Pro Bono Market Overview

The pro bono marketplace harnesses millions of skilled professionals (“suppliers”) through different distribution channels to deliver them effectively to a diverse set of clients. Use the diagram below to learn about the state of pro bono happening by each group within the market.

Supply

Suppliers:
Business Professionals

Distribution Channels

Marketplace

  • Assess professional's expertise
  • Assess client needs and readiness
  • Match/Access
  • Oversight/Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Knowledge management evaluation
  • Celebration

Demand

Clients

State of Pro Bono: NGO Clients

Key Need

  • Needs vary depending on availability, size, and sophistication of programs.
  • Needs mirror those of domestic nonprofit organizations.  

Trends

  • There is a growing interest in pro bono service for international agencies.
  • Some pro bono services are provided to international agencies by companies and firms.
  • More frequently, pro bono service is provided to domestic nonprofits that serve international populations.

Resources

  • USAID – USAID publishes its volunteer activities policy regulating pro bono service that it can receive to avoid conflict of interest. 
  • UN – The United Nations publishes its policy for acceptance of pro bono goods and services to avoid conflict of interest. 

 

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