Pro Bono Week 2018: Leaders for the Future
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President & CEO of Taproot Foundation When Taproot was founded in 2001, we knew our mission to drive social change through pro bono service didn’t have to start from scratch. The legal profession in particular served as an example of the potential that can be realized when you engrain an ethic of service into an industry...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Drive Social Change with What You Do Best
Use your professional skills to make an impact Tuesday, October 23 at 10 AM PT // 12 PM CT // 1 PM ET REGISTER NOW Drive social change with what you do best and donate your time and professional skills to nonprofits in need of your expertise. On the free online platform, Taproot+, thousands of nonprofits and skilled volunteers are connecting each...
Read MoreAre You Part of the Pro Bono Movement?
How Taproot is Celebrating Pro Bono Week 2017 Pro bono service is a movement. It’s made up of people who see not just a challenge in their communities, but a solution. The movement is filled with nonprofit professionals who refuse to be held back by their lack of resources. They’re scrappy, determined, and bursting at the seams with ideas to...
Read MoreNew Findings: 68% of Nonprofit Professionals Report Not Having Enough Financial Resources to Do Their Work
Taproot Foundation Makes the Case for More Pro Bono With the 2017 State of Pro Bono Service Survey Report The Taproot Foundation recognizes that most organizations tackling social problems don’t have access to the marketing, design, technology, strategy, or planning resources they need to succeed. Nonprofits are understaffed, under-resourced, and need support. In the 2017 State of Pro Bono Service...
Read More95% of Nonprofit Professionals Report that Pro Bono Service Improved Their Organization’s Effectiveness
Nonprofits report that pro bono service—donated professional services for social good—improved their organization's effectiveness in cost or resource savings, efficiency, and quality of operations or services. NEW YORK, October 24, 2016 /3BL Media/ – In celebration of Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is releasing key findings from the 2016 State of Pro Bono Service Survey. Results show that 95% of surveyed nonprofit professionals...
Read MoreMaximizing Community Commitment: Prudential Employees Use Their Skills for Good
Headquartered in Newark, NJ for more than 100 years, Prudential is a recognized leader for its commitment to the local community. No stranger to employee volunteerism, Prudential demonstrated its investment in helping the community thrive by partnering with Taproot Foundation to host a ScopeAthon to benefit Newark, NJ nonprofits. The Pro Bono Week ScopeAthon was a half-day pro bono volunteering...
Read MorePro Bono Week 2015: Service Builds New Communities Through Knowledge Sharing
When the American Bar Association kicked off its national celebration of pro bono service for the legal community, they likely didn’t anticipate that their celebration would soon stretch beyond the legal field into HR, finance, strategy, marketing, design, IT, and a diversity of other professions, and outgrow national borders. As Pro Bono Week 2015, a global celebration of ALL pro bono service, comes...
Read MoreServices Donated by Business Professionals are Valued at $150 Per Hour, a 25% Increase over 2009 Rates
In celebration of Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation announces that the 2015 standard for the value of pro bono service has increased 25% to $150 per hour. The $150 valuation defines the average, per hour value of time donated by business professionals to nonprofit organizations through pro bono services including expertise in marketing, strategic planning, HR, and IT. This study was developed in partnership with CECP,...
Read MorePro Bono Week Spurs New Community Service Ideas
Originally published on Causecast's blog Innovative ways to build new communities This time in October is when volunteer leaders honor the power of pro bono, a global campaign that celebrates and activates pro bono service across all professions that use their talents to make a difference. Organized by Taproot, the leading national advocate for pro bono service, and inspired by...
Read MoreConnecting Business Talent to Nonprofit Need, Pro Bono Style
This blog was co-written by Robert B. Acton, Executive Director NY, Taproot Foundation; and Florencia Spangaro, Director of Stakeholder Engagement & Strategy, Citi Foundation. A year and a half ago, the two of us sat together in a diner in Queens, New York - just across the Hudson River from Manhattan - imagining over cups of coffee what a robust...
Read More