Powered by Pro Bono

The Nonprofit�s Step-by-Step Guide to Scoping, Securing, Managing, and Scaling Pro Bono Resources

AvTaproot Foundation

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Del 12 i serien Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series

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Beskrivning

How to access the power and profitability of pro bono resources Savvy nonprofits use strategic management, marketing, technology, leadership to be competitive. With strapped budgets, many nonprofits cannot afford to pay for these resources. However, businesses are an often overlooked as an effective source of skilled professionals who can supply the needed skills. This book shares the acclaimed Taproot Foundation?s pro bono best practices and shows nonprofit managers to apply them to their own unique challenges in a low-to-no-cost way. The author offers keys to identifying opportunities for using pro bono sources, recruiting pro bono resources, and managing pro bono projects effectively. Reveals how a nonprofit can partner with a global corporations to further their mission in an effective and low-cost manner Aaron Hurst is the president and founder of the Taproot Foundation who pioneered a new field in community investment and continually breaks new ground through its signature, catalytic programs designed for the emerging global pro bono marketplace Gives nonprofit managers and staff the keys to identifying opportunities for using pro bono resources Taproot?s Aaron Hurst offers a hands-on guide to managing and engaging pro bono resources directed at nonprofit organizations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-10-12
Mått:216 x 277 x 20 mm
Vikt:907 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781118140956

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Aaron Hurst is the president of Taproot Foundation. He is one of the nation's most recognized social entrepreneurs, and a leading advocate of pro bono service. He is also the author of the inspirational Mommy and Daddy Do It Pro Bono.Taproot Foundation, founded in 2001, leads the rapidly expanding pro bono marketplace. Taproot has served more than 1,300 nonprofit organizations through its award-winning Service Grant Program, designed pro bono programs for dozens of leading companies, and sparked key national pro bono initiatives such as Billion + Change.

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Figures, Tables, Exhibits, and Worksheets ixPreface xiiiAaron HurstAcknowledgments xviiAbout the Taproot Foundation xixIntroduction: Pro Bono 101 1How to Use This Book 2A Brief History of Pro Bono 4Nonprofit Pro Bono Use and Need Today 5Making Pro Bono Work: Five Principles 10Getting Started 14Stage One: Scope Projects 17Understanding Your Pro Bono Project Needs 20Using a To-Do List to Identify Project Needs 21Screening: Four Tests for Great Pro Bono Engagements 24Scoping the Project and Building an Internal Team 31Conducting a Pre-Mortem 40Stage Two: Secure Resources 45The World of Untapped Talent 47Sources of Pro Bono 51Identifying Potential Providers 78Making an Ask 80Typical Pro Bono Application 89Stage Three: Manage Projects 95Phase Zero: Preparing for Kickoff 100Phase One: Kickoff 110Phase Two: Discovery 119Phase Three: Drafting 130Phase Four: Delivery and Implementation 135Phase Five: Evaluation and Celebration 138Stage Four: Scale Projects 147What Does It Mean to Be Powered by Pro Bono? 149Level One: Beginner 154Level Two: Practicing Pro Bono 155Level Three: Organization-wide Adoption 160Level Four: Powered by Pro Bono 182Epilogue: Off into the Sunset . . . 195Appendix A: Determining Your Multiyear Goals 199Appendix B: Examples of Job Postings 201Appendix C: Sample Liability Waiver 207Appendix D: Example of a Submitted Application for Pro Bono Services 213Appendix E: Sample Post-Mortem Template 217Appendix F: Sample Post-Project Surveys 221Appendix G: Identifying Your Core Competencies 229Appendix H: Potential Pro Bono Projects 231Notes 237Index 244