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Hurst on HuffPo: Can the Haves Understand the Have-Nots?

August 3, 2011

Hurst on HuffPo: Can the Haves Understand the Have-Nots?

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Taproot’s founder Aaron Hurst conducted an interview on Huffington Post with Kerry Sullivan, President of the Bank of America Charitable Founda…

Service Grant Spotlight: Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

July 26, 2011

Service Grant Spotlight: Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

Programs Service Area: Marketing

A look at  how Unusual Suspects Theatre Company leveraged pro bono support Born out of the ashes of the Los Angeles riots of 1992, the Unusual Suspec…

Hurst on SSIR: Surdna CEO on Philanthropic Isolation

July 22, 2011

Hurst on SSIR: Surdna CEO on Philanthropic Isolation

Global Social Impact

I recently interviewed my colleague Phillip Henderson for the Stanford Social Innovation Review about the challenges he faces as the president of the…

Service Grant Spotlight: Westside Family Health Center

July 21, 2011

Service Grant Spotlight: Westside Family Health Center

Programs Service Area: Marketing Service Area: Technology

Since 1974, Westside Family Health Center (WFHC) has grown from a grassroots women’s clinic to a Federally Qualified Health Center that annuall…

Hurst on HuffPo: What I've learned from pro bono service

July 18, 2011

Hurst on HuffPo: What I've learned from pro bono service

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

The power of pro bono service Earlier this year at Taproot Foundation, we delivered our one millionth hour of pro bono service to the communities we …

Lights, Camera, LA! : Highlighting Taproot's Newest Office

July 13, 2011

Lights, Camera, LA! : Highlighting Taproot's Newest Office

Programs Volunteer Consulting

Being the newest of the five cities to establish itself within Taproot’s national framework, Taproot Los Angeles continues to expand and evolve…

Know a star for our board?

July 11, 2011

Know a star for our board?

Nonprofit Management Our Team and Board

Building a movement For the past 10 years, Taproot has developed the pro bono ethic into a powerful movement by strategically connecting business tal…

Drinking Our Own Kool-Aid

July 8, 2011

Drinking Our Own Kool-Aid

Nonprofit Management Service Area: Strategy Volunteer Management

Cutting through the jargon Enter any Taproot office, and within five minutes, besides being surprised by our yellow walls and striped socks, you̵…

Hurst on HuffPo: Gap Foundation President's Thoughts on Passion, Gen X and Service

July 6, 2011

Hurst on HuffPo: Gap Foundation President's Thoughts on Passion, Gen X and Service

Leadership Social Impact

We conducted an interview on Huffington Post with Bobbi Silten, President of Gap Foundation and Senior Vice President, Global Responsibility for Gap …

Design Observer: Structured for Creativity

July 6, 2011

Design Observer: Structured for Creativity

Nonprofit Management Volunteer Management

Structured for creativity At Taproot, our passion is strategically building capacity for nonprofits using quality pro bono resources. But to provide …

Pro Bono Patriots

July 1, 2011

Pro Bono Patriots

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

Public service: as American as apple pie As Fourth of July weekend kicks off and feelings of patriotism begin to surge, the idea of public service na…

VIDEO: How to Build an In-House Pro Bono Program

June 29, 2011

VIDEO: How to Build an In-House Pro Bono Program

Advisory Services Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Yesterday’s webinar walking through our new BUILD blueprint gave a great overview on how to develop and scale your own pro bono programs. We sh…

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