Get on Board: Visit Taproot's new Board Service Hub
Today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day. What are you doing as a business professional to give back? We’re putting a challenge out to…
Merryl's story
On February 16, the New York office held its first Taproot volunteer appreciation event of the year. We invited our amazing PBCs to share their stori…
How you can change the world in 40 hours a week
Changing the world is hard. Changing the world while balancing social, professional, family, and financial needs is even harder. So how can you make …
State of Pro Bono Design
Through desigNYC, Darhil Crooks, art director of Esquire magazine, last year designed materials for Eating Healthy in Bed-Stuy, a campaign by Bed-Stu…
Four Steps to Social Media Good
Last week was the Super Bowl of Social Media: Social Media Week. Social Media Week is a worldwide biannual conference that brings hundreds of thousan…
I (Heart) Pro Bono
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the amazing folks who have helped promote the pro bono movement. Thanks for all you do to MAKE IT MATTER! Not part…
MISSION: PRO BONO - Matt Cullen on reviving the Motor City
Motor City, Detroit, the former industrial powerhouse turned Rust Belt haven, has seen the devastating results of urban decline follow into the 21st …
It Slices! It Dices!
Someone once questioned if a product created by Ron Popeil, the iconic infomercial pitchman and product inventor, would ever be used. His famous resp…
Meet the Roots: Stories from Taproot Staff
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…
Pro Bono Makes BCG Employer of Choice
Fortune Magazine just named the Boston Consulting Group the second best company to work for in the country in their annual report. In the report, the…
Should executive director compensation be based on budget size?
There is a nonprofit in Los Angeles that serves 30,000 community members every month. What is especially remarkable is that they do it with only 24 s…
Predictions for the Future of Nonprofit Marketing
As the marketplace, influenced by new technologies, continues to grow and fragment, the rules of engagement for marketers are also changing. I’…
