Aug 26th, 2021 Programs, Small Business, Taproot Plus, Tips from Taproot
Taproot Plus Sessions: Ideas for Impactful Consultations
Have you heard about the best kept secret on Taproot Plus? Let’s introduce you to Sessions! Taproot Plus Sessions are one-hour, one-time virtual consultation calls with experienced business professionals. They’re an amazing way for nonprofits, small businesses, or public schools to quickly problem-solve, brainstorm creative ideas, or plan for ambitious projects. And, just like the rest of Taproot’s pro bono...
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Sep 28th, 2020 Small Business
6 Ways Pro Bono Can Help Your Small Business
Small businesses across the country are hurting right now—navigating repeated closures, supply chain problems, and slowed services—all while working night and day to figure out how to recover. Would professional advice and expertise in business strategy help your team bounce back? Pro bono could play a key role in your recovery strategy. Main Street America, a subsidiary of the National...
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Sep 10th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summit, Small Business
3 Key Questions for Designing Pro Bono Programs for Small Businesses
Small businesses create and sustain jobs while providing training in transferable skills, greater self-sufficiency, and a stronger sense of community to their employees. During the 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series webinar Rebuilding our Communities: Small Businesses our panel discussed how companies could best go about offering pro bono to small businesses and described a few program design best...
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Sep 1st, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summit, Small Business
Small Business Pro Bono in Action: Two Case Studies
The 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series included a special discussion of how small businesses are essential cornerstones for communities across the country and how pro bono programs can (and should!) be designed specifically to meet their needs. While the needs of individual businesses vary as much as the work they do and the customers they serve, we can...
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Aug 27th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Summit, Small Business
Pro Bono for Small Businesses: How Volunteering Can Rebuild Community Cornerstones
Small businesses employ millions of people, provide vital services, and contribute to the well-being of their communities. But what does their path forward look like in the wake of the current crises? In our final webinar of the 2020 U.S. Pro Bono Summit Virtual Series, Rebuilding our Communities: Small Businesses, Geraud Staton, Executive Director of the Helius Foundation; Anne Wellde,...
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