Taproot Foundation Serves up Pro Bono Goodness
Working at BiddingForGood, I have the luxury of being part of "all things good" everyday. It is part of my job description (how cool is that?). Today in our company wide meeting, BiddingForGood CEO, Jon Carson informed us that each BiddingForGood employee was responsible for raising $738,000 for non-profits across the country in 2011 alone! This made me feel good and got me to think about other companies that will allow you to feel just as good!
I did some research and came across the Taproot Foundation. Taproot Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes business talent available to organizations working to improve society. The foundation provides access to the “luxury” of business services that are not ordinarily financially available to them in the areas of marketing, human resources, strategic management, design, or information technology. The result of the services obtained can have a huge impact on how these nonprofits can increase their efficiencies and their reach to multiply the good of the work they do in their communities.
Most organizations tackling social problems don’t have access to the marketing, design, technology, management or strategic planning resources they need to succeed. Without this talent, few are able to have their intended impact on critical issues like the environment, health and education.
Taproot engages the nation’s millions of business professionals in pro bono services both through their award-winning programs and by partnering with companies to develop their pro bono programs. Their vision is to one day having organizations with promising solutions to be equipped to successfully take on urgent social challenges. Their mission is to lead, mobilize and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change.
The Taproot Foundation is always on the lookout for professionals to help. Typically, a project will take about 6 months to complete and require a personal time contribution of about 3-5 hours a week. If you are interested in starting your new year with some goodness by offering your professional services, please apply here.
Are you a nonprofit in need of pro bono services? Apply here.
Either way, it is all about creating philanthropic shared value.