Strengthening Nonprofits

 

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The Taproot Foundation and its innovative approach to providing professional services will help area nonprofits enhance their capacities and extend their reach.

Strengthening Nonprofits

 

Taproot Foundation

The Taproot Foundation provides critical support to nonprofit organizations by organizing pro bono services in marketing, information technology and human resources. A team of volunteers from the business community leads each project based on their specific professional abilities.

Currently operating in San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Boston, Taproot has provided more than $16 million in services to nonprofits in the past five years, carrying out 405 service grants and engaging 3,000 volunteer professionals.

Taproot is now open in Seattle, thanks to a two-year grant from the Campion Foundation.

In its first year, Taproot awarded 22 service grants to Pacific Northwest nonprofits, providing services that would have cost a total of $865,000 at market rates.

During the next three years, Taproot intends to award 100 service grants in the Puget Sound area, involving some 2,000 volunteers. This model approach will help area nonprofits enhance their capacities and extend their reach.