Eight Models of Pro Bono: General Contracting - Vidocq Society
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…
Nominate Taproot's first Pro Bono Role Model of the Year
WE’RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR YOU TO MAKE IT MATTER It’s been a year since the release of Mommy and Daddy Do it Pro Bono , the widely-accl…
The Power of Pro Bono: A Book Review
A few months ago, John Cary, president and CEO of Next American City and former Public Architecture executive director, shared with me an advance dig…
Calling all Pro Bono Photographers
Attention, pro bono photographers! Our friends at PhotoPhilanthropy are hosting the 2010 Activist Awards to promote photography as a tool “to i…
Five Excuses for Not Doing It Pro Bono
At Taproot Foundation, we’ve got a million reasons why you should do it pro bono: networking opportunities, social change, professional develop…
Between the Rock and an Egg: Social Investment in China
I just got back from the International Advisory Board meeting of CiYUAN, a three-year initiative to increase social investment in China. It was my fi…
Avoiding "Third World America" through Pro Bono Service
Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post just released her book Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betrayi…
Finding the Best Talent
One of my early mentors advised me to try to always hire people who are passionate about their craft–whether it be human resources, strategy or…
The Greatest Job in the World
Behind the scenes of the pro bono movement From the surrounding patches, you might have gathered the quote pictured above, found on the wall of the F…
In Memory of 9/11
Spend this weekend in memory of those who lost and sacrificed their lives nine years ago. In honor of the events of 9/11, please remember to serve. A…
Knowledge Tax
Individual income and organizational performance are directly tied to knowledge and skills. If you have an MBA, you earn a lot more over the course o…
Five Years
This year, YouTube turns five. In this short span, entrepreneurs created this service, sold it to Google and changed the way people consume media. It…
