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Nov 14th, 2018 Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management

Developing a Diverse Pipeline of Nonprofit Leaders with Pro Bono

By Elizabeth Schwan-Rosenwald, Chief External Relations Officer Bridgespan has estimated that by 2023 nonprofit leadership will have turned over 100%. The turnover is not due to a mass retirement of Baby Boomers as initially projected. Instead, it is driven by a combination of factors including staff movement to another nonprofit, termination, and a decision to switch sectors. This flood of...

Nov 7th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, HR, Leadership, Social Impact, Strategy

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...

Oct 25th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Pro Bono Week, Strategy

Making Pro Bono an Integral Part of Your Strategy

As featured on TriplePundit This Pro Bono Week, Andrea Bertels, Director of Global Responsibility & Sustainability at Nielsen, highlighted how companies can make pro bono an integral part of their strategy. From identifying strategic focus areas to leaning into experts to empowering your people, Andrea highlights the important takeaways that she keeps in mind as they continue growing their program. Here's...

Oct 19th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, HR, Leadership

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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Oct 19th, 2018 Global, Leadership, Nonprofit Management

Case Study: Orphan Impact
and Design Thinking

This excerpt comes from a piece published at The Conference Board, Building Leadership with Skills-Based Volunteering: The Nonprofit Opportunity. What motivates nonprofits and volunteers to engage in skills-based volunteering? Nonprofits use skills-based volunteering to strengthen their infrastructure in ways that better equip them to solve our communities’ challenges. Many volunteers give their skills to help solve a challenge for an...

Oct 18th, 2018 Campaign Initiatives, Global, Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management

The Nonprofit Opportunity

This article was written in collaboration with Team4Tech and released by The Conference Board. Building Leadership with Skills-Based Volunteering What motivates nonprofits and volunteers to engage in skills-based volunteering? Nonprofits use skills-based volunteering to strengthen their infrastructure in ways that better equip them to solve our communities’ challenges. Many volunteers give their skills to help solve a challenge for an...

New Ways Forward at the U.S. Pro Bono Summit

May 30th, 2018 Campaign Initiatives, Employee Engagement, Leadership

New Ways Forward in Pro Bono at the U.S. Pro Bono Summit

Explore highlights from the 2018 U.S. Pro Bono Summit The Taproot Foundation’s U.S. Pro Bono Summit is an annual gathering of leaders from across sectors and industries with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the business community accessible to social change organizations. As part of this year's Summit, Taproot gathered CSR, nonprofit, and government leaders at New Ways Forward...

Apr 27th, 2018 Campaign Initiatives, Leadership, Nonprofit Management

Investing in Nonprofit Leadership

Change is all around us Change is all around us--from climate to communities--creating a world of increasing uncertainty and turbulence. Nonprofit organizations are particularly vulnerable to these changing conditions, yet their work is needed more than ever. How can philanthropy help nonprofits build the strength they will need in these changing times? By investing in nonprofit leadership. We recently shared...

Mar 28th, 2018 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, HR, Leadership

Business Value of Pro Bono: Cultivate Your Workforce

Find the full Business Value of Pro Bono resource here. Pro bono service is a powerful way to drive social change. Yet, many corporate employees looking to bring pro bono service to their company struggle to get buy-in from leadership and other key stakeholders. Although these stakeholders may understand the social value of pro bono, they don't always see the business value....