THE PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 5
Traveling most of this week with a broken notebook, I finally found the time to go through my notes and a have a closer look at Taproot’s pro b…
Celebrating 10 Years of Taproot
From the left: Aaron Hurst, Sylvia Reynolds, Caroline Barlerin, Bill Draper, Reid Hoffman Last month, Taproot celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its …
SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK THREE
By the end of this week, you will be half way to having the basics of pro bono management under your belt. This is the third week in Taproot Universi…
The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 4
Continuing my world tour of pro bono I spoke to Alejandro and Eduardo of AED Costa Rica. They have thoroughly assessed the pro bono environment in Co…
SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK TWO
Welcome back to Taproot University for the second week in the “Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager” course. Over these six weeks we ar…
Redesigning the Social Sector
Next month, Ci Yuan is convening leaders from across the U.S. social sector to take a critical look at the assumptions we all use to ground our work.…
Taproot Foundation Day
Hear ye, Hear ye! BE IT RESOLVED that April 19th, 2012 has been hereby proclaimed as Taproot Foundation Day in San Francisco! During an exciting and …
The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 3
This week I went on a pro bono tour that took me around the world. In awareness of my ecological footprint, though, I decided to stay in the Taproot …
A Day of Learning in the Citi
Today, over 50 highly talented Citi employees are spending the day using their expertise to help ten nonprofit organizations address critical capacit…
National Arts Advocacy Day
In these times of economic challenges, it easy to prioritize basic human services over culture. As a result, the arts community has been hit incredib…
When Pro Bono Transforms the Volunteer and the Community in Need
Imagine that your community needs help. You’ve been hit by a tornado or an earthquake or a flood. And you need the assistance of dedicated volu…
Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 2
The second week at Taproot gave me the opportunity to have a detailed look at the American Pro Bono market. What I found most interesting is that the…
