SLIDE 1 THE POWER OF PRO BONO 1
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THE POWER OF PRO BONO
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THE CHALLENGE
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MAKING
BUDGET
“EXTRA HANDS” TO DELIVER
SERVICES/PROGRAMS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
LEADERSHIP
FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
HANDS-ON
VOLUNTEERING
SKILLS-BASED VOLUNTEERING
GENERAL SKILLS
PRO BONO
EXPERTISE
BOARD SERVICE
Cash grants
Dollars for Doers
Matching gifts
Playground
clean-up
Soup kitchen
Planting a
garden
Tutoring
Literacy
programs
Event
coordination
IT assistance
Marketing
Design
HR consulting
Legal counsel
Board
placement
Board member
training
THE PRO BONO GAME CHANGER
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PRO BONO MODELS
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►Employee Purpose
►HR/L&D Benefits
►Innovation
►Collaboration
►Community Impact
►Brand & the Bottom Line
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES
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►Growing professional
networks for social
change
►Encouraging deeper
service (e.g., board
members)
►Boosting morale through
meaningful service
EMPLOYEE PURPOSE
71% of employees are
proud to work for a
company that offers
volunteer opportunities.
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►Recruitment, hiring and
retention advantages
►Offering real world
leadership & professional
development opportunities
HR/L&D BENEFITS
66% of the next
generation workforce
prefer to work at a
company that provides
opportunities to apply
their skills to benefit
nonprofits.
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►Companies experiment
with new methodologies
and employee
entrepreneurship
►Employees question
assumptions, try creative
approaches, work in new
teams, and sharpen skills
►Private and public sectors
work together to create
social innovation.
INNOVATION
“CSR can be a source
of opportunity,
innovation and
competitive advantage.”
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►Encourage cross-sector
collaboration & learning
►Break down silos
►Foster more robust team-
to-team communication
COLLABORATION
Managers felt that
employees improved
job-related skills as a
result of team-based
pro bono, including
client interaction skills,
leadership skills, and
oral presentation skills.
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►Multiplier effect
►Sector challenges met
with advanced methods
►Increased nonprofit
capacity
►Strategic resources for
program delivery +
innovation
►High impact volunteerism
DEEPER IMPACT
86% of nonprofits said
it is a top priority for
them to improve their
ability to run effectively.
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►Pro bono helps
companies stay visible
despite any cutbacks.
►For every employee who
volunteers, more than
$2,400 of value is
generated by improving
employee engagement
(decreasing turnover costs
and improving employee
performance).
BRAND & BOTTOM LINE
Corporate citizenship is
now the top driver of
reputation.
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CASE STUDIES
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ONLINE MARKETPLACE
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MAX SKOLNIK Executive Director - Washington, DC National Program Lead [email protected] @maxskolnik