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What We Learned at the 2010 Net Impact Conference

November 5, 2010

What We Learned at the 2010 Net Impact Conference

Corporate Social Responsibility

Last week, Taproot Foundation representatives Laura Weiss and Jaime Hiraishi attended and presented at the 2010 Net Impact Conference, 2020: Vision f…

One More Day

November 3, 2010

One More Day

Volunteer Consulting

One day. That’s all that is left in our Pro Bono Role Model of the year contest, which closes 11:59 p.m. Nov. 4. Now is the time to submit thos…

Get out and vote!

November 2, 2010

Get out and vote!

Social Impact

As Americans, it’s our right and privilege to vote and have a say in who we want representing us. Taproot offices are closed today for Election…

Changes in Corporate Philanthropy - US News and World Report

October 29, 2010

Changes in Corporate Philanthropy - US News and World Report

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

Our senior consultant, Lindsay Firestone, recently distributed a thoughtful article entitled “Recession Driving Changes in Corporate Philanthro…

Make It Matter Day

October 22, 2010

Make It Matter Day

Social Impact

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. The annual event, sponsored by HandsOn N…

Going 'Mad' for Pro Bono

October 21, 2010

Going 'Mad' for Pro Bono

Social Impact Volunteer Consulting

“We can’t eat prestige” As the ad executives at Sterling Cooper Draper Price close their fourth season on AMC’s award-winning…

Millennials and Pro Bono

October 19, 2010

Millennials and Pro Bono

Employee Engagement Social Impact

Taproot invited writer, teacher, and speaker Courtney E. Martin, author of the newly-released book Do It Anyway, to speak with us on the impact of th…

Two Weeks Left to Nominate Your Pro Bono Hero for a Trip to New Orleans

October 15, 2010

Two Weeks Left to Nominate Your Pro Bono Hero for a Trip to New Orleans

Volunteer Consulting

We’re halfway through our the submission period for Taproot’s first-ever Role Model of the Year contest! So far we’ve received lots…

Eight Models of Pro Bono: General Contracting - Vidocq Society

October 8, 2010

Eight Models of Pro Bono: General Contracting - Vidocq Society

Corporate Social Responsibility Employee Engagement

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…

Nominate Taproot's first Pro Bono Role Model of the Year

October 4, 2010

Nominate Taproot's first Pro Bono Role Model of the Year

Volunteer Consulting

WE’RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR YOU TO MAKE IT MATTER  It’s been a year since the release of Mommy and Daddy Do it Pro Bono , the widely-accl…

The Power of Pro Bono: A Book Review

October 1, 2010

The Power of Pro Bono: A Book Review

Social Impact

A few months ago, John Cary, president and CEO of Next American City and former Public Architecture executive director, shared with me an advance dig…

Calling all Pro Bono Photographers

September 29, 2010

Calling all Pro Bono Photographers

Volunteer Consulting

Attention, pro bono photographers! Our friends at PhotoPhilanthropy are hosting the 2010 Activist Awards to promote photography as a tool “to i…

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