1. PREPPING YOUR PROGRAM FOR THE
PRO BONO TECH VOLUNTEER
Organizer:
Robert Rosenthal, VolunteerMatch (@volmatchRobert)
Panelists:
Ehren Foss, HelpAttack (@helpattack)
Ian Rhett, CivicActions (@ianrhett)
Eileen Yang, Taproot Foundation (@taprootfound)
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2. PRO BONO
PEOPLE
SKILLS
501Cs BUSINESS
POWER OF
SOLUTIONS
PURPOSE
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3. VOLUNTEERING IS CHANGING
U.S. VOLUNTEERING
TRADITIONAL RATES FLAT SINCE 2005
VOLUNTEERING
GROWING % OF VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERS NOW COME & CSR
FROM CSR PROGRAMS
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4. OUR PLANS TODAY
35 mins 25 mins 25 mins
• What pro bono is • What do pro bono- • More resources on
and isn’t. ready nonprofits pro bono
• Why companies do look like? • Q&A
it. • Basics of needs
• Different models of assessment
pro bono • What do skilled
• What do program volunteers really
staff need to know? hate/love?
• DISCUSS! • REPORT BACK!
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5. WHAT HAVE WE MISSED?
• [Your expectations.]
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6. ABOUT US
The Nonprofit!
Robert Rosenthal
VP, Communications/Marketing, VolunteerMatch
The Pro Bono Volunteer!
Ehren Foss
Co-founder/CEO, HelpAttack!
The Expert!
Eileen Yang
Consultant, Advisory Services, Taproot Foundation
Taproot Foundation
The Team Leader!
Ian Rhett, @ianrhett
CEO, CivicActions
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8. Lights. Camera. Help.

10. INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY!
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12. INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY!
Reach
Can volunteers help you serve more
beneficiaries?
Efficiency
Can volunteers help you do more
with your existing resources?
Effectiveness
Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/True Impact
Can volunteers help you increase the
quality of your services or products?
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14. WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF “PROGRAM”
TECH?
• Solutions!
• Strategy and planning
• Data collection
• Systems integration
• Service delivery
• Accessibility
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15. THE BUSINESS CASE FOR PRO BONO
Human
Reputation Innovation
Resources
• Innovative • Improved public • Fostered climate
professional relations of innovation
development • Stronger • New or improved
• Increased relationships products
employee and network • New markets or
satisfaction • Sustained enhanced
• Enhanced license to penetration
recruitment operate
• More inter-
connected
workplace
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16. WHO IS THE PROBONO VOLUNTEER?
• May already by • Wants to complete
volunteering projects
somewhere (with or • Incented by the
without company) company
• Skills level may vary: • May not be available
junior to board level outside of the scope of
• Wants to give back the project
• May want to try • Often has to report
something new back to the company
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17. 8 MODELS OF PRO BONO
 What are the important areas to explore?
 Where do you want to be in your decision-making?
 Do you want to talk more strategy?
 Do you want to be more programmatically strategic/
tactical?
 If we decide Talent Development is the goal, then let’s use
a slider to demonstrate the implications of what this
means…
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18. WHAT’S YOUR MODEL?
• 5-10 minutes discussion
• Think about your program goals
• Think about how you already engage volunteers
• Where does probono volunteer engagement fit into
the mix?
• What does successful probono look like at your
organization
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19. 7 WAYS TO READY
1. Do you have experience working with skilled
volunteers already?
2. Does your staff have the time to manage the
relationship?
3. Is it the right idea?
4. Have you budgeted for hard or soft costs?
5. Do you have a strategy for sustaining the project?
6. Do you have ways of recognizing your volunteers?
7. How will you measure success?
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20. REPORT BACK
• Who are you?
• What was your project idea?
• What did you originally think?
• Did this change given the 7 Ways?
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21. HOW TO GET STARTED
• Assess needs
• Assess resources and roles
• Get management buy in
• Consult experts and case studies
• Figure out where to recruit pro bono partners
 Board or donor contacts?
 Through your current skilled volunteers?
 Online services?
 Intermediary agencies?
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22. MORE RESOURCES ON PROBONO
RECRUITING & INTERMEDIARIES LEARN MORE BLOGS
•VolunteerMatch.org •VolunteerMatch Learning Center •EngagingVolunteers.org
•TaprootFoundation.org (www.volunteermatch.org/nonprofits/learningcenter •Pro Bono Junky’s Blog (taprootfoundation.org/blog)
•Sparked.com •A Billion + Change (www.abillionpluschange.org) •Realized Worth (realizedworth.blogspot.com)
•Catchafire.org •Corporation for National & Community Service •EnergizeInc.com
•TheCommunityCorps.org (www.nationalservice.gov) •Jayne Cravens (coyotecommunications.com)
•CommonImpact.org
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