Taproot Foundation

Marketers, did you know your expertise can be a game changer to help organizations in your community amplify their impact? Take it from ServiceNow's Laurie Johnson, who has lent her 20+ years of marketing know-how to organizations including Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, Stars and Stripes Dog Rescue, American Parkinson Disease Association, and Kids First Chicago. You, too, can put your skills to use for nonprofits in need! Get started now at taprootplus.org #skilledvolunteering #marketingprobono #marketing #socialimpact #nonprofits

The value of skilled volunteering is on the rise! 📈 Taproot’s newly updated Pro Bono Valuation is $220 per hour, a whopping 18% increase since 2019. So how can you put this valuation tool to work for you as a nonprofit leader, CSR professional, or skilled volunteer? Learn more at our August 27 webinar, A Guide to Understanding Taproot's Pro Bono Valuation: https://bit.ly/3XfJnmP #skilledvolunteering #probonovaluation #probono #csr #nonprofits #skillsbasedvolunteering

Use your expertise to give back during this special opportunity! Small groups of volunteers will use their professional skills to help nonprofits find solutions to challenges during this program hosted by Taproot in partnership with Porticus North America. Info and how to apply here: https://bit.ly/3MePOBc  #skilledvolunteering #socialimpact #nonprofits #probono #nonprofitsupport #volunteeropportunity

Calling all graphic designers! Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is seeking a #skilledvolunteer to create a beautiful and impactful annual report. CAEH is building a national movement to end homelessness in Canada and the annual report will be an important tool in engaging more donors and growing the movement. Check out the project on Taproot Plus: https://bit.ly/3SSz9aj #skilledvolunteering #graphicdesign #homelessness #socialimpact

Effective companies know that to become a good corporate citizen, you must engage in the community in ways that align with company values, employee skills, and customer interests. Skills-based volunteering is a great way to advance these goals while leveraging your team's expertise to help nonprofits become more agile and effective. Read more about how Taproot can help your company build its brand through a customized skilled volunteering program: https://bit.ly/3YRI7s6 #csr #skillsbasedvolunteering #socialimpact #socialgood #communityengagement #employeeengagement

Taproot recently shared our updated Pro Bono Valuation, the calculation that puts a monetary value on each hour of skilled volunteer service. This is an essential tool for companies and CSR professionals, nonprofits, foundations and volunteers across the sector as they assess and measure the contributions of pro bono work. Join our free webinar on Tuesday, August 27 at 1 pm ET to hear from Alex Guiney, a Senior Consultant on Taproot's Advisory Services Team who’s played a key role in developing/calculating the Pro Bono Valuation. He will also cover how the Pro Bono Valuation is calculated, what the spirit of it is and why we as practitioners know it is important, as well as what challenges we perceive it solving. Register now: https://bit.ly/3M2DhAO #skilledvolunteering #probono #nonprofits #socialgood #socialimpact #csr #taproot

We are thrilled to congratulate Taproot Board of Directors member peggy duvette for being named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 2024 Women of Influence! https://bit.ly/4cljlDT Peggy has been a dedicated member of Taproot's board for the past 4 years and serves as Vice President of Social Impact & Culture at NetSuite. One of her colleagues described Peggy as "transcending personal success to drive meaningful change...by challenging the status quo and seeing opportunities others don't." We couldn't agree more! Congrats to Peggy on this tremendous honor!

Skilled volunteers needed! Your professional skills in marketing, communications, and strategy can help support nonprofits addressing education, sustainability, and social justice. Use your expertise to give back this October at a virtual pro bono consulting event hosted by Taproot and Porticus North America. Just a few hours of your time can make a big impact! Info and how to apply here: https://bit.ly/3X0JfbK 

🐘 Calling all social media #skilledvolunteers (and elephant lovers!) 🐘 Today is World Elephant Day, and Taproot has a unique opportunity to use your social media marketing skills to help these gentle giants survive and thrive! Voices for Asian Elephants is seeking a volunteer to schedule and optimize content their social media channels to find like-minded audiences and expand their reach. Use your skills to help advocate for elephant conservation and our planet's future! Check out the project on Taproot Plus: https://bit.ly/46ZvIVr #elephants #conservation #socialmediamarketing #skilledvolunteer #socialmediamanagement #worldelephantday

Looking forward to presenting this webinar on August 27th, details below. Pro Bono Valuation is a great tool that practitioners from across the sector can deploy, and the session will be focused on the big W's: What it is; Why it's important; Who needs to know about it. Hope to see you there.