Operations & Analytics
Dig into pro bono ideas, resources, and examples from your fellow Taproot community members.
OVERVIEW
Utilize volunteers to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization and its services.
Strong operational infrastructure enables your organization to be attuned to the needs of your program participants, staff, and supporters—and to quickly innovate!
Professionals with experience in the fields of evaluation, operations, project management, data science, and more, are poised to support your team in building resilient and adaptable systems, workflows, and standards.
PRO BONO EXAMPLES
Ideas and inspiration for your next Taproot Plus request!
Projects
Multi-week partnerships focused on completing a specific goal or deliverable.
- • Develop an Impact Measurement Strategy
- • Project Management Tool Research & Implementation
- • Data Analysis & Visualization
- • Update 3-5 Post-Programmatic Surveys
- • Operations Audit & Recommendations
Sessions
One-hour virtual consultation calls designed for brainstorming, quick solutions, and preparing for large-scale initiatives.
- • Brainstorming AI-Assisted Efficiencies
- • Staff Training: Project Management Best Practices
- • Advice on Identifying Annual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- • Cybersecurity Advice or Troubleshooting
- • Project Planning: Elevating Your Operations Management
Don't see what your organization needs on this list of examples?
Keep in mind that all Taproot Plus pro bono requests are completely customizable based on your needs. Chat with our team for tailored recommendations and support.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Latest Operation Analytics Opportunities
Project
Design & Creative
Hunger & Food Insecurity
My goal for this Taproot project is to create an interactive StoryMaps based on a soon-to-be published research report. The ideal candidate will have geospatial, visual, and some...
Posted June 17, 2025
Food First
Project
Accounting & Finance
Community Development
We've started to use QuickBooks but there are a few tricky things that we need to sort out. We'd love to find some help getting set up. Block Power partners with organizations...
Posted
Block Power
Project
CRM
Arts, Culture, & Humanities
We have this amazing CRM Bloomerang - but we need some help. Data Scrub: We need help scrubbing the constituent data because we have some duplications. We need help finding and...
Posted June 17, 2025
Sierra Center for the Arts & Community
EVENTS
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Join our office hours to learn how pro bono support can help your organization build capacity and increase impact to continue serving our communities.
SUCCESS STORIES
Haiti Now: Changing Communities through Donated Time and Kindness
This Pro Bono Week, Taproot Foundation is spotlighting nonprofits, business professionals, and c…
Accelerating Change: Lakeview Pantry
See how pro bono made an impact on Lakeview Pantry’s volunteer management processes.
People of Pro Bono: Lan Jensen, Adaptable Security
Lan Jensen sought out pro bono support right after the inception of her organization, recognizin…
RESOURCES
Skilled Volunteers Can Help Your Nonprofit with These Overlooked, but Crucial, Tasks
By Kimberly Swartz, Senior Director of Community Engagement, Taproot Foundation As a nonprofit p…
Webinar: Volunteer Support for Start-Up and Early-Stage Nonprofits
Calling all start-up and early-stage nonprofits! Watch this Taproot recorded webinar to learn ho…
Webinar: Tapping into Under-Utilized Volunteer Skills
Watch this webinar to learn how nonprofits can leverage under-tapped volunteer skills to strengt…
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