Jun 4th, 2021 Our Team and Board, Social Impact
Celebrating Pride Month and Matt O’Grady Day at Taproot
Since 2008, Matt O’Grady Day has been a Taproot Foundation holiday that commemorates the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States by celebrating the wedding anniversary of former Taproot executive Matt O’Grady. The day has always been about more than one particular person’s marriage—it’s about justice, civil rights, and celebrating the victories made in the continued fight for LGBTQ+...
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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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Nov 24th, 2020 Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting
Taproot Gives Thanks for Our Volunteers
We're entering this season of giving thanks especially full of gratitude. Despite navigating a pandemic and so much more, volunteer participation in our pro bono programs at Taproot Foundation has never been higher. This show of support speaks to our volunteer community's generosity and empathy, and demonstrates why each and every member of that community was a clear shoe-in for...
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Nov 20th, 2020 Nonprofit Management, Social Impact, Tips from Taproot
Pro Bono in Action: Braata Productions
This is an excerpt from the Taproot's Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono resource. To develop a fuller understanding and appreciation of the vibrant art and culture of the Caribbean, look no further than Braata Productions. Their nonprofit is dedicated to bringing Caribbean folk culture, visual art, music, stories, movement, and theatre into prominence by uplifting Caribbean and Caribbean-American artists and giving them...
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Oct 21st, 2020 Global, Pro Bono Week, Service Area: Technology, Social Impact
Education Anywhere: How Rumie Is Using Pro Bono to Cross the Digital Divide
2020 has been a year unlike any other. Communities around the world are working together to address and recover from compounding crises. Nonprofits of every shape and size have been stepping up to support them. And we’re spotlighting the role of pro bono service in rebuilding communities as a part of this year’s Pro Bono Week. Rumie is a nonprofit...
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Sep 23rd, 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Social Impact
Inequity in the Nonprofit Funding Gap: How Strategic Pro Bono Can Help Counter Systemic Inequity in Nonprofit Funding
It’s widely known that there is a funding gap in the nonprofit world—that traditional grant funding often only accounts for a small percentage of what a nonprofit requires in order to run successfully. We’ve discussed this problem before, and how pro bono can be used to help provide some relief. But discussions about the funding gap are incomplete if they...
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Sep 22nd, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Social Impact
Deloitte: Leveraging Professional Skills to Help Nonprofits Solve Complex Challenges
It’s powerful to see grassroots initiatives out in our communities. They bubble up organically, fueled by passionate, committed people intent on making society a better place for all. But it’s not all that common to see organic initiatives blossom like this in the corporate world. That’s why we are beyond inspired when we see an initiative like Deloitte’s stepup program...
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Jul 8th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Social Impact
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Partners with Taproot Foundation to Launch Online Volunteering Platform
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is partnering with Taproot Foundation, a leader in pro bono volunteer service, to launch the state’s first dedicated platform for virtual pro bono volunteering. Through this platform, Louisiana’s nonprofits can connect with individual volunteers who have business expertise in areas where they are seeking assistance. Using the online platform Taproot Plus, business professionals...
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Jun 18th, 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Impact
Matt O’Grady Day 2020: a Day for Reflection and Responsibility
From Lindsay Firestone Gruber, Taproot Foundation's President & CEO Every June at Taproot Foundation we are proud to celebrate a day we call Matt O’Grady Day. This day is both a celebration of the civil rights that activists have won and protected, and a day of service, engagement, learning, and reflection on how we can do better. But if you’ve...
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