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August 21, 2014
Bridging the Leadership Gap: Developing High-Potential Talent through Pro Bono Service
Leadership meets pro bono How can companies use pro bono service to accelerate the development of top talent and bridge the leadership gap? You asked…
August 20, 2014
Community Reinvestment Act + Pro Bono Service
How Pro Bono Can Help You Earn Community Reinvestment Act Credit Think that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has nothing to do with you? Well, if…
July 31, 2014
Meet David: Doing Good Is Just a Way of Life for this Photographer
David Moss started work as a Taproot pro bono consultant in 2012, and since then, he’s worked on four Taproot projects as a photographer. But h…
July 30, 2014
CASE STUDY: Feeding America National Office and Hillshire Brands
Feeding America National Office found an ideal partner in Hillshire Brands to help provide momentum to its organizational culture campaign. Feeding A…
July 28, 2014
CASE STUDY: Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin and Hillshire Brands
Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin (FAEW) has big plans to serve its neighbors in northeast Wisconsin and needed supply chain consulting support to…
July 23, 2014
CASE STUDY: Greater Berks and Hillshire Brands
One doesn’t normally think of work boots and safety vests when thinking of pro bono, but at Hillshire Brands, safety engineers made recommendations t…
July 21, 2014
CASE STUDY: Second Harvest Community Food Bank and Hillshire Brands
Second Harvest Community Food Bank’s new Executive Director Chad Higdon and his dedicated staff wanted to improve their operational processes a…
July 16, 2014
CASE STUDY: Hillshire Brands and Feeding America
When Hillshire Brands emerged as a new organization, it sought to strategically align its corporate contributions to the communities where employees …
June 27, 2014
Aaron Hurst Day: Cheers to Founders Everywhere
Aaron Hurst Day was instituted by Taproot’s most recent Board Chair, Steve Kirmse, on the occasion of Aaron’s goodbye party last June. Fo…
June 25, 2014
Google Loves Taxonomy; Is It Good Enough for Philanthropy?
“Why do I need Foundation Center’s taxonomy when I can find everything I want on Google?” was the question posed to me by the board…
June 23, 2014
Visiting the BMW Foundation: Entrepreneurial Spirit Appreciated!
This blog was originally published on the BMW Foundation website, and is being republished here. Ariana Gonzalez is the first Taproot BMW Foundation …
June 16, 2014
Helpouts by Google: Pro Bono Making Small Nonprofits Mighty
The Malini Foundation is a nonprofit organization and social enterprise committed to inspiring girls and investing in women in Sri Lanka and around t…
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