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May 9, 2012

SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK FOUR

Advisory Services Social Impact

This is the fourth week in Taproot University’s “Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager” course. Over these six weeks we are going …

May 4, 2012

THE PRO BONO ADVENTURES OF ARMIN: WEEK 5

Advisory Services Social Impact

Traveling most of this week with a broken notebook, I finally found the time to go through my notes and a have a closer look at Taproot’s pro b…

May 3, 2012

Celebrating 10 Years of Taproot

Advisory Services Social Impact

From the left: Aaron Hurst, Sylvia Reynolds, Caroline Barlerin, Bill Draper, Reid Hoffman Last month, Taproot celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its …

May 2, 2012

SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK THREE

Advisory Services Social Impact

By the end of this week, you will be half way to having the basics of pro bono management under your belt. This is the third week in Taproot Universi…

The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 4

April 27, 2012

The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 4

Global Social Impact

Continuing my world tour of pro bono I spoke to Alejandro and Eduardo of AED Costa Rica. They have thoroughly assessed the pro bono environment in Co…

SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK TWO

April 25, 2012

SIX WEEKS TO BECOME A PRO BONO MANAGER - WEEK TWO

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

Welcome back to Taproot University for the second week in the “Six Weeks to Become a Pro Bono Manager” course. Over these six weeks we ar…

Redesigning the Social Sector

April 24, 2012

Redesigning the Social Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility Global Service Area: Strategy

Next month, Ci Yuan is convening leaders from across the U.S. social sector to take a critical look at the assumptions we all use to ground our work.…

Taproot Foundation Day

April 23, 2012

Taproot Foundation Day

Social Impact

Hear ye, Hear ye! BE IT RESOLVED that April 19th, 2012 has been hereby proclaimed as Taproot Foundation Day in San Francisco! During an exciting and …

The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 3

April 20, 2012

The Pro Bono Adventures of Armin: Week 3

Advisory Services Social Impact

This week I went on a pro bono tour that took me around the world. In awareness of my ecological footprint, though, I decided to stay in the Taproot …

A Day of Learning in the Citi

April 18, 2012

A Day of Learning in the Citi

Advisory Services Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Today, over 50 highly talented Citi employees are spending the day using their expertise to help ten nonprofit organizations address critical capacit…

National Arts Advocacy Day

April 17, 2012

National Arts Advocacy Day

All Global Social Impact

In these times of economic challenges, it easy to prioritize basic human services over culture. As a result, the arts community has been hit incredib…

When Pro Bono Transforms the Volunteer and the Community in Need

April 16, 2012

When Pro Bono Transforms the Volunteer and the Community in Need

Advisory Services Social Impact

Imagine that your community needs help. You’ve been hit by a tornado or an earthquake or a flood. And you need the assistance of dedicated volu…

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