Taproot Foundation
Encyclopedia
The Taproot Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that engages design
, marketing
, IT
, strategic management
, and human resources
professionals in pro bono
to build the infrastructure of other nonprofit organizations.
, the Taproot Foundation has additional offices in New York City
, Chicago
, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Los Angeles
and is known for providing pro bono service outside of the legal community. Since 2001 the Taproot Foundation's Service Grant Program has supported more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations with pro bono services valued at over $58 million. The Taproot Foundation also operates the Pro Bono Action Tank, a program that helps corporations, professional service firms, trade associations, and professional schools create pro bono service programs. Taproot Foundation is rated three stars (out of four) by Charity Navigator
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Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, strategic management
Strategic management
Strategic management is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments...
, and human resources
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
professionals in pro bono
Pro bono
Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase generally used to describe professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in marketing, technology, and strategy consulting firms...
to build the infrastructure of other nonprofit organizations.
About
Headquartered in San Francisco, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the Taproot Foundation has additional offices in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and is known for providing pro bono service outside of the legal community. Since 2001 the Taproot Foundation's Service Grant Program has supported more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations with pro bono services valued at over $58 million. The Taproot Foundation also operates the Pro Bono Action Tank, a program that helps corporations, professional service firms, trade associations, and professional schools create pro bono service programs. Taproot Foundation is rated three stars (out of four) by Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is an independent, non-profit organization that evaluates American charities. Its stated goal is "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities."-About:...
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