Dec 15th, 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Leadership, Nonprofit Management
4 Qualities of an Effective Nonprofit Board
A nonprofit’s board of directors helps guide an organization, encourage innovation, and support long-term success. They act as passionate advocates for your cause and steer your nonprofit through internal and external challenges. But what makes for a strong nonprofit board? Here are 4 qualities of an ideal board that can best serve your nonprofit. 1. Experienced in critical service areas...
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Nov 18th, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Pro Bono Week, Small Business, Volunteer Consulting
Pro Bono Week 2021: Taproot Doubles Impact for Social Good
Thanks to all who joined us during Pro Bono Week (October 24-30), a time to celebrate pro bono service around the world. This week allows us to recognize the dedication of our volunteers who share their skills with nonprofits, along with the nonprofits striving to further their missions by collaborating with these volunteers. We set an ambitious goal this year to create 100+ pro...
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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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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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Jan 29th, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Strategy, Social Impact
Pro Bono in Action: Postcolonial Networks
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. Postcolonial Networks is a nonprofit that celebrates, cultivates, and distributes the work of scholars who write in the contexts of Africa, Asia, and South America. And pro bono has become a key resource for their capacity-building efforts, ultimately supporting their mission to amplify voices that are often overlooked. Knowledge is borderless ...
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Jan 21st, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Service Area: Strategy, Social Impact
Pro Bono in Action: Hand in Hand Parenting
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. When thinking about organizations laying the groundwork for the future, look no further than Hand in Hand Parenting. Their nonprofit is dedicated to helping parents build resilient families by equipping them with...
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Jan 8th, 2021 Nonprofit Management, People of Pro Bono, Volunteer Management
People of Pro Bono: Queen Sheba Village
"Thank you, Taproot, for the remarkable opportunities you’ve given to us at Queen Sheba Village and to countless other nonprofits. Every volunteer we’ve worked with has been amazing. On top of that, you all are saving the lives of nonprofits, especially now when support and aid are difficult to come by." Queen Sheba D Cisse, Founder and Creative Director of...
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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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