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    Nov 16th, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Nonprofit Management, Pro Bono Summit, Volunteer Consulting

    Highlights from Taproot Foundation’s 2021 U.S. Pro Bono Summit

    Taproot Foundation celebrated its annual U.S. Pro Bono Summit, exploring how the power of pro bono service can transform nonprofits, schools, and small businesses. The Summit provided innovative tips and facilitated open discussions between corporate pro bono practitioners to share their experiences, best practices, and challenges in developing skills-based volunteering opportunities. Taproot also delivered two webinars for the nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors,...

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    Mar 4th, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Employee Engagement

    Taproot Foundation and Deloitte Release New Business Resource: Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership

    March 4, 2021 – New York, NY –Taproot Foundation, in collaboration with Deloitte, announced today a free resource for businesses that examines how pro bono service is emerging as an impactful growth opportunity for cultivating inclusive leaders.   Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership explores how companies can design pro bono service programs to help cultivate core competencies of inclusive leadership, as...

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    Oct 22nd, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Week

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: Helping Everyday People Do Extraordinary Good

    Taproot Foundation is highlighting the partnerships we need to Rebuild Our Communities—Together during Pro Bono Week 2020. For Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, community comes first. But that community goes beyond their headquarters of Baton Rouge, beyond their nine regional offices across Louisiana, and even beyond their own policyholders. Since 1934, when area hospitals joined forces to form...

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    Sep 22nd, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Social Impact

    Deloitte: Leveraging Professional Skills to Help Nonprofits Solve Complex Challenges

    It’s powerful to see grassroots initiatives out in our communities. They bubble up organically, fueled by passionate, committed people intent on making society a better place for all. But it’s not all that common to see organic initiatives blossom like this in the corporate world. That’s why we are beyond inspired when we see an initiative like Deloitte’s stepup program...

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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 23rd, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Summit

    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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    May 19th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Pro Bono Summit

    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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