Jun 17th, 2019 Global, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
Uncovering What’s Next at the Global Pro Bono Summit
The Global Pro Bono Summit is an annual invitation-only gathering of leaders from across sectors and around the world with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the entire business community accessible to organizations serving our collective good. Local host and Global Pro Bono Network co-founder Taproot Foundation, Global Pro Bono Network co-founder and supporter the BMW...
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May 28th, 2019 Advisory Services, Pro Bono Summits
Connections at the Global Pro Bono Summit: Takeaways from Corporate Day
Walking into the 30th floor of Thomson Reuters on Corporate Day of the Global Pro Bono Summit, the room was literally aglow. The light was almost blinding—floor to ceiling windows the carpet with sunshine, enhanced by the reflection of Times Square and New Year’s Eve ball. And the buzz of attendees chatting with new and familiar faces was equally bright....
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Apr 29th, 2019 Leadership, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
Per Scholas: A Community of Talent Driven by Pro Bono
The 2019 Global Pro Bono Summit, hosted by Taproot Foundation, will take place in New York City this May. Leading up to this gathering, Taproot will be releasing a series of profiles featuring movers and shakers of the pro bono movement, from companies with cutting-edge programs to individuals working towards a more engaged society to nonprofits tapping into pro bono...
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Apr 29th, 2019 Global, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
Yan Peng: Building a Better World Through Pro Bono
The 2019 Global Pro Bono Summit, hosted by Taproot Foundation, will take place in New York City this May. Leading up to this gathering, Taproot will be releasing a series of profiles featuring movers and shakers of the pro bono movement, from companies with cutting-edge programs to individuals working towards a more engaged society to nonprofits tapping into pro bono...
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Apr 25th, 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Global, Leadership, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
Myung Lee: Bringing Communities Together Through Service
The 2019 Global Pro Bono Summit, hosted by Taproot Foundation, will take place in New York City this May. Leading up to this gathering, Taproot will be releasing a series of profiles featuring movers and shakers of the pro bono movement, from companies with cutting-edge programs to individuals working towards a more engaged society to nonprofits tapping into pro bono...
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Apr 18th, 2019 Advisory Services, Global, Leadership, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact, Technology
BNY Mellon: A History of Service
The 2019 Global Pro Bono Summit, hosted by Taproot Foundation, will take place in New York City this May. Leading up to this gathering, Taproot will be releasing a series of profiles featuring movers and shakers of the pro bono movement, from companies with cutting-edge programs to individuals working towards a more engaged society to nonprofits tapping into pro bono...
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Apr 9th, 2019 Advisory Services, All, Global, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
2019 Global Pro Bono Summit in New York City
Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations around the world are taking on society’s greatest challenges each and every day. But how can these organizations get the support they need to meet the mounting needs in our communities? The Taproot Foundation, with support from BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and Impact Sponsor BNY Mellon, will gather leaders of the pro bono movement from 25...
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Dec 3rd, 2018 Advisory Services, Pro Bono Summits, Strategy, Technology
Groupon and Tableau Team Up to Bring Data Visualization to the Nonprofit Sector
Taproot’s U.S. Pro Bono Summit is an opportunity for key stakeholders in the field of corporate pro bono to come together and discuss trends and developments across the sector. It’s also a place where practitioners can collaboratively brainstorm new ideas that will create impact for nonprofit organizations. At the Summit this year in San Francisco, Groupon and Tableau did exactly...
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Mar 23rd, 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility, Global, Pro Bono Summits, Social Impact
Ready.
It wasn’t hung for the attendees of the 2018 Global Pro Bono Summit, but there on the wall of ISDI-ACE in Mumbai, India—the site of the 6th annual global cross-sector gathering—was a sign: “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It.” As intermediaries, corporate practitioners, and NGOs from locations around the world—Minneapolis, Hong Kong, London, Budapest, San Francisco, Berlin,...
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Feb 28th, 2018 Advisory Services, Global, Pro Bono Summits
Reflections from Corporate Day at the 2018 Global Pro Bono Summit
By Ben Knopf, Senior Consultant When I first joined Taproot’s Advisory Services practice in 2014, more often than not when I met someone new and the subject of my career came up, I would inevitably invite looks of confusion – “wait… what do you do exactly?” Four years later, as I was sitting in a room on the other side...
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