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PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 17 and 18

August 17, 2012

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 17 and 18

Advisory Services All

During Taproot’s summer retreat in Chicago last week I had the chance to finally meet Roots from all the five metro areas that Taproot serves. …

August 17, 2012

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 17 and 18

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During Taproot’s summer retreat in Chicago last week I had the chance to finally meet Roots from all the five metro areas that Taproot serves. …

August 15, 2012

Guest Blog: Inappropriate Icebreakers

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As a Taproot employee and pro bono junkie, I watch a lot of new groups come together: teams on pro bono projects, pro bono consultants at orientation…

Summer All-Root Retreat

August 14, 2012

Summer All-Root Retreat

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Last week, our team met in Woodstock, IL for our semi-annual All-Root Retreat – three days of pro bono strategy and plotting. Roots (otherwise …

On Turnip Ties: What Being Playfully Professional is All About

August 6, 2012

On Turnip Ties: What Being Playfully Professional is All About

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10 minutes to 6 and I was late for the orientation I was giving. My bag was heavy with materials so it was difficult to maneuver through the herds of…

Pro Bono Makes Top 50

August 1, 2012

Pro Bono Makes Top 50

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It is an honor to be included for the second year on the Nonprofit Times Power and Influence Top 50. We are proud to be recognized among so many grea…

Taproot Founder's Circle

July 31, 2012

Taproot Founder's Circle

Advisory Services Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

Taproot New York recently hosted a lunch in honor of the Founder’s Circle: New York’s top pro bono consultants, each of whom have completed ove…

Taproot's Pro Bono Blog-Athon

July 30, 2012

Taproot's Pro Bono Blog-Athon

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With an ample supply of sugar and caffeine, the Taproot Foundation’s Tribeca office became a heated newsroom to rival the New York Times on Sat…

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 16

July 27, 2012

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 16

Social Impact

Armin Pialek is the first Fellow in a pilot joint venture between Taproot and the BMW Foundation. He is working to first bring pro bono to Germany, a…

A Skills-Based Revolutionary: Taproot's Aaron Hurst

July 24, 2012

A Skills-Based Revolutionary: Taproot's Aaron Hurst

Philanthropy

Below is an excerpt from an interview with Aaron Hurst by Ryan Scott, CEO of Causecast and Forbes contributor. A taproot is the core root of a plant …

Six Common Pro Bono Models

July 23, 2012

Six Common Pro Bono Models

All Philanthropy

When we think about pro bono services, we typically picture teams of business professionals doing projects for a nonprofit — building a new Web…

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 15

July 20, 2012

PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 15

Social Impact

Armin Pialek is the first Fellow in a pilot joint venture between Taproot and the BMW Foundation. He is working to first bring pro bono to Germany, a…

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