Pro Bono 101
Together, we can make pro bono service a reliable, effective, and accessible resource for all nonprofits. The tools and resources here are designed to help you stay up-to-date on:
- Frameworks and tools to help you better understand pro bono service programs
- Methods to communicate and maximize the business benefits of pro bono service
- Tools to help you design and value effective programs
Resources for Understanding Pro Bono Strategy
The 8 Models of Pro Bono
Your company is unique, and your pro bono program should be too. There are numerous models for successful pro bono programs. This white paper offers eight models of programs with examples by leading companies, allowing you to imagine a model that would best suit your company.
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Corporate Community Engagement Spectrum
From financial support to hands-on volunteering to pro bono service, your philanthropic contributions to the community can be made in many ways. How is your existing giving structured? How does pro bono service fit into your overall portfolio? This simple chart shows various ways to support nonprofits and see what makes pro bono service so unique.
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Employee Engagement and Impact Magnitude
This diagram charts various methods of employee engagement and the corresponding magnitude of service impact. It is useful when considering how to structure your volunteerism portfolio.
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Competencies Map
This Map, a signature project of the Taproot Foundation, enables you to explore 76 types of pro bono projects needed by nonprofits, the occupations that map to different project types, and the viability of each project type.
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Pro Bono Market Map
Curious about the other pro bono efforts in your field? What are the current trends? Who is leading the effort? The pro bono marketplace harnesses the millions of skilled professionals (“suppliers”) to deliver them effectively to a diverse set of clients. Use this map to learn about the state of pro bono for each group within the market.
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Resources for Exploring Pro Bono's Business Value
Communicating the Business Value Flashcards
Curious about the benefits of pro bono programs? If you're trying to make the business case internally for why your company should build or formalize a pro bono service program, this presentation will be a useful starting point to help communicate the benefits of pro bono service.
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Making the Case for Pro Bono
Want to learn even more benefits of pro bono programs? This white paper by the Pro Bono Institute outlines the business case for participating in pro bono service as initially identified for the legal profession.
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Resources for Designing and Valuing Effective Programs
Pro Bono Standards and Valuation
How do you consistently value your pro bono contribution? These standards, developed by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) in partnership with Taproot, provide standards to help professionalize the field by ensuring consistent reporting on the value of services delivered to recipient organizations.
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Hour Tracking and Dollar Valuation Tool
Interested in tracking pro bono efforts and determining the value of your pro bono efforts? If you don't already have a tracking system in place, this comprehensive tracking tool will allow your employees or volunteers to not only track the number of hours they contribute but to also determine accurate dollar valuations at the conclusion of project work.
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Designing for Impact Framework
A guide to the tenets of high-quality pro bono service delivery. When developing a program, advising participants, or evaluating project results, this tool is useful in reviewing the standards and best practices for project success.
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