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Know Any Good Web Developers?3 comments

Alex wrote 2 months ago: The Taproot Foundation in Chicago is looking for good web developers who want to do it pro bono. Ta … more →

Tags: Taproot, Chicago, Volunteering

Volunteering on the rise in the down economy

asridhar wrote 3 months ago: This article in the San Francisco Chronicle points out that many professionals who are laid off or o … more →

Tags: SAPProject, SAALT, Volunteer, IndiCorps, Inspire, HandsOn Bay Area, VolunteerMatch, aaron hurst, South Asian Network

My 3rd Taproot project1 comment

Alex wrote 4 months ago: A few days ago I received an email from another Account Director at Taproot asking if I would be int … more →

Tags: Taproot, Mac, macbook, Volunteering

Want To Use Your Business Prowess For Good?

thefabulousgiver wrote 5 months ago: After a long search in the nonprofit sector, I’ve decided that my professional interests (such … more →

Tags: charitable living, Career development, chicago philanthropy examiner, Examiner.com, Nonprofit Careers, volunteerism

Seattle Volunteer Opportunities from Idealist.org

brandibratrude wrote 6 months ago: New volunteer opportunities: (2) ============================ Brand Strategists Needed – Pro B … more →

Tags: Community News, Events, Volunteer, Seattle, idealist.org, Taproot Foundation - Seattle, Utilika Foundation

New Grants to Apply For

asridhar wrote 7 months ago: We’ll regularly bring you news of upcoming grant deadlines you might be interested in… H … more →

Tags: SAPProject, Grants and Awards, Philanthropy, grants, Foundations, Atlas Corps, NYU, Wagner School, Nonprofit

Foundation Friday: Volunteerism a la The Taproot Foundation2 comments

Nonprofiteer wrote 7 months ago: In a white paper issued last month, the Taproot Foundation argued that a commitment to pro bono serv … more →

Tags: private philanthropy, Personnel Issues, Nonprofits--General, Mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, Relations with funders, Volunteers/Volunteerism, Strategic Planning (and the tactical kind, too), Nonprofit Management, Volunteers

My new Taproot project -- Workforce Chicago

Alex wrote 8 months ago: So somewhere along the line, in the past few days, I had agreed to do another Taproot project.  This … more →

Tags: Taproot, Volunteering

Valued Volunteerism

steve and seánan wrote 9 months ago: There are ways to hone your skills and there are ways to get past being sorry that you can’t d … more →

Tags: Giving, pro bono, volunteerism

Taproot Foundation Joins Obama & McCain at Service Nation Summit1 comment

Alex wrote 10 months ago: From an email I received today as a member of the Taproot Foundation… The Taproot Foundation i … more →

Tags: Taproot, Service Nation Summit, obama, McCain

Platforms for giving are different than reasons for giving5 comments

Nathaniel wrote 11 months ago: Aaron Hurst of the Taproot Foundation wrote a post on their Pro Bono Junkie blog a few weeks ago pro … more →

Tags: aaron hurst, Beth Kanter, Britt Bravo, Causes, causes on facebook, change.org, fundraising, heather mansfield, Nonprofit

Question of the week: how can nonprofits maximize their use of consultants and skilled volunteers?

Nathaniel wrote 1 year ago: In the Spring issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, James. W Shepard, Jr. of the Taproot F … more →

Tags: Northwestern, MBA, Consulting, Nonprofit Consulting, nonprofit vs forprofit, pro bono MBA, James Shepard, campusCatalyst, Strategic Planning

It's a whole different non-profit world

Alex wrote 1 year ago: Working almost most of my life in the for-profit sector, it is a very different experience being eng … more →

Tags: Taproot, Non-profit, for profit

The Taproot Foundation or how my needs have changed2 comments

Alex wrote 1 year ago: I never thought this to be true, but at some point in your life, money stops being the primary motiv … more →

Tags: Taproot, Volunteering

Give a little, get a little more

Melissa Richards wrote 1 year ago: Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah,  December is the month for gift-giving. If you … more →

Tags: Melissa's Blog, Marketing, cool websites, Shopping, Christmas, Charity, Charities, presents, gifts


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