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Global Versus Local

August 22, 2014

Global Versus Local

Advisory Services Corporate Social Responsibility Global

Local or international pro bono To go abroad or not to go abroad? That is the question. Literally. That is the question Taproot Advisory Services hea…

Bridging the Leadership Gap: Developing High-Potential Talent through Pro Bono Service

August 21, 2014

Bridging the Leadership Gap: Developing High-Potential Talent through Pro Bono Service

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement Leadership

Leadership meets pro bono How can companies use pro bono service to accelerate the development of top talent and bridge the leadership gap? You asked…

Community Reinvestment Act + Pro Bono Service

August 20, 2014

Community Reinvestment Act + Pro Bono Service

Corporate Social Responsibility

How Pro Bono Can Help You Earn Community Reinvestment Act Credit Think that the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has nothing to do with you? Well, if…

Meet David: Doing Good Is Just a Way of Life for this Photographer

July 31, 2014

Meet David: Doing Good Is Just a Way of Life for this Photographer

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

David Moss started work as a Taproot pro bono consultant in 2012, and since then, he’s worked on four Taproot projects as a photographer. But h…

CASE STUDY: Feeding America National Office and Hillshire Brands

July 30, 2014

CASE STUDY: Feeding America National Office and Hillshire Brands

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Feeding America National Office found an ideal partner in Hillshire Brands to help provide momentum to its organizational culture campaign. Feeding A…

CASE STUDY: Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin and Hillshire Brands

July 28, 2014

CASE STUDY: Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin and Hillshire Brands

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Feeding America of Eastern Wisconsin (FAEW) has big plans to serve its neighbors in northeast Wisconsin and needed supply chain consulting support to…

CASE STUDY: Greater Berks and Hillshire Brands

July 23, 2014

CASE STUDY: Greater Berks and Hillshire Brands

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

One doesn’t normally think of work boots and safety vests when thinking of pro bono, but at Hillshire Brands, safety engineers made recommendations t…

CASE STUDY: Second Harvest Community Food Bank and Hillshire Brands

July 21, 2014

CASE STUDY: Second Harvest Community Food Bank and Hillshire Brands

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement Service Area: Finance

Second Harvest Community Food Bank’s new Executive Director Chad Higdon and his dedicated staff wanted to improve their operational processes a…

CASE STUDY: Hillshire Brands and Feeding America

July 16, 2014

CASE STUDY: Hillshire Brands and Feeding America

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

When Hillshire Brands emerged as a new organization, it sought to strategically align its corporate contributions to the communities where employees …

Aaron Hurst Day: Cheers to Founders Everywhere

June 27, 2014

Aaron Hurst Day: Cheers to Founders Everywhere

All

Aaron Hurst Day was instituted by Taproot’s most recent Board Chair, Steve Kirmse, on the occasion of Aaron’s goodbye party last June. Fo…

Google Loves Taxonomy; Is It Good Enough for Philanthropy?

June 25, 2014

Google Loves Taxonomy; Is It Good Enough for Philanthropy?

Service Area: Technology

“Why do I need Foundation Center’s taxonomy when I can find everything I want on Google?” was the question posed to me by the board…

Visiting the BMW Foundation: Entrepreneurial Spirit Appreciated!

June 23, 2014

Visiting the BMW Foundation: Entrepreneurial Spirit Appreciated!

Global

This blog was originally published on the BMW Foundation website, and is being republished here. Ariana Gonzalez is the first Taproot BMW Foundation …

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