Accessing the Power of Pro Bono Through the Readiness Roadmap

AGENDAWelcome and Introductions

What is the Readiness Collaborative?

Getting Ready

Finding a Pro Bono Champion

Project Scoping and Implementation

Corporate Expectations of Readiness and Capital One Case Studies

Closing and Q&A

ABOUT THE TAPROOT FOUNDATION

► 5 offices: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington DC

► 3,500+ professionals delivering 1+ million hours of pro bono consulting valued at over $112 million since 2001

► Consulted to 20+ Fortune 500 companies to build and advance employee pro bono programs

Our mission is to lead, mobilize and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change.

taprootfoundation.org

BUILDING PRO BONO MARKETPLACE

SUPPLY – Advisory ServicesBusinesses, Boards, and Individuals

DEMAND – Powered by Pro BonoNonprofit Organizations

INTERMEDIARIES – Service GrantsTaproot Foundation and other pro bono consulting groups

A Billion + Change is a national campaign that has inspired the largest commitment of corporate pro bono service in history.

More than 500 companies have pledged over $2 billion in pro bono services to serve the needs of nonprofits and communities at home and around the world.

The Collaborative and Nonprofit Readiness Research

• What is the Readiness Collaborative?

• Nonprofit Readiness Research– Capital One commissioned LBG Associates and LBG

Research Institute to conduct a survey to assess nonprofit readiness to receive pro bono services

– 1,400 nonprofits surveyed across the nation in early 2012

Most NGOs Know About Pro Bono

• The majority (75%) of respondents are familiar with pro bono because they have used these services or volunteers’ professional skills at their organization

A Majority Find SBV Helpful

• Overall, the vast majority of respondents felt that the pro bono work was helpful – 39% said it was helpful every time– 47% said it was more often helpful than not– 14% said it was helpful only half the time or less

Why Would SBV Not Be Helpful?

• Deliverable was disappointing• Volunteers were not knowledgeable about

the agency or sector needs • Too much of the organization’s staff time

was needed for the project

• About 25% felt that the project took too long to finish

• Another 25% felt that the volunteer did not have the right skills

• 23% said they underestimated the scope of work that was required

The Solution – a clearinghouse of information

The Readiness Roadmap – a free, one-stop shop for interactive, step-by-step resources and tools created to help nonprofits navigate pro bono skills-based volunteering.

The Roadmap is organized into eight distinct sections:

Helping Nonprofits Navigate Pro Bono Skills-Based Volunteering

• Organizational Readiness

• Needs Identification• Project Readiness• Sourcing

• Planning• Implementation• Evaluation• Recognition &

Celebration

Where areyou on theROADMAP?

How do you want tostrengthenyour org?

www.readinessroadmap.org

Getting Ready

Strong Executive Leadership

Potential to Create Impact

Effective Relationship Building

Organizational Stability

Commitment to Capacity Building

Strategic Engagement of Volunteers

Needs Assessment Tool

Through Taproot Foundation’s Project Finder tool, nonprofits can started by accessing a catalog of more than 100 of the most common pro bono projects including helpful project descriptions, key deliverables, and recommendations for where to source the support.

Project Finder

Finding a Pro Bono Champion

MAKING BUDGET “EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER SERVICES/PROGRAMS

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

HANDS-ON VOLUNTEERING

SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING

GENERAL SKILLSBOARDSERVICE

PRO BONO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Cash grants Dollars for Doers Matching gifts

Playground clean-up

Soup kitchen Planting a

garden

Tutoring Literacy

programs Event

coordination

Board placement Board member

training

IT assistance Marketing

collateral design

HR consulting Legal counsel

SPECTRUM OF VOLUNTEERISM

They can then access Taproot’s Provider Finder to search their networks for the pro bono professional services their organization needs.

Sourcing

Sourcing• Unlock the potential of your Board of Directors

• HandsOn Affiliates

• A Billion + Change pledges—more than 500 companies committed to pro bono. Main impact areas are:• Education• Youth• Community Revitalization• Environment• Women’s Issues

Project Implementation and Scoping

Implementation drives the results of the project. Ensure success by:

Implementation

• Understanding each phase of the project

• Agreeing to the scope of the project, deliverables, and the timeframe

Set yourself up for success by:

Scoping

• Defining the project details, work plan, timeline, project goals and measurable success factors upfront

• Success stories – review a sampling of successful projects, large and small, from team-led to individuals; projects demonstrate the various degrees of engagements that deliver quality results in partnership with nonprofit organizations.

Key Stops on the Roadmap

Success Stories

Closing and Q&A

Collaborative Member Websites

Readiness Roadmap -- www.readinessroadmap.org

Points of Light -- www.pointsoflight.org

Hands On Network – www.handsonnetwork.org

A Billion + Change -- www.abillionpluschange.org

Taproot Foundation -- www.taprootfoundation.org

Capital One -- www.capitaloneinvestingforgood.com

We welcome feedback on the roadmap – please don’t hesitate to share your comments. Thank you!

Thank You!

Max Skolnik, Executive Director—Washington, DC Taproot Foundation max@taprootfoundation.org

Yvonne Siu, Marketing Manager, A Billion + Change,

Points of Light ysiu@pointsoflight.org

Natalie Smith, Senior Manager, Corporate Volunteerism, Capital One Natalie.Smith@capitalone.com