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January 11, 2012
Why Are Lawyers The Only Ones Who Get To Do Pro Bono Work?
This blog by Taproot founder Aaron Hurst is shared from Co.Exist; the site is no longer active, but the article is shared in full here. Most organiza…
January 10, 2012
Taproot Fellows See NYC Service Grants In Action
Late last year, my fellow Taproot fellows and I went on a quest around New York City to discover and photograph nonprofit logos and marketing materia…
December 14, 2011
Bain & Company Impacts Education Through Targeted Pro Bono and Other Support
Bain will be partnering with Bridgespan to address the education crisis in the US and beyond. With over 40 education-focused pro bono engagements in …
December 9, 2011
Ten Years Ago a Root Vegetable Was Born
Ten years ago this Sunday we launched the Taproot Foundation at the Hang Art gallery in San Francisco. It was a packed house of hundreds of nonprofit…
December 6, 2011
Audio: Why Nonprofits Increasingly Compete with Google for Talent
In our November 16th webcast, Taproot President Aaron Hurst tackled the affects of unemployment and the increasingly competitive talent market on the…
November 30, 2011
An Interview With Aaron Hurst, Social Innovator
Investing in innovation to improve current services or to envision new ones requires a great leap of faith because there is no certainty in the outco…
November 18, 2011
Why Nonprofits Increasingly Compete with Google for Talent
Unemployment, The Talent War, and A New Hope I was honored to be joined by Matthew Bishop of The Economist this week for our webcast titled ‘Wh…
October 28, 2011
Pro Bono: Increasing Our Net Impact
The social impact revolution We have witnessed a revolution in the community involvement of MBA students in the last ten years. As I head to the 2011…
October 18, 2011
HP Case Study: Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
As the world’s largest technology company, HP is in a unique position to use its global reach to serve billions by leveraging all of its assets…
October 17, 2011
Use Your Skills, Save Penguins
The oil spill off the coast of Tauranga has been devastating wildlife in the coastal areas of New Zealand. Now, there’s a way for you to help f…
October 17, 2011
Standardized Skills Listings are Making a Marketplace for Pro Bono
Supply and demand in the pro bono marketplace The laws of supply and demand suggest that a state of equilibrium is created when the supply meets the …
October 13, 2011
5 Incredible Years in Chicago
Chicago is a place for innovation Last night our Chicago office celebrated five incredible years supporting some of the highest-impact nonprofits in …
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