Taproot Foundation

We’re thrilled to welcome two new Roots to the Taproot team: Carolina Garcia-Navarro and Kyle Petersson!   Carolina brings a collaborative spirit and sharp curiosity to her role as Special Assistant to the CEO, partnering across the organization and with our board to strengthen processes and amplify Taproot’s impact.   Kyle, our new Manager of Strategic Operations, is a dynamic and observant leader focused on operational efficiency—and known as a true game night enthusiast. We can’t wait to see the skill he brings to streamlining our systems (and to be on his team for Codenames).   Please join us in giving Carolina and Kyle a warm Taproot welcome! 💙

Attention CSR professionals! We're just a few weeks away from IGNITE2025, Taproot's gathering of bold thinkers and cross-sector changemakers shaping the future of pro bono. Join us to hear directly from C-level voices who are lighting the spark for the next generation of pro bono service. 🔥 ➡️ Sign up now to request your invite: https://buff.ly/xVK8Ulb   Get a sneak peek at two of our most anticipated panels: 🔥Next Gen Service: Powered by AI Unpack how artificial intelligence is transforming nonprofit demand, corporate supply, and the infrastructure connecting them, and imagine how AI can power a smarter, faster, more inclusive pro bono marketplace. Featuring panelists: ⚡Joseph Fuller - Co-Lead, Managing the Future of Work Project, Harvard Business School ⚡Ian Goldsmith - Chief AI Officer, Benevity ⚡Naria Santa Lucia - General Manager, Digital Inclusion and Community Engagement, Microsoft 🔥Nonprofit Reality Check: What it Will Take to Meet the Moment  Expose the scale of nonprofit pressures—mounting demand, shrinking funding, and a changing world of work—and challenge participants to rethink how pro bono can evolve to meet these needs. Featuring panelists: ⚡Nazanin Ash - CEO, Welcome.US ⚡Ann Mei Chang - CEO, Candid ⚡Matthew Klein - Chief Program & Impact Officer, Robin Hood #IGNITE2025 #PoweredbyProBono #ProBonoService #SocialImpact #SocialGood #CSR #corporatesocialresponsibility #corporatepurpose

Members of the CCCW team were proud to participate in the closing event of “Using Data for Good”, a powerful initiative sponsored by the Taproot Foundation and supported by the amazing volunteers from Regeneron. Through this collaboration, we spent the last 12 weeks exploring the transformative potential of data to drive impact for the CCCW. We’re incredibly grateful to the Regeneron team for lending their time, talent, and expertise to our mission!

Collaboration, partnerships and teamwork is building success and stepping blocks to Extreme Fitness and Nutrition, LLC I am an Alumni for Captial One Pro Bono Marathon with Taproot Foundation Last year I was nominated by Floyd E Miller, M. Ed.,QMHP at Metropolitan Business League. I was invited back for The Capital One Pro Bono Marathon. I was asked to share my story and success about my project last year with Captial One Pro Bono Marathon It was a great success with Captial One Team last year and this year again. It was worth taking time off from my business to work on projects to grow a profitable and sustainable business. My name tag was tired as me and upside down lol 😂 If you noticed…

Volunteering your skills for good can have a profound impact on nonprofits tackling urgent social challenges. At Taproot, we connect nonprofits with professionals who have the expertise to help fuel their missions.  Andrew Meadows discovered that while creating real impact for organizations, his volunteer experience helped keep his skills sharp in today's job market and up his confidence. Watch this webinar to unlock your impact potential and start making a difference for causes you care about: https://buff.ly/7SiXXFX #probonoconsulting #professionalgrowth #supportnonprofits #socialimpact #socialchange #socialgood

This moment of uncertainty for government workers is personal for me. I’ve worked in government. I live in a city of government workers. I have federal employees in my family. Seeing some of the most passionate, talented people I know face disappointment and disruption has been tough. But there’s also hope. Across the country, organizations are stepping up—creating connection, offering training, and helping workers turn a period of transition into a time of growth and purpose. At Taproot Foundation, federal workers in transition can turn to us for pro bono projects—using this time to build new skills, stay engaged, and channel their commitment to community into meaningful nonprofit work. It’s a way to turn a difficult moment into a chance to do good. I’m proud that Taproot is part of this movement—and grateful our work was highlighted in Government Executive's recent piece on how organizations are supporting federal workers. Thank you to Sean Michael Newhouse for shining a light on this work—and on the incredible talent and heart in this community.

The team at Together We Bake are experts in workforce development. But Salesforce database optimization? Not so much. 🤔 That's where Taproot volunteer Kim came in. With her help, Together We Bake has a database worthy of their great work, helping them better track participants and market to customers. Read more about how pro bono transformed this organization's impact, and their advice to other nonprofits working with skilled volunteers: https://buff.ly/Zqx4FGI #workforcedevelopment #empoweringwomen #probono #skilledvolunteering #socialimpact #socialchange

Upheaval at the federal level has made things tough for nonprofits, but it's also led to layoffs for thousands of dedicated professionals with a passion for service. Taproot CEO Cat Ward recently shared with Government Executive how our platform is seeing an increase in former federal workers turning to pro bono service to continue making an impact. “What we offer these talented, purposeful, passionate, highly skilled individuals is an opportunity to put your purpose to work, to stay engaged, to build your network, to flex your skills, maybe into spaces that you weren't working for." Taproot is proud to be part of the solution—connecting skilled professionals with nonprofits that need their expertise. Read more: https://buff.ly/gEM40Ok #PublicService #CareerTransition #ProBono

Companies have a major role to play in helping nonprofits survive and thrive -especially in this environment. The Taproot Foundation's latest read lays out smart, concrete ways that businesses can move from a transactional “give” model to one rooted in partnership. The key takeaway? Beyond checks and one‑off grants, nonprofits need support in building capacity, resilience, and long‑term relationships -especially in fundraising, marketing, and strategic planning. When companies invest in these areas (e.g. pro bono skills, training, flexible funding), they help amplify impact today and help nonprofits become stronger institutions for the future. If you’re working in CSR, partnership strategy, or nonprofit/for‑profit collaboration, this is worth a read. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eyn6P6EX #NonprofitSupport #CSR #Partnerships #Impact #DigitalEngagement