Aug 28th, 2024 Social Impact, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
The History of Labor Day, and Supporting Workers of Today
For many of us, Labor Day represents summer’s last hurrah. BBQs, picnics, (and your final chance to wear white for the year!) signal the transition to cooler seasons. In fact, there’s a deeper history to the holiday, which was founded out of the labor movement of the 19th century. Learn more about Labor Day’s origins and how you can use...
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Aug 21st, 2024 Social Impact, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Back to School: Opportunities to Give Back and Support Youth
The pencils have been sharpened and the backpacks are packed, which can only mean one thing: back to school season is upon us! As families and teachers prepare for a busy fall, education nonprofits are also gearing up for the new school year. Educational equity is an issue that touches communities across the United States and abroad, and we are...
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Aug 21st, 2024 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Nonprofit Management, Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting, Volunteer Management
Learn How to Use Taproot’s Pro Bono Valuation in Upcoming Webinar
Taproot recently released our newly updated Pro Bono Valuation (PBV), a calculation that quantifies the monetary value of an hour of service by a skilled volunteer. The 2024 PBV was valued at $220 per hour, up 18% since the most recent update in 2019. So, what does the PBV have to do with your work as a CSR professional, nonprofit...
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Aug 14th, 2024 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting, Volunteer Management
Building Your Company’s Brand through Skills-Based Volunteering Programs
We recently explored the history of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs, and how skills-based volunteering (SBV) programs are a way many companies fulfill their CSR goals. Often, company’s want to build their brand through CSR, developing recognition amongst current and potential customers of the positive impacts the brand has within society. This recognition goes beyond simply convincing your potential...
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Jul 23rd, 2024 Advisory Services, Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting
Make an Impact at a Pro Bono Consulting Event This Fall
Ready to make a difference this fall? You can create meaningful impact for nonprofits in need with just a few hours of your time! Volunteers from a variety of backgrounds are needed to help create real solutions for organizations doing vital work on housing, social justice, education, poverty, healthcare, sustainability, and more. Taproot is now recruiting volunteers for two virtual...
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Jul 3rd, 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Social Impact, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Read, Watch, Take Action
On July 26, 1990, after decades of advocacy and struggle, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. The ADA was the first comprehensive federal civil rights law to protect people with disabilities from discrimination in public life. Under the bill, it became illegal to deny someone access to employment, education, or transportation because of their disability. Disabled...
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Jul 1st, 2024 Social Impact, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Public Service: As American as Apple Pie
Across the United States, family and friends will gather this week at picnics, cookouts, reunions, and other get-togethers to celebrate the Fourth of July. Besides the hot dogs and fireworks, Independence Day is an important opportunity to reflect on our relationship to the nation and what patriotism means in each of our lives. Since the founding of our country, public...
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Jun 14th, 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
Celebrating Juneteenth Through Service
One of the most important anniversaries in our nation’s history, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Though President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it didn’t take effect in states still under Confederate control. It wasn’t until Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay on June 19, 1865, that the army announced that the 250,000 enslaved...
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Apr 24th, 2024 All, Social Impact, Taproot Plus, Volunteer Consulting
National Volunteer Week: Reflections on Skilled Volunteer Service
April 21-27 is National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to celebrate and champion volunteering in all its forms. Taproot’s work is possible because of the thousands of skilled volunteers who give their time and expertise to help organizations tackling urgent social challenges around the world. Each week, on average, Taproot volunteers give 600 hours of their time to create more than...
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Feb 28th, 2024 Advisory Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Social Impact, Volunteer Consulting
What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Can Skills-Based Volunteering Fulfill Your CSR Goals?
The traditional ideas of what forms a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program are changing, and skills-based volunteering (SBV) programs are at the forefront of the new face of CSR. Taproot can help you design, implement, and manage effective corporate community engagement and skilled volunteering programs as part of evolving your CSR efforts and building employee engagement. Within most corporate social...
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