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    Aug 29th, 2013 blog, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Strategy

    Millennials & Nonprofit Boards: 10 Tips for Finding Each Other

    By Kyle Gracey, Guest Blogger ** This blog is cross-posted from LinkedIn, where it was originally published.** As a young professional, I'll admit that "join a Nonprofit Board of Directors" was never on my list of career goals. Likewise, "recruit a Board Member Just Out of College,"isn't high on the strategic plan of most nonprofits. But now, I'm a 29-year...

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    Jul 30th, 2012 blog

    Taproot’s Pro Bono Blog-Athon

    With an ample supply of sugar and caffeine, the Taproot Foundation's Tribeca office became a heated newsroom to rival the New York Times on Saturday. Ideas were flying as the sound of typing overpowered the soundtrack to Rocky playing in the background. Blog-Athon A group of Taproot roots (employees), former roots, graduate school fellows, veteran pro bono consultants and nonprofit...

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    May 25th, 2012 blog, Global

    PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 8

    This week I had the chance to speak to Teresa Coles, Senior Partner at Riggs Partners - a marketing, advertising and communications consultancy. But actually she is much more than that: She is one of the funders of a fascinating program called CreateAthon . CreateAthon offers pro bono marketing services to nonprofits in a 24-hour, work-around-the-clock creative marathon. Eventually, this...

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    May 21st, 2012 blog, Strategy, Volunteer Management

    SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER – WEEK FIVE

    You are nearing the home stretch - week five of Taproot University's "Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager" course. Over these six weeks we have been walking you through the keys to the success of a pro bono manager. This guide is based on Taproot's experience managing over 1,500 pro bono projects and developing many of the leading...

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    May 18th, 2012 Advisory Services, blog, Social Impact

    PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 7

    For 7 weeks now, I have been learning about pro bono services as a Fellow with Taproot. This week, I enjoyed stepping out of the office to listen to Aaron Hurst present at a meeting of the Organizational Design Network of New York. Speaking about the evolution of professionals and quoting different stats, Aaron showed how pro bono can help...

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    May 11th, 2012 Advisory Services, blog, Social Impact

    THE PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 6

    This week I had the chance to talk to Yoann, President and Co-Founder of the Pro Bono Lab in France. He shared a great example of how professional pro bono services can be implemented in other countries. Drawing on Taproot and the Hands on Network for inspiration, Yoann and Antoine (also a Co-Founder) started the Pro Bono Lab in 2011....

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    May 9th, 2012 Advisory Services, blog, Social Impact

    SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER – WEEK FOUR

    This is the fourth week in Taproot University's "Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager" course. Over these six weeks we are going to walk you through the keys to the success of a pro bono manager. This guide is based on Taproot's experience managing over 1,500 pro bono projects and developing many of the leading pro bono programs...

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    May 4th, 2012 Advisory Services, blog, Social Impact

    THE PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 5

    Traveling most of this week with a broken notebook, I finally found the time to go through my notes and a have a closer look at Taproot's pro bono service toolkit. What I found most interesting are the 8 different models pro bono service . Of those the two most popular models are the Standardized Team Projects and the Marathon...

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    May 2nd, 2012 Advisory Services, blog, Social Impact

    SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER – WEEK THREE

    By the end of this week, you will be half way to having the basics of pro bono management under your belt. This is the third week in Taproot University's "Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager" course. Over these six weeks we are going to walk you through the keys to the success of a pro bono manager....

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    Apr 27th, 2012 blog, Global, Social Impact

    The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 4

    Continuing my world tour of pro bono I spoke to Alejandro and Eduardo of AED Costa Rica. They have thoroughly assessed the pro bono environment in Costa Rica for almost 2 years and are about to launch a national pro bono online platform. The platform is designed as a fully automated tool matching unskilled volunteers with nonprofits and social projects....

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