National Volunteer Week Thank You

Happy National Volunteer Week!

Consider this an interactive, virtual thank you card from all of us at Taproot Foundation.

Today we honor our pro bono consultants from coast to coast for National Volunteer Week, or as we call it, National Pro Bono Week! Since 2001, you have collectively provided $49 million of pro bono services to over 800 nonprofits nationwide and we are grateful for your commitment.

We don’t award money to nonprofits; we award something far more valuable–your talent and time. You are truly the life force of Taproot Foundation and we realize every success we have is ultimately due to your great work and dedication. To our over 4,000 current pro bono consultants —thank you all for using your gifts and skills to give back. We are so proud to have each of you as part of our team.

Please take a moment to reflect on your tremendous accomplishments highlighted below. We encourage you each to leave a message of thanks to your fellow “Roots” in the Taproot Foundation family. Think of recognizing your project teammates or even pro bono consultants in other markets you’ve never met before! Together, you represent a powerful network of innovative professionals dedicated to solving problems. Whether you know it or not, you are advancing the pro bono movement in the U.S., inspiring others to join, and serving as an invaluable resource to nonprofits nationwide.

We look forward to another year working with all of you to continue strengthening more nonprofits and communities.

Thank you all for making pro bono service a priority. We couldn’t do this without you.

Look at all you’ve accomplished in the last year!
(Since National Pro Bono Week 2008)

Bay Area Pro Bono Consultants

This is where it all began. As our founding market, you have been there since the beginning, in 2001. Thank you for continuing to be such a strong foundation upon which we can grow.

1,394 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
106 projects completed
$4,670,000 of capacity building services donated!

New York Pro Bono Consultants

In 2004, Taproot Foundation officially became a “national” organization thanks to all of your hard work on local projects. Donating your talents at such a critical moment in our history enabled us to take a leap and expand. Now you’ve brought us to the cover of the New York Times and NBC Nightly News online. Thank you for helping us see what more was possible.

1,002 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
77 projects completed
$3,270,000 of capacity building services donated!

Chicago Pro Bono Consultants

Since 2006, you’ve made “pro bono work” as Chicagoan a notion as deep-dish pizza. As the founding Midwestern market, you have helped us pilot new ideas for our Service Grant program, being a hub of innovation for Taproot Foundation. Thank you for helping us strengthen our model.

729 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
55 projects completed
$2,370,000 of capacity building services donated!

Seattle Pro Bono Consultants

Your commitment to service is so off the charts, you are the first market to ever be honored with an official benefit concert! Since 2007, you’ve been strengthening local nonprofits and people have noticed, like KEXP radio and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Thank you for proving that pro bono service is something to talk (and sing) about!

441 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
26 projects completed
$1,010,000 of capacity building services donated!

Washington DC Pro Bono Consultants

Happy one-year anniversary! What better way to spread the pro bono movement nationwide than by bringing it to the nation’s capital? Thank you for helping us set roots in the capital and expand our mission to a truly national level.

271 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
6 projects completed, 19 in progress
$270,000 of capacity building services donated!
$950,000 of capacity building services to be donated!

Los Angeles Pro Bono Consultants

As our newest market, in just a few short months you have already accomplished so much. Without even having permanent Taproot Foundation staff on site yet, you self-organized a giant kick off event, a networking event and truly hit the ground running! Thank you for your energy and excitement to get started.

162 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
7 projects in progress and more on the way!
$365,000 of capacity building services to be donated!

Boston Pro Bono Consultants

Since we are suspending operations in Boston, your continued dedication to service is especially important now, as we complete our remaining projects. Thank you for ensuring our nonprofit clients in Boston continue to be well-served. We look forward to returning to Boston in the future, coming back stronger than ever.

318 current pro bono consultants

In the past year…
17 projects completed
$755,000 of capacity building services donated!

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