Pro Bono Skills: Untapped Gold Mine?
By: Susan Carey Dempsey
Friday, May 1, 2009

There isn't a nonprofit we can think of that isn't struggling with a budget gap in light of diminished giving and growing community need. Ironically, an interesting report issued recently by Deloitte reflected another wide gap: between companies interested in volunteering the skills of their professionals and nonprofits who could be taking advantage of this resource.

Deloitte’s survey, which involved two separate polls of nonprofit executives and corporate grant makers suggests most corporate grant makers and nonprofits remain focused on giving and getting cash. Few are thinking about using pro bono or skilled volunteerism as a valuable form of currency that could help offset the decline in corporate giving. In fact, nearly 40 percent of nonprofits surveyed said they plan to spend upwards of $50,000 on outside consultants in 2009. But, Deloitte suggests, (read more)