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Building Nonprofit Boards that Transform Lives

January 16, 2013

Building Nonprofit Boards that Transform Lives

Our Team and Board

At Taproot Foundation, we know connecting talented professionals with opportunities for pro bono and board service can dramatically change the game f…

Ready, Set, Pro Bono. Service Grant Projects are Staffing.

December 17, 2012

Ready, Set, Pro Bono. Service Grant Projects are Staffing.

Volunteer Consulting

When it comes to critical social issues, your expertise cuts the mustard. So lay it on thick: use the skills you already have in fields like marketin…

The Great Tech Hope

November 26, 2012

The Great Tech Hope

Service Area: Strategy Social Impact

In Silicon Valley and across tech circles around the country there is growing desire to put technology to work for social good. The world is facing g…

Meredith Hahn, AMEX VP of CSR joins Taproot Board of Directors

November 26, 2012

Meredith Hahn, AMEX VP of CSR joins Taproot Board of Directors

All Our Team and Board

Meredith Hahn is Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility at American Express, pro bono enthusiast, and newest member of the Taproot Foundatio…

ERNST & YOUNG LLP KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS making it matter

November 12, 2012

ERNST & YOUNG LLP KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS making it matter

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement Social Impact

During “EY Connect Day”, Ernst & Young LLP employees come together to connect with each other and their local communities to make a d…

November 6, 2012

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Demystifying Scaling: Part 1

November 2, 2012

Demystifying Scaling: Part 1

Nonprofit Management Service Area: Strategy

This blog by Aaron Hurst, Demystifying Scaling, is shared from the Stanford Social Innovation Review. At some point in the life of a nonprofit, it…

Pro Bono International

October 26, 2012

Pro Bono International

Advisory Services Global Pro Bono Summit

The nonprofit sector is growing worldwide. Simultaneously, nonprofits’ need for professional capacity in HR, strategy, marketing, technology an…

Leave Painting to Painters

October 25, 2012

Leave Painting to Painters

Advisory Services Corporate Social Responsibility Service Area: Strategy

Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer Company, had a realization when his company’s employees did a day of volunteer service painting a local commun…

National Pro Bono Week: Highlights from the Bay Area

October 24, 2012

National Pro Bono Week: Highlights from the Bay Area

Pro Bono Week Social Impact

Pro Bono Week is creating quite the buzz in the Bay Area and we wanted to share a few highlights from the first two days- enjoy! Huge thanks to all t…

Lawyers Don't Lead Pro Bono, Designers Do

October 24, 2012

Lawyers Don't Lead Pro Bono, Designers Do

Corporate Social Responsibility Social Impact

Which profession leads in pro bono commitment? Hint – it’s not lawyers. Designers leading the way in pro bono work Spearheaded by the maj…

Year Up is Powered by Pro Bono

October 17, 2012

Year Up is Powered by Pro Bono

Social Impact

Year Up is a national nonprofit organization that works to empower low-income, urban young adults to go from poverty to a professional career in one …

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