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THE POWER OF PRO BONO

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THE CHALLENGE

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MAKING

BUDGET

“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER

SERVICES/PROGRAMS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND

LEADERSHIP

FINANCIAL

SUPPORT

HANDS-ON

VOLUNTEERING

SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING

GENERAL SKILLS

PRO BONO

EXPERTISE

BOARD SERVICE

Cash grants

Dollars for Doers

Matching gifts

Playground

clean-up

Soup kitchen

Planting a

garden

Tutoring

Literacy

programs

Event

coordination

IT assistance

Marketing

Design

HR consulting

Legal counsel

Board

placement

Board member

training

THE PRO BONO GAME CHANGER

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PRO BONO MODELS

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►Employee Purpose

►HR/L&D Benefits

►Innovation

►Collaboration

►Community Impact

►Brand & the Bottom Line

ADDRESSING CHALLENGES

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►Growing professional

networks for social

change

►Encouraging deeper

service (e.g., board

members)

►Boosting morale through

meaningful service

EMPLOYEE PURPOSE

71% of employees are

proud to work for a

company that offers

volunteer opportunities.

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►Recruitment, hiring and

retention advantages

►Offering real world

leadership & professional

development opportunities

HR/L&D BENEFITS

66% of the next

generation workforce

prefer to work at a

company that provides

opportunities to apply

their skills to benefit

nonprofits.

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►Companies experiment

with new methodologies

and employee

entrepreneurship

►Employees question

assumptions, try creative

approaches, work in new

teams, and sharpen skills

►Private and public sectors

work together to create

social innovation.

INNOVATION

“CSR can be a source

of opportunity,

innovation and

competitive advantage.”

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►Encourage cross-sector

collaboration & learning

►Break down silos

►Foster more robust team-

to-team communication

COLLABORATION

Managers felt that

employees improved

job-related skills as a

result of team-based

pro bono, including

client interaction skills,

leadership skills, and

oral presentation skills.

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►Multiplier effect

►Sector challenges met

with advanced methods

►Increased nonprofit

capacity

►Strategic resources for

program delivery +

innovation

►High impact volunteerism

DEEPER IMPACT

86% of nonprofits said

it is a top priority for

them to improve their

ability to run effectively.

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►Pro bono helps

companies stay visible

despite any cutbacks.

►For every employee who

volunteers, more than

$2,400 of value is

generated by improving

employee engagement

(decreasing turnover costs

and improving employee

performance).

BRAND & BOTTOM LINE

Corporate citizenship is

now the top driver of

reputation.

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CASE STUDIES

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ONLINE MARKETPLACE

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MAX SKOLNIK Executive Director - Washington, DC National Program Lead max@taprootfoundation.org @maxskolnik