5 Incredible Years in Chicago
Chicago is a place for innovation Last night our Chicago office celebrated five incredible years supporting some of the highest-impact nonprofits in …
In Memory of Steve Jobs: Preserving Democratic Design
Putting design front and center Steve Jobs inspired all of us. He gave us permission to believe in a futuristic future, one that lived up to its prom…
NYC Service Event, 9/22/11
“I Make it Matter By…” Taproot’s New York office is still basking in the glow of a very successful event last Thursday evenin…
How Do You Give Back?
Different perspectives on how to give back In the last two weeks, I’ve posted several articles digging into the many different ways individuals…
Hurst on SSIR: Knight Foundation CEO on Social Transformation
I recently had the opportunity to interview Alberto Ibargen for the Stanford Social Innovation Review. President of the John S. and James L. Knight F…
Get Involved: Pro Bono for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois
Taproot just awarded its June 2011 Service Grants to amazing nonprofits in Chicago. Interested in getting involved in a project? Here’s one tha…
Do It Pro Bono...In Tokyo
Pro bono in Tokyo For a couple of years, we’ve been advising our friends in Japan, who have taken the pro bono movement international with the …
Get Involved: Pro Bono for the Metropolitan Tenants Organization
A look at pro bono in Chicago Taproot just awarded its June 2011 Service Grants to amazing nonprofits in Chicago. Interested in getting involved in a…
Hurst on HuffPo: Can the Haves Understand the Have-Nots?
Taproot’s founder Aaron Hurst conducted an interview on Huffington Post with Kerry Sullivan, President of the Bank of America Charitable Founda…
Service Grant Spotlight: Unusual Suspects Theatre Company
A look at how Unusual Suspects Theatre Company leveraged pro bono support Born out of the ashes of the Los Angeles riots of 1992, the Unusual Suspec…
Hurst on SSIR: Surdna CEO on Philanthropic Isolation
I recently interviewed my colleague Phillip Henderson for the Stanford Social Innovation Review about the challenges he faces as the president of the…
Service Grant Spotlight: Westside Family Health Center
Since 1974, Westside Family Health Center (WFHC) has grown from a grassroots women’s clinic to a Federally Qualified Health Center that annuall…
