The Taproot Foundation estimates that there are at least 6 million business professionals in the United States with skills that could be used on pro bono consulting projects for nonprofits. If 10% of these professionals engaged in pro bono service each year, the nonprofit sector would have an additional $400 million in capacity building support.
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WITH TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
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Skill Set |
Number of Business Professionals*
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Technology
Computer support specialists
Computer programmers
Computer systems analysts
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer and information systems managers
Computer software engineers, systems software
Network and computer systems administrators
Network systems and data communications analysts
Database administrators
Sales engineers
Technical writers
Computer and information scientists, research
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3,135,223 |
Business Planning
Management analysts
Budget analysts
Financial managers
Financial analysts
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1,410,884 |
Human Resources
Training and development specialists
Human resources managers
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
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676,685 |
Marketing Communications
Graphic designers
Writers and authors
Photographers
Proofreaders and copy markers
Marketing managers
Public relations specialists
Market research analysts
Editors
Advertising and promotions managers
Multi-media artists and animators
Public relations managers
Meeting and convention planners
Desktop publishers
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
Survey researchers
Film and video editors
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1,502,772 |
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Total Business Professionals with Transferable Skills |
6,725,524
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Our Charter
At the Taproot Foundation, we are working to help the nonprofit sector realize its potential and in turn enable our society to do the same.
It is our goal to make pro bono work an integrated part of the business community so all nonprofits have access to the services they desperately need.
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