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Taproot mobilizes the pro bono expertise nonprofits need to grow, innovate and drive lasting change

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One year from now, what strides will your company have taken towards the future of #probono? Thursday at the IGNITE: Corporate Action Forum, corporate #socialimpact and L&D leaders imagined that future, then planned their first moves. Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
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Peers pressure-tested every plan. Every leader left with ideas to bring back to their own company. To close, Cat Ward asked participants to share one word to describe their mood after a day of building together at #IGNITE2026. “Energized.” “Refocused.” “Intentional.” “Hopeful.”
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The next phase happens inside companies and alongside nonprofit partners: testing these ideas, learning what works and shaping it together.
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“We’re not asking you to do more. We’re asking you to do different.” Taproot CEO Cat Ward opened day two of #IGNITE2026 with that challenge to corporate #socialimpact and learning leaders. Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
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And across all of this work, we need the data to show what changes. What did employees learn? What can a nonprofit do now that it couldn’t before? Measuring those outcomes and telling the story behind the data helps companies make the case for continued investment.
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The next step is choosing where to lead. That’s the work ahead this afternoon.
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"Today was about dreaming big, and I think our table accomplished that.” That’s how one participant described the work that closed day one of #IGNITE2026 yesterday. Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
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💡 Create communities of service. Bring local government, businesses, nonprofits and schools into lasting partnerships that build an “ethos of service” within the community.
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Participants then named their own commitments, from making bolder partnership asks to testing new approaches and advocating for pro bono in their companies. Today, corporate #socialimpact and learning leaders take the work further.
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What would help more nonprofits get the expertise they need? At #IGNITE2026, our Three Big Bets sparked conversations about what’s possible. A few highlights: Read more in the thread below. Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
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Key takeaways for collaboration? Find champions within partner organizations, measure progress as you go and fund nonprofits’ capacity to put pro bono expertise to work.
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Around the tables, participants pushed these ideas further. Getting to 10X means changing how we build, support and invest in pro bono. These conversations are helping us work out how.
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