Feb 5th, 2021 COVID-19, Nonprofit Management, Service Area: HR, Service Area: Marketing, Service Area: Strategy, Service Area: Technology
The Support Your Nonprofit Needs, When You Need It
The work of social good organizations like yours has been a healing balm during this past year, leading recovery efforts for communities around the globe. From adoption events that paired the isolated with furry friends, to arts institutions whose online exhibitions gave us a much-needed escape, to the social justice organizations who’ve never stopped pushing us towards equity—your work has...
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Dec 21st, 2020 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: HR
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Leadership Coaching
Communities can always rely on nonprofits to lead rebuilding and recovery efforts in crises big and small. But many of these social change organizations are now facing shifts in traditional funding and decreased access to in-person volunteer support, despite being called on to address ever-growing community needs this year. Pro bono can help your nonprofit prepare to face whatever the...
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Dec 14th, 2020 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: HR
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: HR Assessment
Communities of all shapes and sizes rely on nonprofits and social change organizations to lead rebuilding and recovery efforts in times of crisis. This year, these organizations have had to address ever-growing community needs while navigating shifts in traditional funding and decreased access to in-person volunteer support. No one can know what the world will throw at us next, but...
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Dec 9th, 2020 Service Area: HR, Tips from Taproot
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Board Recruitment Strategy
Crisis to crisis, we can always rely on nonprofits to lead rebuilding and recovery efforts. This year, despite being called on to address ever-growing community needs, social change organizations are facing shifts in traditional funding and decreased access to in-person volunteer support. While we don’t know what the world will throw at us next, we do know that pro bono...
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Oct 16th, 2019 Pro Bono Week, Service Area: HR, Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting
Krys Doctor: Giving Back by Giving Forward
This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits, business professionals, and companies who are playing key roles in bringing the impact of pro bono to life in communities around the globe. In today’s fast-paced world, we’re up against a never-ending to-do list each and every day. It can be hard to carve out even a moment to breathe let...
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May 22nd, 2019 Advisory Services, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Service Area: HR, Social Impact
Making a Difference by Sharing Expertise
Read the full story on MetLife's blog. MetLife Foundation focuses on improving the financial health of low-income people. And that can be done in many different ways, including by making a social impact in local communities. Thanks to MetLife volunteers, numerous nonprofit organizations have gained invaluable help and improved their futures – without spending a dollar. A professional development challenge...
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Nov 13th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Area: HR, Service Area: Strategy
Pro Bono as a People Strategy in Action: Prudential
Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While there is a robust foundation of evidence supporting the claim that pro bono is a powerful...
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Nov 7th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership, Service Area: HR, Service Area: Strategy, Social Impact
Pro Bono As a People Strategy in Action: Adobe
Aligning with HR to prove concept Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While there is a robust foundation of evidence supporting the claim...
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Oct 19th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Service Area: HR
NEW RESOURCE: Pro Bono as a People Strategy
How companies can create shared value between CSR and HR Taproot has long made the case that a strong corporate pro bono program is a triple win—nonprofits receive the support they need, companies build deeper relationships with their communities, and employees have the opportunity to apply their skills in new and meaningful ways. While a good deal of evidence supports...
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Aug 20th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Service Area: HR, Service Area: Strategy
The Chance Encounter that Inspired NBCUniversal’s HR for Good Pro Bono Program
When Pat Langer--then the EVP of Human Resources at NBCUniversal--boarded a plane to New York a few years ago, no one would have guessed that the conversation with her seatmate would inspire an international pro bono program. Pat’s seatmate had just participated in a pro bono experience that enabled her to use her professional skills to help a nonprofit, and...
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