Inspired vs. Manufactured
Every year we see hundreds of projects done for nonprofits by our pro bono consultants through our Service Grant Program. When you review the deliver…
Gen Y: The Selfish or Selfless Generation?
I recently attended ABA’s Equal Justice Conference as a presenter for the Back to School: Tapping into Law, Graduate, and Professional School P…
My Pro Bono. Your Pro Bono.
If you’re a current Taproot Foundation pro bono consultant, you may have noticed a few changes in your profile pages once you sign on to your a…
Social Innovation Spotlight Award
Thanks to the incredible enthusiasm of our pro bono consultants and clients, and the support and leadership of our sponsors, partners and advocates, …
UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic: Creating a Model Program to Teach Professional School Students How to Serve Entrepreneurs
Sean M. O’Connor is a Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the University of Washington. As the creator o…
Pro Bono Nerds
What do you get when you lock 160 self-proclaimed “web nerds” in a room for 24 hours with 16 nonprofits and a seemingly endless supply of…
Measuring Nonprofit Success
In a recent meeting with a funder in New York, the conversation turned to a familiar topic- defining success at nonprofits. Even within a single issu…
The Pro Bono Ethic Has Taken Root
Several weeks ago, the Taproot Foundation’s Pro Bono Action Tank Leadership Council hosted the Bay Area Corporate Pro Bono Workshop at Gap Inc.…
Pro Bono Junkies in Training
A vast majority of students want to make a positive impact on society and are seeking new ways to leverage their expertise to help their communities …
Fostering Catalytic Pro Bono
In August 2009, the Stanford Social Innovation Review published the article “Catalytic Philanthropy,” describing the approach one entrepr…
Structured for Creativity
Recently I was working with my colleagues on some organizational design issues. We were grappling with the classic question of how to scale an organi…
Taproot Celebrates 1000 Projects
This month Taproot announced an exciting milestone- the completion of our 1000th Service Grant! Consider this post an interactive thank you card from…
