Nov 19th, 2020 Grantmakers, Inclusion, Pro Bono Week
Pro Bono and the Funding Gap: How Funders Are Tackling Inequities
Traditional grantmaking doesn’t typically cover the true cost of running programs. This creates a precarious gap between available resources and program needs. Research also shows that racialized obstacles reinforce inequitable access to funding, making this gap wider and deeper for nonprofits led by people of color. At Taproot Foundation, we drive social change by leading, mobilizing, and engaging professionals in...
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Sep 23rd, 2020 Inclusion, Social Impact
Inequity in the Nonprofit Funding Gap: How Strategic Pro Bono Can Help Counter Systemic Inequity in Nonprofit Funding
It’s widely known that there is a funding gap in the nonprofit world—that traditional grant funding often only accounts for a small percentage of what a nonprofit requires in order to run successfully. We’ve discussed this problem before, and how pro bono can be used to help provide some relief. But discussions about the funding gap are incomplete if they...
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Mar 5th, 2020 Inclusion
Filling the Nonprofit Funding Gap: How Pro Bono Can Counter Inequality
There is a gap between the needs of nonprofits and the funding that is available to them; a gap that includes many of the essentials nonprofits must provide in order to function. According to the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2018 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey, 86% of nonprofit respondents stated that the need for their programs was set to grow....
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Mar 3rd, 2020 All, Future of Work, Inclusion, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact, Strategy
Pro Bono in 2020 and Beyond
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President and CEO, Taproot Foundation The Nonprofit Finance Fund released a report recently finding that 86% of nonprofits are experiencing an even greater increase in demand for their programs and services. And yet, more than half of those nonprofits say they anticipate being unable to meet the demand in the coming year. These numbers should concern...
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