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Edelman recognized for pro bono PR campaign

March 28, 2011

Edelman recognized for pro bono PR campaign

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

The first campaign featured was one done by Edelman for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation to help them preserve the sites of the Nazi concentration c…

Change Observer: Why We're All Designers

March 25, 2011

Change Observer: Why We're All Designers

Nonprofit Management Service Area: Strategy

Who needs design? According to our Vice President of Service Innovation Laura Weiss, we could all benefit from design thinking, but especially in the…

You have no idea what this blog is about...curious?

March 23, 2011

You have no idea what this blog is about...curious?

Programs Volunteer Consulting

A study in blind trust by The Do Good Bus GOOD, the media company for people who give a damn, just wrote a piece about The Do Good Bus in Los Angeles…

Wanna Chat?

March 21, 2011

Wanna Chat?

Leadership Social Impact

Calling all social entrepreneurs! Tired of being a serial startup and ready to be known as a serious player in the field? There’s no golden tic…

What China Can Learn from Taproot

March 21, 2011

What China Can Learn from Taproot

Global Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

Pro bono in China is being implemented by the Beijing Huizeren Volunteering Development Center. Since Feb. 28, a team of Chinese philanthropic leader…

At Our Best

March 21, 2011

At Our Best

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

Why did AIGA set the standard for design firms to do 5% of their work pro bono when significantly better-compensated law firms and management consult…

A Moment of Your Time

March 17, 2011

A Moment of Your Time

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

May we have a moment of your time? 1% of your time to be exact. Do you remember why you decided to become a designer? Doctors save lives. Designers _…

HuffPo: What IDEO.org Can Learn From Bridgespan

March 11, 2011

HuffPo: What IDEO.org Can Learn From Bridgespan

Social Impact

This week, IDEO announced they will be spinning out IDEO.org as a standalone nonprofit organization this fall under the leadership of Joceyln Wyatt a…

Meet the Roots: Wendy and David

March 8, 2011

Meet the Roots: Wendy and David

Programs

We’ve had the privilege of tracking the progress and impact our amazing pro bono consultants. But rarely do we get the opportunity to pull back…

Check out Aaron at The Huffington Post!

March 4, 2011

Check out Aaron at The Huffington Post!

Social Impact

Taproot President Aaron Hurst has been invited to be a regular contributor at The Huffington Post! Be sure to check out his blog here to see that lat…

Anjali and April's story

March 4, 2011

Anjali and April's story

Service Area: Marketing Volunteer Consulting

On February 16, the Taproot New York office held its first pro bono consultant appreciation event of the year. We invited our amazing PBCs to share t…

Eight Models of Pro Bono: Sector-wide Solution - NetSuite

March 2, 2011

Eight Models of Pro Bono: Sector-wide Solution - NetSuite

Corporate Social Responsibility Service Area: Technology

Over the next few months, Director of Programming Carol Guttery will be contributing a series based on Making Pro Bono Work: 8 Proven Models for Comm…

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