Taproot Foundation: Building the Pro Bono Marketplace

Since 2001, Taproot Foundation has proven that pro bono service is a viable and reliable tool for strengthening nonprofit organizations. Today, Taproot continues to lead the field nationally, and seeks to build a pro bono marketplace that, like philanthropy, is large, accessible, professional and transparent. By taking lessons learned from our award-winning Service Grant Program and applying them to our innovative new program areas, we work to stimulate the supply of pro bono resources through our corporate Advisory Services practice, as well as demand for these services by giving nonprofits the tools and training that sets them up for successful pro bono engagements. Our work has evolved to include thought leadership and international field-building, convening global leaders in the social sector to guide the design and direction of the pro bono movement while focusing on infusing a pro bono ethic into business professions, professional schools, companies and nonprofits in communities across the country and around the world. Visit www.taprootfoundation.org to learn more.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Adobe Brings Design Thinking to Nonprofits in Need

Social Impact & Volunteering

Marketing and Communications Talent Drives Social Impact
How can today’s nonprofits use social media to connect with the people they serve? How can they create brands that appeal to both homeless youth and millionaire donors? How can they reach the right audiences with the right messages at the right times? Those are questions that keep many nonprofit leaders up at night.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

WEBINAR // Taproot+: The Simple, Free Way to Get Skilled Volunteers
Thousands of nonprofits are using Taproot+ to find and manage skilled volunteers who help their organization with projects like: developing key messages, optimizing Salesforce, designing marketing collateral, updating HR policies, and much more.

Research, Reports & Publications

2017 Global Pro Bono Summit Recap Released by Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation

Research, Reports & Publications

Taproot Foundation & BMW Foundation Release 2017 Global Pro Bono Summit Recap

Social Impact & Volunteering

Taproot Foundation Announces the Election of DoSomething.org's Matt Holford and Kroll Bond Rating Agency's Susan Levitt to the Board of Directors
Matt Holford is Chief Technology Officer at DoSomething.org, a global nonprofit with the goal of motivating young people to make positive change through impactful campaigns. He oversees the development of new tech tools utilized by the organization.

Susan Levitt is currently a Managing Director and the Head of the Issuer Relations Group at Kroll Bond Rating, where she has developed and implemented long- and short-term sales strategies since the firm’s inception in 2011. Levitt built all aspects of the business development group, and her efforts contributed to the firm’s exponential growth and the establishment of Kroll’s leadership position in the sector.

Research, Reports & Publications

Highlights from Taproot Foundation's Corporate Convening at the U.S. Pro Bono Summit
The Taproot Foundation's U.S. Pro Bono Summit is an annual gathering of leaders from across sectors and industries with a shared vision to make the talents and skills of the business community accessible to social change organizations.

Events, Media & Communications

Highlights from the Corporate Convening at Taproot Foundation's 2017 U.S. Pro Bono Summit

Diversity & Inclusion

Why The Taproot Foundation Celebrates This One Wedding Anniversary
We can make real change when we’re able to bring our whole selves to work.

Research, Reports & Publications

Lean for the Social Sector
Recently, the Taproot Foundation partnered with MetLife Foundation to explore how the principles of lean management could be applied to nonprofit capacity-building challenges and empowering employees to rapidly identify and resolve issues. Our experience proved that the impact can be significant, dramatically improving efficiency to allow nonprofits the space and resources to better serve their beneficiaries. This paper shares our lessons learned from this experience with MetLife. We hope it inspires you to consider the opportunity corporate practitioners have to make the benefits of lean management available in the nonprofit sector by donating lean expertise to nonprofits pro bono.
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