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October 26, 2020
Rebuilding Communities—Together
By Lindsay Firestone Gruber, President & CEO of Taproot Foundation The resiliency of our communities in 2020 has been nothing short of awe-inspir…
October 22, 2020
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana: Helping Everyday People Do Extraordinary Good
Taproot Foundation is highlighting the partnerships we need to Rebuild Our Communities—Together during Pro Bono Week 2020. For Blue Cross and Blue Sh…
October 21, 2020
Education Anywhere: How Rumie Is Using Pro Bono to Cross the Digital Divide
2020 has been a year unlike any other. Communities around the world are working together to address and recover from compounding crises. Nonprofits o…
October 14, 2020
Taproot's Tips to Make a Plan to Vote!
2020 has been full of changes to our usual routines, and that goes for voting as much as any other process. It’s important that we show up to suppor…
October 9, 2020
What Role Can Pro Bono Play in Building Nonprofit Resiliency?
COVID-19 has changed everything about our daily lives. People are keeping their distance. Businesses have had to completely shift their way of doing …
October 7, 2020
Nonprofits Devoted to Helping Others Vote
Nonprofits across the U.S. are working day and night to ensure that every eligible citizen has the information, tools, and opportunity they need to v…
October 5, 2020
Taproot Foundation Unites Skilled Volunteers, Private and Nonprofit Sectors for Pro Bono Week 2020
Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit that connects organizations with volunteers sharing their professional expertise pro bono, will host a week …
October 1, 2020
What Voting Means to Us at Taproot
Taproot was founded nearly 20 years ago on the principle of civic engagement and the belief that we all have talents to share in service of the publi…
September 23, 2020
Inequity in the Nonprofit Funding Gap: How Strategic Pro Bono Can Help Counter Systemic Inequity in Nonprofit Funding
It’s widely known that there is a funding gap in the nonprofit world—that traditional grant funding often only accounts for a small percentage of wha…
September 22, 2020
Deloitte: Leveraging Professional Skills to Help Nonprofits Solve Complex Challenges
It’s powerful to see grassroots initiatives out in our communities. They bubble up organically, fueled by passionate, committed people intent on maki…
September 16, 2020
The Difference Great Pro Bono Can Make: How Per Scholas Uses Pro Bono to Do More
Building a robust workforce is essential for healthy, strong communities—workforce development nonprofits provide training and services so jobseekers…
September 10, 2020
3 Key Questions for Designing Pro Bono Programs for Small Businesses
Small businesses create and sustain jobs while providing training in transferable skills, greater self-sufficiency, and a stronger sense of community…
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