Jun 30th, 2021 Service Area: Marketing, Tips from Taproot
Marketing Pro Bono Project Highlight: Social Media Strategy
Nonprofits around the world handle shifts in fundraising and fluctuating resources every day, all while playing a crucial role in meeting community needs. Marketing pro bono can help these organizations make a communications plan and share their missions with the world. We’re breaking down our webinar ‘Everything You Need to Know About Marketing Pro Bono’ project by project to highlight...
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Mar 9th, 2021 Service Area: Marketing, Tips from Taproot
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Pitch Deck
Social good organizations and nonprofits are at the forefront of community rebuilding and recovery efforts in times of struggle. But often these organizations face a struggle of their own: sourcing the funding, volunteer support, and tools to carry out their mission. Pro bono can help fill those gaps. We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project by project to highlight how connections with skilled volunteers can help your organization become more resilient...
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Mar 5th, 2021 People of Pro Bono, Service Area: Marketing, Volunteer Consulting
People of Pro Bono: Don Mulkey
"Jump in. Not only will you be doing something with a greater purpose, but you’ll be amazed at how wonderful it feels to help others succeed. " — Don Mulkey, Advertising Creative Director Don Mulkey wanted to do something impactful with his creative side. That's when he decided to donate his years of experience pro bono. Check out our People...
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Feb 26th, 2021 Service Area: Marketing, Tips from Taproot
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Communications Plan
In times of crisis, nonprofits and social good organizations often lead the rebuilding and recovery efforts communities rely on. But these same organizations struggle to get the funding, volunteer support, and resources they need to serve others. Pro bono can help fill those gaps. We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project by project to highlight how connections with skilled volunteers can help your organization grow more resilient. Check out our previous...
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Feb 18th, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Marketing, Service Area: Technology
Pro Bono in Action: Junior Achievement of Northern California
This is a part of Taproot’s series featuring resilient nonprofit leaders. Download the nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, for additional project highlights and nonprofit case studies. Raise your hand if you were a Junior Achievement kid! With over 100 chapters around the country, Junior Achievement (JA) has impacted the lives of countless students, empowering them to make smart...
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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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Oct 23rd, 2020 Service Area: Fundraising, Service Area: Marketing
6 Opportunities to Support GivingTuesday Fundraising through Pro Bono
2020 may be winding down, but nonprofits everywhere are winding up for their annual GivingTuesday and holiday fundraising campaigns. This year has been a period of massive upheaval, and for nonprofits one of the biggest challenges (after health and safety) has been fundraising. The pandemic forced nonprofits to cancel crucial fundraising events or move them to unfamiliar to virtual-only settings,...
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Aug 21st, 2020 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Marketing, Volunteer Management, Workforce Development
Getting to Work by Going Remote: How Stacks+Joules is Empowering Students in 2020
The world of work is evolving, and the underserved, returning citizens, and those with barriers to employment are being left behind. Workforce development organizations make sure that people in need of jobs get the training and services they need to find careers and thrive. In the first half of 2020 over 40 million people filed for unemployment in the U.S.—now...
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Aug 11th, 2020 COVID-19, Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Fundraising, Service Area: Marketing
GivingTuesdayNow: Rallying Donors and Volunteers in a Time of Global Crises
2020 has seen massive social upheaval across all industries and sectors, but it has also inspired people of all ages and professions to do what they can to support others. This summer we hosted a webinar on one of the early large-scale days of giving and support: GivingTuesdayNow. Kathleen Murphy, Director of Digital Strategy at GivingTuesday, joined us to share...
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Mar 25th, 2020 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Marketing, Service Area: Strategy, Service Area: Technology
Pro Bono Project Scopes Just Got Easier on Taproot Plus
If you’ve ever tried to search the internet for a solution to a problem, you know that the first challenge is often the toughest: how do you even explain what it is that you need? We’ve seen this kind of challenge again and again. A wonderful nonprofit has a tech, HR, or marketing issue in mind, and they know a...
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