Accounting & Finance
Dig into pro bono ideas, resources, and examples from your fellow Taproot community members.
OVERVIEW
Invest in organizational resiliency through volunteer support in financial management, budgeting, and more.
Strong financial management helps your organization keep its lights on, programs running, and focus on the bottom line—fulfilling your mission and serving community members.
Skilled finance and accounting volunteers can assist in tackling pressing financial questions and shoring up your nonprofit's stability for years to come.
Pro Bono Examples
Ideas and inspiration for your next Taproot Plus request!
Projects
Multi-week partnerships focused on completing a specific goal or deliverable.
- Accounting System Research & Set-Up
- Conduct a Pricing Exercise
- Tax Filing Assistance
- Develop an Annual Budget
- Financial Management Assessment & Recommendations
Sessions
One-hour virtual consultation calls designed for brainstorming, quick solutions, and preparing for large-scale initiatives.
- Financial Management Best Practices
- Budgeting 101 for a New Organization
- Accounting System Screen-Share & Live Problem-Solving
- Project Planning: Financial Analysis
- Tips for Identifying Financial Risk
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Latest Accounting & Finance Opportunities
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Our employee handbook was developed in 2016 and is out of date. We need a comprehensive update to the full handbook, including refreshed policies and procedures and revised...
Posted October 16, 2026
Forest Preserve Foundation
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The Forest Preserve Foundation wants to build sustained relationships with family foundations whose commitment to community, conservation, and lasting impact aligns with the...
Posted October 16, 2026
Forest Preserve Foundation
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Reading With Mrs. Richardson has grown significantly over the past several years, but our website has not kept pace with that growth. We have expanded our literacy programming,...
Posted October 16, 2026
Reading With Mrs. Richardson
EVENTS
Oct 28, 2026
Volunteer Orientation
Join our orientation to get started donating your skills to strengthen nonprofits and hone your expertise.
Oct 29, 2026
Nonprofit Orientation
Join this event to learn how to access pro bono expertise to help your nonprofit build capacity to continue supporting our communities.
SUCCESS STORIES
Get inspired by learning about some of the people putting skills-based volunteering in action.
Gloria Liu: From Volunteer to Board Member
Completing 160 hours of service, Gloria Liu now serves on the Board of Directors for an organizatio…
Pro Bono in Action: ReBirth Empowerment Education
This is an excerpt from the Taproot’s Building Resiliency Through Pro Bono resource. ReBirth …
People of Pro Bono: Chris Bzdon, Child Care Resource & Referral
Chris Bzdon, the Executive Director of Child Care Resource & Referral of Chicago, defines her exper…
RESOURCES
Resiliency Pro Bono Project Highlight: Finance Strategy
Communities have long relied on social good organizations and nonprofits when crisis strikes. But o…
5 Ways Skilled Volunteers Can Boost Your Nonprofit Startup
Started a new nonprofit? Congratulations! Support is a few clicks away. Launching a nonprofit organ…
Pro Bono Project Guide: Workforce Development Edition
A guide to pro bono projects selected with workforce development organizations in mind, including t…
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