Dec 9th, 2021 Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Volunteer Your Skills to Your Favorite Causes This Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us! Nonprofits need your help to meet their end-of-year goals. While donating money is always a generous option, consider volunteering your skills if you're looking for a new way to support the causes you care about. Taproot Plus, our online volunteer matching platform, helps you find the perfect opportunity to flex your professional strengths, all...
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Nov 18th, 2021 Nonprofit Management, Pro Bono Week, Small Business, Volunteer Consulting
Pro Bono Week 2021: Taproot Doubles Impact for Social Good
Thanks to all who joined us during Pro Bono Week (October 24-30), a time to celebrate pro bono service around the world. This week allows us to recognize the dedication of our volunteers who share their skills with nonprofits, along with the nonprofits striving to further their missions by collaborating with these volunteers. We set an ambitious goal this year to create 100+ pro...
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Nov 16th, 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Nonprofit Management, Pro Bono Summit, Volunteer Consulting
Highlights from Taproot Foundation’s 2021 U.S. Pro Bono Summit
Taproot Foundation celebrated its annual U.S. Pro Bono Summit, exploring how the power of pro bono service can transform nonprofits, schools, and small businesses. The Summit provided innovative tips and facilitated open discussions between corporate pro bono practitioners to share their experiences, best practices, and challenges in developing skills-based volunteering opportunities. Taproot also delivered two webinars for the nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate sectors,...
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Sep 21st, 2021 Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting
3 Benefits of Volunteering Pro Bono
Volunteers are the driving force behind Taproot pro bono. Right now, tens of thousands of business professionals have signed up to generously donate their skills and time to nonprofits in our community. But why do they do it? Why are they so willing to share their valuable expertise for free? The honest answer: it varies. In Taproot’s 20 years of...
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Apr 14th, 2021 Tips from Taproot, Volunteer Consulting
Your Guide to Including Pro Bono on Your Resume
Updating your resume: a familiar (if not well-loved) task for all working professionals. Making changes to your resume can be a daunting to-do on its own—but trying to add in your pro bono experience effectively presents a brand-new challenge. We can help with that! After hearing volunteers asking how best to go about the process, we created this guide to why, where, and how to best include your pro bono experience on your resume. Why should I add pro bono to my resume? Because your pro bono work is awesome! Pro bono is about getting...
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Mar 5th, 2021 People of Pro Bono, Service Area: Marketing, Volunteer Consulting
People of Pro Bono: Don Mulkey
"Jump in. Not only will you be doing something with a greater purpose, but you’ll be amazed at how wonderful it feels to help others succeed. " — Don Mulkey, Advertising Creative Director Don Mulkey wanted to do something impactful with his creative side. That's when he decided to donate his years of experience pro bono. Check out our People...
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Feb 12th, 2021 People of Pro Bono, Service Area: Finance, Volunteer Consulting
People of Pro Bono: Neeta Shah
“Rewarding—that’s how I define my experience giving my skills through pro bono. I thoroughly enjoyed working alongside all the nonprofit professionals and teams. Everyone involved was so intelligent, creative, and humble!" —Neeta Shah, finance professional and skilled volunteer Neeta Shah has donated over 60 hours of pro bono service using Taproot Plus and she wanted to share her experience giving back with other volunteers. Check out our People of...
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Dec 16th, 2020 Programs, Tips from Taproot, Volunteer Consulting
5 Questions to Ask in Your Nonprofit Interview
You did it—you took the leap and applied to share your professional skills with a social good organization through Taproot Plus. But before you dive into giving back, it’s time to figure out if this specific pro bono project is a good fit for you and the nonprofit’s team. It can be tough to land on which questions to ask during this first meeting. That’s where we come in. Taproot is in the business of connecting nonprofits 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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Jun 12th, 2020 COVID-19, Volunteer Consulting
How to Get Started with Virtual Volunteering on Taproot Plus
Who here has wanted to try virtual volunteering? Ok, you can put your hands down—you’ve come to the right place! Now who here wants to know what they’re getting into before signing up? Ah, those same hands. And we commend you! It’s a great idea to learn some best practices before jumping in. Lately we’ve gotten a lot of questions...
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