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General Assembly's Opportunity Fund Connects Tech Pros with Nonprofits

November 5, 2014

General Assembly's Opportunity Fund Connects Tech Pros with Nonprofits

Service Area: Technology Volunteer Consulting

This guest blog was written by Matthew O. Brimer, Co-Founder at General Assembly. At General Assembly, we aim to help people transform their lives fo…

Capital One NYC ScopeAthon: Digital Innovation - for good!

November 5, 2014

Capital One NYC ScopeAthon: Digital Innovation - for good!

Corporate Social Responsibility Pro Bono Week Programs

This guest blog was written by Jessa Thomas in Community Affairs at Capital One. As a local bank, Capital One is committed to expanding economic oppo…

Want to give back? Building Social Good Agendas for Your Start-Up

November 3, 2014

Want to give back? Building Social Good Agendas for Your Start-Up

Advisory Services Corporate Social Responsibility Social Impact

Companies, regardless of size, have a vested interest in being good corporate citizens. More and more companies are focused on creating organizations…

Empowered by Pro Bono

November 3, 2014

Empowered by Pro Bono

Nonprofit Management Programs

This guest blog was written by Wendy Dixon-DuBois and Stephanie Amponsah of the Urban Alliance. After participating in a ScopeAthon event with Taproo…

Orange & Black in the Bay Area - The Colors of October

October 16, 2014

Orange & Black in the Bay Area - The Colors of October

Pro Bono Week Programs

It’s back: our Pro Bono Resource Fair! Orange and Black. No, I’m not talking about Halloween although I’m quite excited to see my 5…

A visit from Samsung Life Insurance's Ji Hyun Lee

October 15, 2014

A visit from Samsung Life Insurance's Ji Hyun Lee

Corporate Social Responsibility Global

The end of the summer brought with it not only the warm weather us San Franciscans long for but also a special visitor from Seoul, South Korea. Ji Hy…

Guest Blog: Making a Difference

October 14, 2014

Guest Blog: Making a Difference

Programs Volunteer Consulting

This blog was written by PBC Ruchi Gupta. She was the Project Manager on the Taproot consultant team that recently completed a Program Measurement Se…

The Taproot Foundation Appoints Jaime Guzman as Executive Director of Chicago

October 1, 2014

The Taproot Foundation Appoints Jaime Guzman as Executive Director of Chicago

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The Taproot Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaime Guzman as the Chicago Executive Director, responsible for the Midwest, effecti…

CASE STUDY: Year Up

September 18, 2014

CASE STUDY: Year Up

Programs Service Area: Strategy Volunteer Consulting

The Background Year Up is a national nonprofit that works to close the “Opportunity Divide” by providing urban young adults with the skil…

The MAKE IT MATTER Challenge: 4 teams, 5 judges, a million good ideas

September 16, 2014

The MAKE IT MATTER Challenge: 4 teams, 5 judges, a million good ideas

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

On September 5, LinkedIn hosted the judging and awards for Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge at their office in Mountain View. The event, gene…

Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: The Pro Bono Challenge Grant

September 11, 2014

Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: The Pro Bono Challenge Grant

Volunteer Consulting

After Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge, we asked each of our four finalists to reflect on their experience participating in the challenge. Be…

Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: Bona Fide Consulting Corps

September 11, 2014

Make It Matter Challenge Reflections: Bona Fide Consulting Corps

Volunteer Consulting

After Taproot’s MAKE IT MATTER Challenge, we asked each of our four finalists to reflect on their experience participating in the challenge. Be…

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