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    Pro Bono Week
    Oct 25th, 2021 Pro Bono Week, Service Area: Strategy, Volunteer Consulting

    Pro Bono Week: Five Business Strategy Volunteer Opportunities

     We're jumping into day 2 of Pro Bono Week 2021! Pro Bono Week  is a special time to celebrate the impact of pro bono service globally. The week allows us to recognize the commitment of the volunteers sharing their skills, as well as the social change organizations harnessing that talent to move their missions forward.   Every Pro Bono Week, Taproot challenges ourselves to...

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    Fundraising Pro Bono Highlight: Stakeholder Research
    Oct 20th, 2021 Service Area: Fundraising, Service Area: Strategy

    Fundraising Pro Bono Highlight: Stakeholder Research

    This is a part of a series highlighting how impactful business pro bono support can be for nonprofit fundraising. Click here for information on the full series.   Running a fundraising drive at a nonprofit can sometimes feel like you’re yelling into a void. You may have all the data on how critical your mission is, stories demonstrating its impact, and plenty of communications prepared, but unless you have a clear vision of who you’re trying...

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    May 21st, 2021 Service Area: Strategy, Tips from Taproot

    Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Program Evaluation

    Nonprofits are often the first to respond when communities are in crisis, but all too often a lack of behind-the-scenes resources makes it hard for them to do that essential work. Pro bono can help provide those resources and ultimately increase their impact.   We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project-by-project to highlight how working with volunteers on capacity-building projects can grow nonprofit impact. Check out our previous project highlights on pitch...

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    Taproot 2020 Nonprofit Resiliency Survey, Strategy Highlight
    Apr 2nd, 2021 COVID-19, Service Area: Strategy

    Taproot’s 2020 Nonprofit Resiliency Survey Key Takeaways: Strategy Highlights

    In the summer of 2020, we surveyed nonprofits on how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their work. Organizations across mission areas and budget sizes told us that the pandemic had done more than impact their day-to-day programmatic work, it was putting a real strain on their operations and fundraising efforts. We break down high-level insights from that survey in our...

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    Creative Emajinations
    Mar 23rd, 2021 Service Area: Strategy, Tips from Taproot

    Pro Bono in Action: Creative Emajinations

    This excerpt of Taproot’s series on resilient nonprofit leaders comes from our resource ‘Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono.’ Download the nonprofit resource for additional project highlights and nonprofit case studies.   Can you feel the beat? Well the kids at Creative Emajinations sure can! Located in Kansas City, this nonprofit is working to bring dance, music, and, most importantly, confidence to children who want to express themselves. Their...

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    Feb 5th, 2021 COVID-19, Nonprofit Management, Service Area: HR, Service Area: Marketing, Service Area: Strategy, Service Area: Technology

    The Support Your Nonprofit Needs, When You Need It

    The work of social good organizations like yours has been a healing balm during this past year, leading recovery efforts for communities around the globe. From adoption events that paired the isolated with furry friends, to arts institutions whose online exhibitions gave us a much-needed escape, to the social justice organizations who’ve never stopped pushing us towards equity—your work has...

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    Postcolonial Networks
    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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    Hand in Hand Parenting
    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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    Competitor and collaborator Analysis
    Jan 6th, 2021 Service Area: Strategy, Tips from Taproot

    Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Competitor and Collaborator Analysis

    Our communities can always look to social change organizations to lead rebuilding and recovery efforts, no matter the challenge. Nonprofits are now facing shifts in traditional funding and decreased access to in-person volunteer support while addressing these ever-growing societal needs. It’s critical that these organizations get the support they need to thrive. That’s where  pro bono can help. We’re breaking down...

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    SWOT Analysis
    Dec 28th, 2020 Service Area: Strategy, Tips from Taproot

    Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: SWOT Analysis

    Our communities rely on nonprofits to lead rebuilding and recovery efforts whenever a new challenge arises. While rising to meet these needs, social change organizations often struggle with changes in funding, volunteer support, and more. Pro bono can help fill those gaps.   We’re breaking down our nonprofit resource, Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono, project by project to highlight how connections with skilled volunteers can help your organization become more resilient...

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