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HR & Leadership Development

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You’re a social impact leader—it’s okay if you’re not an HR expert too. Build the people practices and leadership capacity your team needs to thrive, navigate change, and do its best work


Your people make your critical work possible. Investing in their growth, wellbeing, and engagement—and creating the policies and practices that support them—strengthens your entire organization.


Pro bono experts in human resources, DEIAB, and leadership development can help strengthen everything from HR policies and performance practices to team development, organizational culture, and change management.

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Sessions

One-hour virtual consultation calls designed to brainstorm solutions, problem-solve, and get specialized advisement.

You could request:

  • Advice on navigating a tricky management situation
  • Staff training: Change management best practices
  • Tips for improving internal communications
  • Brainstorming board development ideas and priorities
  • Project planning: Compensation & benefits analysis

Projects

Projects pair your nonprofit with a skilled professional for a multi-week engagement focused on a defined organizational need.

You could request:

  • Leadership coaching (3-6 private consultations)
  • HR handbook development
  • Establish a performance management process
  • HR assessment & recommendations with DEIAB focus
  • Board effectiveness audit

Latest HR & leadership opportunities

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Posted October 14, 2026

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Animals Web Development Multi-Week

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Posted August 31, 2026

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Animals Web Development Multi-Week

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Posted August 24, 2026

Success stories

See how nonprofits are putting pro bono expertise to work and what it’s helping them achieve.

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Modernizing Skills-Based Volunteering: How State Street Scaled Talent Development and Community Impact with Taproot

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Modernizing Skills-Based Volunteering: How State Street Scaled Talent Development and Community Impact with Taproot

State Street Foundation partnered with Taproot to reimagine its skills-based volunteer program to maximize impact for nonprofits and offer more meani…
From Interns to Impact-Makers: Wells Fargo and Taproot Partnership Builds a More Meaningful Internship

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From Interns to Impact-Makers: Wells Fargo and Taproot Partnership Builds a More Meaningful Internship

Wells Fargo partnered with Taproot to design a pro bono service experience that helped interns' build skills and make a tangible impact in the commun…
Success Story: Volunteer Andrew Meadows Turned Unemployment into Impact

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Success Story: Volunteer Andrew Meadows Turned Unemployment into Impact

Find out how skilled volunteer Andrew Meadows built his confidence and made a difference through pro bono service while job searching. 

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