Pro Bono: Now more than Ever
The supply and demand for pro bono services is inversely correlated to the strength of the economy. With the fall of the market, we see a sharp incre…
On nonprofit M and A
Nonprofits mergers vs. corporate mergers: the assumption As the stock market tumbles, conversation about the need for nonprofit mergers and acquisiti…
Fear, Money, Death and Happiness
I bought a copy of The Science of Fear at the MIT student book store recently. The basic premise is that we have both healthy and unhealthy relations…
Crowdsourcing
I recently picked up a copy of Crowdsourcing , the new book by Jeff Howe, and read it on my flight home from Chicago O’Hare. According to Wikip…
Feeding Hungry Nonprofits
Today (and all tonight) is the 11th annual CreateAthon. CreateAthon was founded by Riggs Advertising in Columbia, South Carolina. It’s a round-…
Service, service - everywhere
Last week, New York Governor Paterson promoted service to a cabinet level post following the lead of California. Other leading univerities are also c…
Lehman's legacy
Time, Inc. generously donates the Taproot Foundation office space that looks out on the Lehman Brothers HQ building in mid-town Manhattan. Last week,…
New Strategy Management Practice
Early leaders of pro bono service SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 10, 2008 – The Taproot Foundation today announced a new suite of services design…
The Candidates and Service
Next week, Senators McCain and Obama will attend a presidential forum on service as part of the Service Nation Summit in NYC. It will be one of the f…
After the honeymoon
As part of the Pro Bono Action Tank’s campaign to support and grow pro bono service at professional services firms, we conduct regular c…
Help - We Need Values
We are in the midst of evaluating the articulation of our organizational values. While our values hopefully never change, as we mature we hope that w…
Impulsive Leadership
When we interview candidates for jobs at the Taproot Foundation, we always start by asking the candidate why they want to work on our team. It screen…
