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March 25, 2011
Change Observer: Why We're All Designers
Who needs design? According to our Vice President of Service Innovation Laura Weiss, we could all benefit from design thinking, but especially in the…
March 23, 2011
You have no idea what this blog is about...curious?
A study in blind trust by The Do Good Bus GOOD, the media company for people who give a damn, just wrote a piece about The Do Good Bus in Los Angeles…
March 21, 2011
Wanna Chat?
Calling all social entrepreneurs! Tired of being a serial startup and ready to be known as a serious player in the field? There’s no golden tic…
March 21, 2011
What China Can Learn from Taproot
Pro bono in China is being implemented by the Beijing Huizeren Volunteering Development Center. Since Feb. 28, a team of Chinese philanthropic leader…
March 21, 2011
At Our Best
Why did AIGA set the standard for design firms to do 5% of their work pro bono when significantly better-compensated law firms and management consult…
March 17, 2011
A Moment of Your Time
May we have a moment of your time? 1% of your time to be exact. Do you remember why you decided to become a designer? Doctors save lives. Designers _…
March 11, 2011
HuffPo: What IDEO.org Can Learn From Bridgespan
This week, IDEO announced they will be spinning out IDEO.org as a standalone nonprofit organization this fall under the leadership of Joceyln Wyatt a…
March 8, 2011
Meet the Roots: Wendy and David
We’ve had the privilege of tracking the progress and impact our amazing pro bono consultants. But rarely do we get the opportunity to pull back…
March 4, 2011
Check out Aaron at The Huffington Post!
Taproot President Aaron Hurst has been invited to be a regular contributor at The Huffington Post! Be sure to check out his blog here to see that lat…
March 4, 2011
Anjali and April's story
On February 16, the Taproot New York office held its first pro bono consultant appreciation event of the year. We invited our amazing PBCs to share t…
March 2, 2011
Eight Models of Pro Bono: Sector-wide Solution - NetSuite
Over the next few months, Director of Programming Carol Guttery will be contributing a series based on Making Pro Bono Work: 8 Proven Models for Comm…
February 28, 2011
Get on Board: Visit Taproot's new Board Service Hub
Today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day. What are you doing as a business professional to give back? We’re putting a challenge out to…
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