Governance
The American people are our shareholders, and we take our responsibility to generate a high social return on every dollar we spend very seriously.
The Taproot Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from both the nonprofit and corporate communities who set our goal of creating and growing a multi-billion dollar pro bono market by 2020.
In keeping with our value of "pragmatic optimism", our Board strives to be exceptional and to set the standard for nonprofit governance. Central to these aspirations are three core traits:
- Courage – We have to be bold to set lofty goals while also asking the tough questions and confronting brutal facts.
- Contribution – Roughly 20 percent of our budget is generated in partnership between our Board and staff. This starts with 100 percent board personal giving and goes on to include everything from large corporate sponsorship, to in-kind office space donation, to pro bono relationships with leading professional services firms.
- Transparency – We include this Governance section on our website to increase our transparency to our stakeholders. You can find here our core policies, audits and program outcome report cards. This section includes our successes as well as the challenges we have faced, which have ultimately helped us learn and grow to be stronger.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the governance of Taproot Foundation or would like to be nominated for election to our Board, please contact Martha Grant, Assistant to the President.
To notify the Board of any concerns, please send a letter to our Chair:
Sylvia Reynolds
c/o Taproot Foundation
466 Geary Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, CA 94102
