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March 25, 2013
Meet Steve: A Modest Leader Making a Big Difference
For a man with more than two decades of experience leading advertising departments and agencies, as well as 16 years in media sales, Steve Nelson is …
March 25, 2013
Pro Bono as Common Currency
What if pro bono service were a worldwide norm – a “common currency” that aligned the interests of companies, professionals, and so…
March 25, 2013
Promising Practices: Barriers and Bright Spots
The Corporate Day at the 2013 Global Pro Bono Summit kicked off with participants sharing their bright spots, a promising practice they brought to th…
March 14, 2013
Meet Laura: Marketing Maven with Seven Projects Under Her Belt
More than 600. That’s the amount of hours that Laura Argento has personally donated to serve nonprofits in the Bay Area. Noting the importance …
March 12, 2013
Taproot Foundation Projects are Staffing!
Calling all change makers! It?? that time again: Taproot Foundation projects are getting ready to staff all across the country. No matter if you??e g…
January 23, 2013
Bold New Platform Seeks to Transform Pro Bono Service
Pro bono pioneer, the Taproot Foundation, today announced the launch of its new program platform that will serve as a one-stop shop for nonprofits an…
January 22, 2013
What's Your Pro Bono Social Resolution?
Palo Alto, Meet Guadalajara: How HP cut across international and technological barriers to deliver powerful pro bono. HP has thousands of highly qual…
January 16, 2013
Building Nonprofit Boards that Transform Lives
At Taproot Foundation, we know connecting talented professionals with opportunities for pro bono and board service can dramatically change the game f…
December 17, 2012
Ready, Set, Pro Bono. Service Grant Projects are Staffing.
When it comes to critical social issues, your expertise cuts the mustard. So lay it on thick: use the skills you already have in fields like marketin…
November 26, 2012
The Great Tech Hope
In Silicon Valley and across tech circles around the country there is growing desire to put technology to work for social good. The world is facing g…
November 26, 2012
Meredith Hahn, AMEX VP of CSR joins Taproot Board of Directors
Meredith Hahn is Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility at American Express, pro bono enthusiast, and newest member of the Taproot Foundatio…
November 12, 2012
ERNST & YOUNG LLP KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS making it matter
During “EY Connect Day”, Ernst & Young LLP employees come together to connect with each other and their local communities to make a d…
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