pro bono
adjective
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In Latin, pro bono publico means "for the public good;" in English we generally shorten the phrase to pro bono. Donating free legal help to those who need it has long been a practice of American law firms; the American Bar Association actually recommends that all lawyers donate 50 hours a year. Pro bono work is sometimes donated by nonlegal firms as well. For example, an advertising firm might produce a 60-second video for an environmental or educational organization, or a strategic-planning firm might prepare a start-up plan for a charity that funds shelters for battered women.
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Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Three weeks after retiring as the boat captain for Riverkeeper, the environmental organization, John Lipscomb embarked on a final wintry patrol, pro bono.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
There are resources to look at the Deloitte Health Equity Institute, which has pro bono data and analytical tools to leverage that are accessible to all organizations to start on this journey of making health equity not just a societal concern, but actually a business priority.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Create your own blog or offer to write pro bono for non-profit organizations or for individuals who are at the early stages of launching their business, and who could use some copywriting assistance.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20bono. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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