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Grantspace Live Chat: Finding pro bono professional services with Taproot's Anne Diaz

May 20, 2011

Grantspace Live Chat: Finding pro bono professional services with Taproot's Anne Diaz

Advisory Services Nonprofit Management Volunteer Management

A whole afternoon dedicated to exploring the wonders of pro bono service? We love the sound that! Our friends at Grantspace have put together an amaz…

The Story Behind our Postcard: Meet Pro Bono Hero Shelly Oberman!

May 19, 2011

The Story Behind our Postcard: Meet Pro Bono Hero Shelly Oberman!

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

Looking cool and relaxed in a turnip tie, Shelly Oberman is the featured Pro Bono Hero on our recruitment postcards. As a professional photographer, …

Book Release: Nonprofit Management 101

May 13, 2011

Book Release: Nonprofit Management 101

Leadership Nonprofit Management

At Taproot, we know better than anyone the importance of building infrastructure and capacity for nonprofits. It takes more than just a great idea or…

HuffPo: How to Open 31 Offices in a Year

May 10, 2011

HuffPo: How to Open 31 Offices in a Year

Social Impact Volunteer Management

A look at the success of Bet Tzedek Bet Tzedek , a nonprofit headquartered in Los Angeles, was founded in 1974 by a small group of lawyers, rabbis an…

The Story Behind our Home Page: Meet Pro Bono Hero Rhea Wong!

May 9, 2011

The Story Behind our Home Page: Meet Pro Bono Hero Rhea Wong!

Programs Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

If you’ve ever visited our home page , then you’re familiar with the lovely lady pictured above. But this Taproot cover model isn’t…

Eight Models of Pro Bono: Loaned Employee - IBM Corporate Service Corps

May 3, 2011

Eight Models of Pro Bono: Loaned Employee - IBM Corporate Service Corps

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Over the next few months, Director of Programming Carol Guttery will be contributing a series based on Making Pro Bono Work: 8 Proven Models for Comm…

HuffPo: When Nonprofits Exploit Clients for Marketing Gain

April 28, 2011

HuffPo: When Nonprofits Exploit Clients for Marketing Gain

Nonprofit Management Service Area: Marketing

Marketing is increasingly critical to the survival and success of nonprofit organizations. It is not only about meeting critical fundraising needs, b…

Pro Bono Service for Toddlers

April 25, 2011

Pro Bono Service for Toddlers

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

One of our rock star pro bono consultants sent us this adorable story of how donating professional skills has made her into a positive role model for…

We've moved! Welcome to the new home of Taproot NYC

April 21, 2011

We've moved! Welcome to the new home of Taproot NYC

Programs

After more than seven years of serving the local community, Taproot finally has a place to call its own in New York City. As of Monday, we’ve m…

HuffPo: Hug-an-Accountant Month

April 12, 2011

HuffPo: Hug-an-Accountant Month

Service Area: Finance Volunteer Consulting

Being an accountant is like being a dentist, only you have to cram all your patients in over the course of just two months. This is not a good time o…

Math for the Pro Bono Junkie: A Taproot Poem

April 11, 2011

Math for the Pro Bono Junkie: A Taproot Poem

Social Impact

Can $10,000 save a teacher’s job or provide a lifesaving surgery for a kid? It depends on how you do the math. Aidan is a kid with a life-threa…

Foundations, Transparency, and Web 2.0

April 8, 2011

Foundations, Transparency, and Web 2.0

Nonprofit Management Service Area: Marketing

Embracing Web 2.0 tools In September 2010, the Foundation Center published a report on Web 2.0 activities of foundations which encompass blogging and…

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