Meet April: A Pro Bono Leader By Design
April Kobeda joined the Taproot pro bono consultant team in 2005 because she wanted to help nonprofit organizations accomplish their goals, to feel p…
Me? Do What I Say?
Practice what you preach I don’t have children, but a few weeks ago I had what I suspect was a parental moment. That moment when you realize th…
Meet Ruth: A Taproot Fellow and Top-Notch Project Manager
Ruth Van Hecke is a dedicated Allstate employee, who was granted six moths to work as a Pro Bono Fellow at Taproot. She jumped right in, used her pro…
Building the pro bono movement through Billion + Change
The most recent Billion + Change event, hosted by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) on May 22 in San Francisco, was a raging success for …
It's Time to Staff! Here Are Some Nonprofits That Need YOU.
Summer is just around the corner and while the days are heating up, so are our Taproot Foundation Service Grants. Over the next few weeks, new projec…
Leveraging HR to strengthen nonprofit boards and drive impact
By Kristin Teti, Program & Development Manager, Taproot Foundation – Los Angeles The number-one resource for a great social sector organiza…
Start Small, but Think Big: Citi Scales the Skills Marathon Model from Pilot to Global Initiative
By Kim Gillman, Senior Associate Consultant, Advisory Services, Taproot Foundation Thinking outside the box Citi is revolutionizing the way that corp…
Meet Peter: Leading with "the three C's" in LA
Peter Smith has been with Taproot Los Angeles since its start. In that time, he’s brought his experience to bear leading projects for five nonp…
Need Pro Bono? Start with "Why"
By Robert B. Acton, Executive Director NY, Taproot Foundation Tomorrow I have the privilege of serving as the keynote speaker at the Youth, I.N.C. 20…
Catchafire & Taproot Share Best Practices for Pro Bono
Catchafire and Taproot come together for this discussion of pro bono On the heels of the Taproot Foundation Global Pro Bono Summit, Rachael Chong, CE…
Spotlight: Taproot's Fantastic Fellows
At Taproot, we have the good fortune of working with many talented, smart, and creative individuals who join our Taproot Foundation Pro Bono Fellowsh…
New McKinsey Study Demonstrates Nonprofit Leaders Need Access to Pro Bono
A McKinsey study of 196 C-suite nonprofit leaders released this month explored today’s state of leadership in the social sector to uncover what…
