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September 15, 2023
How Can You Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month? Volunteer!
Haga clic para leer en Español America observes Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 every year to celebrate the diverse cultures,…
September 7, 2023
Remember 9/11 by Volunteering Your Skills
September 11, 2001, will always be remembered as a day of tragedy, but just six months after the deadly attacks, David Paine and Jay Winuk decided to…
August 29, 2023
Celebrate Labor Day by Supporting Nonprofit Employees
These days, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, a day at the beach and barbecues, but it began as a time to honor the achievements and cont…
August 24, 2023
7 Practical Email Marketing Tips for Nonprofits
For nonprofits, email is an essential marketing channel, allowing you to connect directly with your most passionate supporters and drive meaningful a…
August 16, 2023
5 Tips for Managing Skilled Volunteering Projects
Through carefully managed pro bono projects, Taproot has seen entire websites built, hugely successful crowdfunding campaigns executed, and innovativ…
July 27, 2023
Maximizing Your Impact: How Video Marketing Can Boost Your Nonprofit's Reach and Engagement
As a nonprofit organization, you dedicate extensive efforts to running your nonprofit but may not have enough time or money dedicated to marketing an…
July 18, 2023
What is Skills-Based Volunteering?
When you think of volunteering, images of cleaning up your local park or working in a food pantry may come to mind. While hands-on volunteering is cr…
June 28, 2023
Get the Legal Pro Bono Help You Need Through TrustLaw
The first thing that comes to mind when people hear the phrase “pro bono” is often legal services. And while we at Taproot like to expand on that thi…
June 14, 2023
How Can You Celebrate Juneteenth? Volunteer!
At Taproot, we are fueled by a core purpose—to drive positive social change. On the historic day of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of sl…
June 1, 2023
6 Common Mistakes in Nonprofit Marketing and How to Avoid Them
Navigating a crowded media landscape on a tight budget can make it difficult for nonprofit leaders to communicate their message and gain support. Ev…
May 18, 2023
Skilled Volunteers Can Help Your Nonprofit with These Overlooked, but Crucial, Tasks
As a nonprofit professional, your to-do list may feel longer than a CVS receipt, but we have some ways to shorten it. Taproot Plus, our free nonprofi…
May 10, 2023
6 Tips to Improve Your Fundraising Writing
Which would you rather read – a page of facts and statistics or a story? Most of us would probably choose the story, and not only because it seems mo…
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