business of Giving features Lindsay Firestone Gruber, president and CEO of the Taproot Foundation. The organization, founded in 2001, helps nonprofits maximize volunteer hours through its pro bono professional services. These services, such as human resources, technology, marketing, strategic planning, and legal counsel directly sustain an organization’s infrastructure and leadership. “Good...
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Nov 20th, 2019 All
Taproot Foundation Announces the Election of New Board Members
Taproot Foundation announces the election of Cisco System's Elaine Mason, madgood.co's Jason Madhosingh, and Telemundo 51 Miami's Susan Solano Vila to its Board of Directors. Elaine Mason serves as Cisco System’s Vice President of People Planning, Design, and Analytics, working alongside senior executives on key efforts related to talent and performance management, workforce analytics, and organization effectiveness. Her recent initiatives include...
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Oct 23rd, 2019 All, Pro Bono Week, Programs, Social Impact
Photo Series: The Impact of Pro Bono on Communities Around the Globe
This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits who are making a difference in their communities through pro bono support. Each and every day, nonprofit organizations are working to make their communities a better place by lifting up those they serve. And they're taking on this work with the support of business professionals sharing their expertise pro bono. This...
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Oct 21st, 2019 All, Pro Bono Week
The Community of Pro Bono Service
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President & CEO of Taproot Foundation Every year, Pro Bono Week serves as an amazing opportunity for those of us in this field to come together with a strong, collective voice and shine a light on the impact and importance of pro bono service. And never has the need for pro bono been more apparent. Nonprofits...
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Oct 14th, 2019 All, Pro Bono Week
Taproot Foundation Celebrates the Community of Pro Bono this Pro Bono Week
The pro bono movement is an ecosystem, a true community supporting a community. And each role in this ecosystem is vital in bringing the impact to life—from the nonprofit professionals on the frontlines fighting for those they serve to the business professionals and companies who are investing in their communities by working to strengthen the organizations that serve them. This...
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Jul 24th, 2019 All, Corporate Social Responsibility, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Consulting, Volunteer Management
Taproot Foundation Launches Newly Transformed Matchmaking Platform Taproot Plus
Taproot Foundation is transforming how nonprofit and social change organizations access the pro bono support they need to achieve their missions by launching the newly redesigned matchmaking platform Taproot Plus at www.taprootplus.org. Each and every day, social change organizations are tackling our communities’ most critical issues. And they often do so without access to the marketing, HR, technology, or planning...
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Jun 10th, 2019 All, Our Team and Board
Taproot Elects Oracle Netsuite’s Peggy Duvette and The Resurrection Project’s Anjanette Brown to the Board of Directors
Peggy Duvette has been a thought leader in technology, social change and women leadership for over 15 years. As the Head of Social Impact at Oracle NetSuite, she is responsible for the donation of NetSuite products to nonprofits globally as well as NetSuite’s signature capacity programs, Suite Pro Bono and Suite Capacity. “I am thrilled to be joining the Taproot Foundation board to drive more pro...
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