Service Nation Goes Local
We attended a meeting yesterday hosted by the Gap at their New York offices to coordinate responses to the flood of New Yorkers wanting to volunteer.…
Does Service Still Matter to HR Today?
Last week the Taproot Foundation surveyed 450 business professionals about their attitudes toward corporate philanthropy and community service. The r…
Need for Corporate Leadership
Last week the Taproot Foundation surveyed 450 business professionals about their attitudes toward corporate philanthropy and community service. The r…
Bailed Out Companies Bailing Out Nonprofits?
Last week the Taproot Foundation surveyed 450 business professionals about their attitudes toward corporate philanthropy and community service. The r…
Can You Be Charitable While Doing Layoffs?
Last week the Taproot Foundation surveyed 450 business professionals about their attitudes toward corporate philanthropy and community service. The r…
Serving a Recession
Business Week just published their annual customer service rankings. The theme this year in the accompanying editorial is the role of service during …
Nonprofit Capacity to Use Pro Bono
There has been significant discussion in the national service field about the need to build the capacity of nonprofits to utilize pro bono services. …
Designer of the Year: Pro Bono
Two weeks ago the leadership team of Public Architecture won the prestigious Designer of the Year award from Contract Magazine, a publication in the …
Resolutions
Every year, the Taproot Foundation sees a big boost in volunteer applications in early January. We refer to it as the New Year’s Resolution Bum…
State of Nonprofit Environmental Leadership
We recently added a question to our online Service Grant application asking nonprofits to report if they have an environmental policy and, if so, to …
Goalkeeper Theory and Recessions
This past Sunday marked one of my favorite days of the year–the day the New York Times Magazine publishes the “Ideas of the Year” i…
Recession Innovation
When Obama was first elected last month the media and talking heads spoke a lot about how the President-elect was going to have to put his agenda on …
