Taproot Foundation Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Taproot Foundation for more than 3 years

Pros – Selective application process leads to working with great, talented groups of consultants incl graduates from selective institutions and strong prof profiles. Organizational profile is strong. Projects are comprehensive and stimulating for those with business and consulting backgrounds. Offers reasonable sense of fulfillment in contributing toward deserving, reasonable causes.

Cons – Non-Profits aren't always ready to submit sufficient information to make projects more practical and substantial. Sometimes non-profit contacts are too busy to be very responsive. Commitment by volunteers isn't always strong with some dropping out early causing disorganization. Taproot could promote itself more, as many employers don't recognize its reputation.

Advice to Senior Management – Have non-profits contribute more background and organizational info to analyze. Othwrwise, many of the analytical outcomes can be less focused/useful. Have volunteers recognize commitment such that if they incur 3+ 'drop-outs' in a, for example, 18 mo period, they should be suspended from future projects for at least 6-12 months.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Taproot Foundation

Pros – Work with a group of top-notch professionals. Taproot also has excellent templates and planning tools to help all members get the job done well. All job projects are 4-5 hours per week so you can balance even in addition to a full time job. All clients are non-profits are desperately need help with marketing and biz dev.

Cons – Work is pro-bono - volunteer.

Advice to Senior Management – A better way to use Taproot experiences on volunteers' resumes - 360 reviews, write-ups from corporate about success of the project. If supervisor becomes unavailable after the project I can't use Taproot as a referral source on my resume. Should be able to get filed and held at company about my performance and contribution so anyone can call for referral.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Taproot Foundation for less than a year

Pros – Amazing experience to give back to the community leveraging professional expertise and personal talents. Great opportunity to meet other professionals and work together in a non competitive environment with a common goal

Cons – After the end of the project there wasn't any follow-up or message

Advice to Senior Management – - Invest to create a solid relationship with your consultants and organize/support more initiatives to network and retain your volunteers
- It would be interesting to track the development of the work done in the different no-profits

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend