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November 5, 2014
Capital One NYC ScopeAthon: Digital Innovation - for good!
This guest blog was written by Jessa Thomas in Community Affairs at Capital One. As a local bank, Capital One is committed to expanding economic oppo…
November 3, 2014
Want to give back? Building Social Good Agendas for Your Start-Up
Companies, regardless of size, have a vested interest in being good corporate citizens. More and more companies are focused on creating organizations…
November 3, 2014
Empowered by Pro Bono
This guest blog was written by Wendy Dixon-DuBois and Stephanie Amponsah of the Urban Alliance. After participating in a ScopeAthon event with Taproo…
October 16, 2014
Orange & Black in the Bay Area - The Colors of October
It’s back: our Pro Bono Resource Fair! Orange and Black. No, I’m not talking about Halloween although I’m quite excited to see my 5…
October 15, 2014
A visit from Samsung Life Insurance's Ji Hyun Lee
The end of the summer brought with it not only the warm weather us San Franciscans long for but also a special visitor from Seoul, South Korea. Ji Hy…
October 14, 2014
Guest Blog: Making a Difference
This blog was written by PBC Ruchi Gupta. She was the Project Manager on the Taproot consultant team that recently completed a Program Measurement Se…
October 1, 2014
The Taproot Foundation Appoints Jaime Guzman as Executive Director of Chicago
The Taproot Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaime Guzman as the Chicago Executive Director, responsible for the Midwest, effecti…
September 18, 2014
CASE STUDY: Year Up
The Background Year Up is a national nonprofit that works to close the “Opportunity Divide” by providing urban young adults with the skil…
September 16, 2014
The MAKE IT MATTER Challenge: 4 teams, 5 judges, a million good ideas
On September 5, LinkedIn hosted the judging and awards for Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge at their office in Mountain View. The event, gene…
September 11, 2014
Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: The Pro Bono Challenge Grant
After Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge, we asked each of our four finalists to reflect on their experience participating in the challenge. Be…
September 11, 2014
Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: Bona Fide Consulting Corps
After Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge, we asked each of our four finalists to reflect on their experience participating in the challenge. Be…
August 22, 2014
Global Versus Local
Local or international pro bono To go abroad or not to go abroad? That is the question. Literally. That is the question Taproot Advisory Services hea…
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