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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May 19th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Summits
Johnson & Johnson: Building Healthier Communities and Futures Through Pro Bono
Taproot Foundation’s 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series is coming up in a few short weeks. In the lead up, 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. For Johnson & Johnson, social responsibility...
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May 12th, 2020 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID-19 Response, Pro Bono Summits
Taproot Foundation Connects Private and Nonprofit Sectors in First-Ever U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series
Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit that connects social change organizations with volunteers sharing expertise pro bono, is making its annual U.S. Pro Bono Summit virtual this June. Leaders from across sectors will explore how the pro bono ecosystem can support the social good organizations and small businesses who will be a vital part in rebuilding our communities in the wake...
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Apr 30th, 2020 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID-19 Response, Employee Engagement
Service at a Distance: How Virtual Pro Bono Can Help Others Now
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the work of nonprofits on a massive scale; many are now facing uncertainty about the future, financial instability, and an inability to serve their primary beneficiaries (a group whose needs have likely increased). Service programs must adapt in order to reach them. Throughout this crisis we’ve been working alongside our corporate partners to translate their...
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Mar 18th, 2020 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, COVID-19 Response, Social Impact
The Top 5 Ways Your Company Can Help Nonprofits Right Now Through Pro Bono
Companies are asking us what nonprofits need right now and how pro bono can help. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most pervasive urgent organizational needs nonprofits are confronting across the sector due to the COVID-19 crisis, and real-life examples of the types of pro bono support that can make a real difference. First, two important acknowledgements: What...
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Dec 23rd, 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact, Technology
Pop Culture Tech Podcast: The Spirit of Giving
Originally published on VMware's Radius, Taproot Foundation's President & CEO, Lindsay Firestone Gruber, sat down with VMware for a conversation on tapping into the spirit of giving to bridge the social sector resource gap. Listen to the podcast, which is hosted by Blakely Thomas-Aguilar, or read the excerpt below. The Gift that Keeps Giving Gift giving has long been part...
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