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    Oct 23rd, 2019 All, Pro Bono Week, Programs, Social Impact

    Photo Series: The Impact of Pro Bono on Communities Around the Globe

    This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits who are making a difference in their communities through pro bono support. Each and every day, nonprofit organizations are working to make their communities a better place by lifting up those they serve. And they're taking on this work with the support of business professionals sharing their expertise pro bono. This...

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    Oct 14th, 2019 Nonprofit Management, Pro Bono Week, Programs, Social Impact, Technology

    Haiti Now: Changing Communities through Donated Time and Kindness

    This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits, business professionals, and companies who are playing key roles in bringing the impact of pro bono to life in communities around the globe. Haiti Now is using the power of education to end child servitude in Haiti, and they’re doing so with the support of skilled volunteers thousands of miles away....

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    Free World Associates discusses their innovative use of Taproot pro bono support.
    Aug 9th, 2019 Nonprofit Management, Programs, Social Impact, Volunteer Management

    Profile of a Pro Bono Super User: Free World Associates

    Conversations with Free World Associates’ Founder and President, David Steinman Free World Associates is a 30-year-old network of human rights and democracy activists. Completely volunteer run, their mission is to promote global peace and economic development by helping closed societies become more democratic, transparent, and accountable. At the helm is David Steinman, a foreign democracy revolution strategist who was honored...

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    A strategy professional shares why she chooses to make a difference through pro bono service.
    Mar 19th, 2019 Programs, Strategy, Volunteer Consulting

    People of Pro Bono: Aya Mimura

    As a corporate strategy analyst, Aya feeds off of collaboration. Factor in her desire to make a difference and you have a truly energizing pro bono experience on your hands. My pro bono experience in just one word? Enlightening. I initially decided to volunteer pro bono because I was looking to "lend" my skills to nonprofits. My friends in the...

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    Free World Associates discusses their innovative use of Taproot pro bono support.
    Feb 25th, 2019 Nonprofit Management, Programs, Volunteer Management

    Profile of a Pro Bono Super User: Free World Associates

    Having successfully completed 33 pro bono engagements through Taproot+, Free World Associates are officially experts at pro bono project management. Here are their tips for recruiting and managing skilled volunteers.

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    Read how Taproot's pro bono Speed Consulting event impacted this start up nonprofit
    Oct 19th, 2018 People of Pro Bono, Pro Bono Week, Programs

    People of Pro Bono: Danielle de la Fuente, Amal Alliance

    Danielle founded Amal Alliance to empower displaced children through social development programs at refugee camps and informal settlements around the globe. She recently attended her first Taproot program, our 9/11 Day of Service pro bono Speed Consulting—and she’s already excited about what comes next! Diving in Amal Alliance is an entirely volunteer-run organization at this point. While we have been...

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    Aug 31st, 2017 Global, Programs, Technology

    Taproot Foundation Expands Online Pro Bono Platform to First Global Market with Singapore Partner Empact

    OAKLAND, Calif., August 31, 2017 /3BL Media/ - The Taproot Foundation announces the global expansion of online pro bono matchmaking platform Taproot Plus to Singapore in partnership with Empact Ltd. The pilot program will launch during Pro Bono Week, October 22 – 28, 2017. Taproot Plus connects nonprofit and social change organizations with experts who are donating their skills and time pro bono. Expanding to Singapore “We...

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    Measuring how much social value their corporate pro bono programs generate
    Mar 23rd, 2017 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Programs, Social Impact

    Outputs vs. Outcomes – Don’t Settle for Done

    We know you want to build pro bono programs that have real impact—you need your investment to matter to those you serve. But we also know that many companies struggle to validate their assumptions about how much social value their programs are generating. Measuring the social value of pro bono programs Last year, Taproot, True Impact, and Mastercard joined forces...

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    Robert Berger People of Pro Bono
    Nov 22nd, 2016 People of Pro Bono, Programs, Strategy

    People of Pro Bono: Robert Berger

    Robert Berger, a strategic planning consultant, is not only a history buff, a semi-serious hiker and an amateur vegetable gardener, he is also a dedicated pro bono consultant with over 800 hours in pro bono service. Helping nonprofits achieve their mission My favorite part of doing pro bono is getting a first-hand look at the good work nonprofits do in...

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    Leading companies
    Jul 19th, 2016 Advisory Services, Programs, Strategy

    Industry-leading Companies Move Fast, and Their Work in the Social Sector is No Exception

    Five years ago corporate pro bono programs were few and far between. Today more than 500 companies provide skills-based support to the nonprofit sector. With pro bono programs becoming an industry standard for employee engagement and social impact, more and more companies are looking for creative ways to stand out. Signature pro bono program For many companies, the next step...

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