Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 6
One year from now, what strides will your company have taken towards the future of #probono?

Thursday at the IGNITE: Corporate Action Forum, corporate #socialimpact and L&D leaders imagined that future, then planned their first moves.

Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
Someone points to a board titled "Ignite Today" as another person standing next to them watches in a bright conference space with large presentation screens.Attendees in discussion around a table beneath a large screen whose headline reads "Design the cover story of your frontier's breakthrough."
Two attendees with blue lanyards collaborate while multiple groups sit at round tables in a large room, papers and water bottles on tables and people talking and smiling.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 6
Replying to @taprootfound
Peers pressure-tested every plan. Every leader left with ideas to bring back to their own company. To close, Cat Ward asked participants to share one word to describe their mood after a day of building together at #IGNITE2026. “Energized.” “Refocused.” “Intentional.” “Hopeful.”
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 6
Replying to @taprootfound
The next phase happens inside companies and alongside nonprofit partners: testing these ideas, learning what works and shaping it together.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
“We’re not asking you to do more. We’re asking you to do different.”

Taproot CEO Cat Ward opened day two of #IGNITE2026 with that challenge to corporate #socialimpact and learning leaders.

Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
Panel discussion on talent and L&D with four speakers and a moderator seated on stage beneath a large Taproot banner reading "Power what's possible," while an audience listens.Two people—an older man in a suit smiling and a woman in a checkered blazer holding a blue folder—converse
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
Replying to @taprootfound
And across all of this work, we need the data to show what changes. What did employees learn? What can a nonprofit do now that it couldn’t before? Measuring those outcomes and telling the story behind the data helps companies make the case for continued investment.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
Replying to @taprootfound
The next step is choosing where to lead. That’s the work ahead this afternoon.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
"Today was about dreaming big, and I think our table accomplished that.”

That’s how one participant described the work that closed day one of #IGNITE2026 yesterday.

Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
Poster titled "The AI Leap" labeled "Big Bet 1" pinned next to a whiteboard filled with color‑bordered note cards and thumbtacked ideas.A workshop presenter holding a microphone and raising a worksheet titled "The Workforce Development Engine" while explaining ideas to a seated group in front of a board covered with sticky-note responses.
Collaborative workshop in a modern conference room: small groups at round tables brainstorming and writing while facilitators circulate; large screens show a "Build your blueprint poster" agenda and a backdrop reads "Power what's possible."
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
Replying to @taprootfound
💡 Create communities of service. Bring local government, businesses, nonprofits and schools into lasting partnerships that build an “ethos of service” within the community.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 5
Replying to @taprootfound
Participants then named their own commitments, from making bolder partnership asks to testing new approaches and advocating for pro bono in their companies.

Today, corporate #socialimpact and learning leaders take the work further.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 4
What would help more nonprofits get the expertise they need?

At #IGNITE2026, our Three Big Bets sparked conversations about what’s possible. A few highlights: Read more in the thread below.

Photos: Hans Alcindor Photography
Two panelists and a moderator laugh during a live on-stage discussion beneath a banner reading "Power what's possible"A woman holding a microphone and an "IGNITE" card addresses a seated group in a glass-walled conference room; a large screen behind her shows a slide about AI while attendees seated at round tables in the room listen.
Speaker giving a presentation with a slide behind them reading "Beyond Business as Usual" while a panel sits beside a large "Power what's possible" banner and an audience watches.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 4
Replying to @taprootfound @IBM @Develop_4_Good
Key takeaways for collaboration? Find champions within partner organizations, measure progress as you go and fund nonprofits’ capacity to put pro bono expertise to work.
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Taproot@taprootfound
Nov 4
Replying to @taprootfound @IBM @Develop_4_Good
Around the tables, participants pushed these ideas further. Getting to 10X means changing how we build, support and invest in pro bono. These conversations are helping us work out how.
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