About: Our Mission
Creating a market for pro bono services
Established in 2008 by the Taproot Foundation, the Pro Bono Action Tank is leading the effort to increase access to high-quality pro bono services for public benefit organizations working to address our society’s social, environmental and economic issues.
We work with academic, trade and business leaders to enable the business community to engage in pro bono service, develop standards to ensure high-quality service delivery, and make it easier for all public benefit organizations to access the expertise they need to achieve their missions.
Our vision is that one day:
- There will be a multi-billion dollar, transparent, accessible and high-quality market for pro bono services;
- Organizations serving the public good will have access to the expertise and tools they need to be successful;
- Business professionals across professions, from strategists to designers, will adopt the pro bono ethic and embrace it as core to their professional identity.
Annual Action Plan
To achieve our vision, we gather the leaders from the field each year at the Pro Bono Roundtable to identify the current barriers to further investment in pro bono services and collectively define an action plan for the next 12 months to address those challenges. This drives our annual action plan for the Pro Bono Action Tank.
To view the 2008-2009 Action Plan, click here.
2009 – 2010 Action Plan coming soon.