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 # New York Companies Profit from Giving Away Their Time

 

##### Firms are turning to pro bono projects to give up-and-coming managers a chance to grow

 

 

 Nov 29, 2016 2:00 PM ET

  Campaign:  [Taproot Foundation: Building the Pro Bono Marketplace](/news/campaign/taproot-foundation-building-pro-bono-marketplace)  ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/TaprootMasterCardprobono.jpg "Nonprofit staff from Pro Mujer, receive pro bono service from MasterCard employees at the MasterCard Pro Bono Challenge") Nonprofit staff from Pro Mujer, receive pro bono service from MasterCard employees at the MasterCard Pro Bono Challenge 

 

[Originally published on Crain's New York Business](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20161122/PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES/161119830/new-york-companies-find-profit-comes-from-pro-bono-work-with-firms-looking-to-donate-time-to-give-managers-a-way-to-grow?utm_content=42520705&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)

When Carissa Biggie was selected for Goldman Sachs’ six-month leadership-acceleration program, one of her tasks was to figure out a template for growth—not for the firm or even for her department but for STRIVE, a national nonprofit that provides skills training for low-income people and helps them get jobs.

Welcome to corporate pro bono, the fastest growing category of volunteerism in the U.S.

“\[Companies\] are using pro bono as a way to develop leadership, nurture high-potential employees and create more strategic ways of giving back to the community,” said Liz Hamburg, president and CEO of the Taproot Foundation, which maintains a network of 20,000 corporate volunteers across the country and coordinates skilled volunteering programs for Fortune 500 companies, connecting them with nonprofits in need of strategic savvy.

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