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Latest Pro Bono Research
- Skills-based volunteerism: An unexpected tool for training and development
Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey (2008)
Deloitte released their study on the potential of Pro Bono as a corporate professional development tool. The phone survey was of Fortune 500 HR managers and was conducted by a third party using a robust sample. The results are really impressive and should help us convince companies of the value of pro bono service.
- Strengthening Leadership and Human Resources Capacity in the Nonprofit Sector: Pro Bono as a Powerful Solution
James W. Shepard, Taproot Foundation (2008)
This study examines the human resources challenges facing the nonprofit sector and the efforts currently being made to address them. The research suggests one promising solution: to reach outside the organization, even outside the sector, to leverage existing human resources skills with pro bono support.
- Corporate Baby Boomers and Volunteerism
Taproot Foundation (2007)
Significant research has been done over the last five years on the volunteer needs for Baby Boomers and corporate employees. This study seeks, for the first time, to understand the intersection of these two demographics - corporate Baby Boomers.
Pro Bono News Coverage
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The Corporate Philanthropist
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (Spring, 2008)
This edition Pro Bono Service: Leveraging Employee Expertise
James W. Shepard, Taproot Foundation (2008)
Pro bono strategic services can make a huge contribution to the nonprofit sector. But realizing this potential, and engaging even a small portion of business professionals in pro bono strategic planning assignments, will take real dedication by players in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
San Francisco Chronicle - September (2007)
While it's tempting to follow the cliche and point our fingers at lawyers as the root of our society's problems, there is one area in which the legal profession puts the business community to shame: pro bono service ...read more
The Chronicle of Philanthropy (2006)
As nonprofit groups seek to accomplish their missions as efficiently as possible, they often look to corporations for help. Corporations have far more to offer than just dollars: they can also offer their expertise in business strategy, operations, technology, marketing, human resources, finance, and many other areas.