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MasterCard Makes a Difference for Women in Technology through Pro Bono

April 23, 2014

MasterCard Makes a Difference for Women in Technology through Pro Bono

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement Programs

Does the idea of tapping into your talents to tackle big picture problems sound exciting to you? Well, it sounded exciting to 26 MasterCard employees…

Confessions of a Pro Bono Copywriter

April 18, 2014

Confessions of a Pro Bono Copywriter

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

Full disclosure: I’m a professional TV writer who gets paid to encourage viewers to stick around, to stay right where they are, to keep watchin…

A Thank You to Pro Bono Consultants During National Volunteer Week

April 10, 2014

A Thank You to Pro Bono Consultants During National Volunteer Week

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

Visiting the Taproot Foundation website? It’s hard to miss the really big blue number on the top-right side of the homepage. 127 million dollar…

The Key to Scaled Impact: Employee Leadership

April 10, 2014

The Key to Scaled Impact: Employee Leadership

Corporate Social Responsibility Pro Bono Summit

Postcards from the Pro Bono Summit: Corporate Day Every year, one of the highlights of the Corporate Day of the Global Pro Bono Summit is the “…

Throw it on the wall and see what sticks

April 8, 2014

Throw it on the wall and see what sticks

Corporate Social Responsibility Pro Bono Summit

Throw it on the wall and see what sticks – that has always been my motto! The concept that no idea is a bad idea, that you need to explore all …

SWISH! Pro Bono MADNESS (in March) was a HUGE success!

March 13, 2014

SWISH! Pro Bono MADNESS (in March) was a HUGE success!

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

The San Francisco Bay Area office hosted a fast-paced, fun-filled all day scoping event last weekend. Thirty-five active pro bono consultants, who ha…

March 3, 2014

Storify: 17th Transatlantic Forum and 2nd Global Pro Pono Summit

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The BMW Foundation and Taproot partnered to present the first ever combined Transatlantic Forum and Global Pro Pono Summit. Below is the BMW Foundati…

WordPress Developers: Leap into the Pro Bono World!

March 3, 2014

WordPress Developers: Leap into the Pro Bono World!

Service Area: Technology Volunteer Consulting

Pro bono. It is a phrase that can evoke strong emotions. Some recoil in horror at the thought for doing something without pay. Some have nightmares o…

Warm up with Taproot's New Nonprofit Grantees

February 21, 2014

Warm up with Taproot's New Nonprofit Grantees

All Programs Volunteer Consulting

What a winter it’s been. Polar vortex after polar vortex. Mountains of snow. Sheets of ice. (No comments from you, California.) But now, weR…

Want to improve your clients' experience? Just add hospitality!

February 11, 2014

Want to improve your clients' experience? Just add hospitality!

Nonprofit Management

What do hotels and direct service nonprofit organizations have in common?  More than you might think. Social sector organizations provide crucial ser…

February 6, 2014

Asking for (pro bono) help has never been so easy

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If you??e ever renovated anything, you know it?? one thing to buy a DIY book and quite another to actually DIY. There?? always something that doesn??…

January 27, 2014

Taproot's Salesforce Service Grant Impacts Nonprofits and Consultants Alike

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Since its launch in March of 2012, the Salesforce Database Service Grant has been one of the most sought after grants in Taproot?? catalog. And if yo…

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