Sep 10th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summits
3 Key Questions for Designing Pro Bono Programs for Small Businesses
Small businesses create and sustain jobs while providing training in transferable skills, greater self-sufficiency, and a stronger sense of community to their employees. During the 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series webinar Rebuilding our Communities: Small Businesses our panel discussed how companies could best go about offering pro bono to small businesses and described a few program design best...
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Sep 1st, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summits
Small Business Pro Bono in Action: Two Case Studies
The 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series included a special discussion of how small businesses are essential cornerstones for communities across the country and how pro bono programs can (and should!) be designed specifically to meet their needs. While the needs of individual businesses vary as much as the work they do and the customers they serve, we can...
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Aug 27th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summits
Pro Bono for Small Businesses: How Volunteering Can Rebuild Community Cornerstones
Small businesses employ millions of people, provide vital services, and contribute to the well-being of their communities. But what does their path forward look like in the wake of the current crises? In our final webinar of the 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series, Rebuilding our Communities: Small Businesses, Geraud Staton, Executive Director of the Helius Foundation; Anne Wellde,...
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Aug 25th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Metlife Foundation Partner with Taproot Foundation to Support Small Businesses
Taproot launches Taproot Plus for Small Business offering free virtual consulting support in the wake of COVID-19 August 25, 2020 – San Francisco, CA – In response to the dire economic challenges presented by COVID-19, Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit that connects organizations with volunteers sharing their professional expertise pro bono, today announced it will open its online volunteer matchmaking...
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Aug 19th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Week
5 Ways Your Company Can Celebrate Pro Bono Week This Year
Pro Bono Week is our favorite time of year here at Taproot. It’s our excuse (not that we need one) to join countless organizations, intermediaries, and companies around the globe in celebrating the impact of pro bono. And in 2020—with communities confronting some of the toughest challenges in recent memory—this week will bring us all together (virtually, of course) in...
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Jul 14th, 2020 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Leadership
Quick Consult: Empower Your Team with Future-Focused Skills
Quick Consult is a series where members of our team share insights into questions and topics we hear are top of mind for pro bono practitioners at all stages. Alexandra McArthur, Director, Advisory Services & Central Market Lead, provides tips on how pro bono service can prepare companies with future-focused skills appropriate for the changing world of work. Check out...
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Jul 8th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Social Impact
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Partners with Taproot Foundation to Launch Online Volunteering Platform
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is partnering with Taproot Foundation, a leader in pro bono volunteer service, to launch the state’s first dedicated platform for virtual pro bono volunteering. Through this platform, Louisiana’s nonprofits can connect with individual volunteers who have business expertise in areas where they are seeking assistance. Using the online platform Taproot Plus, business professionals...
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Jun 25th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID-19 Response
Building Capacity During a Crisis: The COVID-19 Education Partnership Pro Bono Initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic has had major repercussions for communities across the country. Education systems have been hit especially hard through school closures, resulting in disruptions to the health and well-being of students and their families. In April, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced the launch of the COVID-19 Education Partnership, a fund supported in part by Genentech, a member of...
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Jun 23rd, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Summits
Prudential Financial: Going Above and Beyond through Pro Bono Service
As Taproot Foundation’s 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series continues, we’re releasing a series of profiles featuring companies who are on the leading edge of pro bono service as we all work towards rebuilding our communities in the face of a global crisis. What can corporate pro bono service look like? Prudential is constantly searching for more impactful ways...
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Jun 18th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact
Matt O’Grady Day 2020: a Day for Reflection and Responsibility
From Lindsay Firestone Gruber, Taproot Foundation's President & CEO Every June at Taproot Foundation we are proud to celebrate a day we call Matt O’Grady Day. This day is both a celebration of the civil rights that activists have won and protected, and a day of service, engagement, learning, and reflection on how we can do better. But if you’ve...
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