The Taproot Foundation created a great report from intermediaries in January 2014 to get a better understanding of how pro bono skills based volunteering/consulting is doing, what’s holding it back and how it can improve.
One thing that stood out to me is the following statement:
“WHAT’S STOPPING THEM? CONNECTING TO MORE, AND BETTER-PREPARED, NONPROFITS.
Nonprofit readiness–the ability of a nonprofit partner to fully and effectively engage pro bono resources—-remains a concern for intermediaries who provide those resources: the most common reason for turning away a nonprofit applicant was that the intermediary did not think the nonprofit was prepared for pro bono in general or for the particular service they applied for.”
Looks like there’s still a lot of work to do to get organizations ready. Who’s up for the challenge?