Strengthen Your Organization
With Help from Skilled Volunteers
Connect With Talented and Engaged Professionals
This program connects you with talented professionals looking to give back, allowing you to access expertise in areas such as marketing, web development, operations, strategy, and more.
Catchafire's menu of 150+ pre-scoped projects, each with specific deliverables and project steps, makes it easy to find what you need and match with a volunteer with the right skills for the job. And if you aren't sure where to begin, start by talking to a volunteer to get advice and explore ideas.
Impact and Innovations from Impact and Innovations Development Centre listed a Website consultation call.
Impact and Innovations from Impact and Innovations Development Centre listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Per Scholas, Inc received an application from Akash M for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Per Scholas, Inc received an application from Vishal for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Per Scholas, Inc received an application from Robin for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Partners in Development Foundation received an application from Vishal for a Storytelling project.
Nguyet Anh matched with Anna Carmela from VVOB for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Kendal matched with Rebecca from Climate Policy Initiative for a Human Resources consultation call!
Per Scholas, Inc received an application from Michael for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
ZuQuan from Per Scholas, Inc listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Jade from Partners in Development Foundation listed a Storytelling project.
Cover the Homeless Ministry received an application from Brenden for a Website consultation call.
Kim matched with Mercy from Healing favor nutrition for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Zuzanna matched with Mercy from Healing favor nutrition for an Online Research project!
Cover the Homeless Ministry received an application from Zoraida for a Website consultation call.
Cover the Homeless Ministry received an application from Stephen for a Website consultation call.
Cover the Homeless Ministry received an application from Rujuta for a Website consultation call.
Cover the Homeless Ministry received an application from Araki for a Website consultation call.
Lauren from Cover the Homeless Ministry listed a Website consultation call.
Brandon matched with Jade from Partners in Development Foundation for a Logo Design project!
Rose matched with Marina from Talent Beyond Boundaries for a Human Resources consultation call!
Natalie matched with Crystal from Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health for a Social Media Audit project!
Mariana matched with Marina from Talent Beyond Boundaries for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Lucy matched with Marina from Talent Beyond Boundaries for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Cassidy matched with Louise from Talent Beyond Boundaries for a Website consultation call!
Zachery matched with Louise from Talent Beyond Boundaries for a Website consultation call!
Matthew matched with Takeshia from Last Mile Education Fund for a Salesforce Training project!
Melissa matched with Sharon from Cohere for a Communications consultation call!
Hannah matched with Crystal from Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health for a Social Media consultation call!
Natalie matched with Crystal from Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health for a Social Media consultation call!
Elizabeth matched with Claire from The Toothpick Project (with Welthungerhilfe) for a Print Materials Design project!
Chatterjee matched with Jade from Partners in Development Foundation for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
Jon matched with Stephanie from Talent Beyond Boundaries for a Board Prospecting project!
Dahlia matched with Laura from Partners in Development Foundation for a Human Resources consultation call!
Opeyemi matched with Jonathan from Planete Enfants & Developpement for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
Lesedi matched with Katharina from Babies & Mothers Alive for a Video Editing project!
Dr. Nader matched with Sanah from Talent Beyond Boundaries for a Leadership Coaching project!
Sundar matched with Katharina from Babies & Mothers Alive for an Infographic project!
Radhika matched with Katharina from Babies & Mothers Alive for a Presentation Template Creation project!
Simon matched with Brent from Starship Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Rafsan matched with Katharina from Babies & Mothers Alive for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Eloise matched with Nayib from Sinergias for a Communications consultation call!
Mike matched with Rachel from Family Values @ Work (Building Power Among Grassroots Social Justice Feminist Leaders) for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Kellie matched with Treasure from Last Mile Education Fund for a Google Analytics Reporting project!
Melanie matched with Treasure from Last Mile Education Fund for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Alison matched with Treasure from Last Mile Education Fund for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Kimaya matched with Dorcas from The Toothpick Project (with Welthungerhilfe) for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Maheen matched with Jill from Maya Health Alliance for a Translation project!
Alison matched with Treasure from Last Mile Education Fund for a Presentation Template Creation project!
Melanie matched with Treasure from Last Mile Education Fund for a Website consultation call!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 150 pre-scoped projects and post your own.2. Find Your Pro Bono Professional
Review applications from interested professionals and choose who you want to work with.3. Get The Help You Need
Kick off your project and start making progress.Two ways to connect!
Consultation Calls
Projects
What Do You Need Help With?
Select from 150+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
Great Connections Are Made Here
How Kendal C. helped Climate Policy Initiative
How Kim F. helped Healing favor nutrition
How Brandon G. helped Partners in Development Foundation
How Matthew L. helped Last Mile Education Fund
How Elizabeth W. helped The Toothpick Project (with Welthungerhilfe)
How Jon S. helped Talent Beyond Boundaries
How Opeyemi G. helped Planete Enfants & Developpement
How Lesedi M. helped Babies & Mothers Alive
How Maheen S. helped Maya Health Alliance
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 150+ pre-scoped projects contains prerequisite skills and experience, core deliverables, and time estimates, so volunteers know exactly what is required when they apply to work with you.
The rigorous application process, which includes work experience, portfolios, and statements of interest, limits applicants to those who are serious about working with you. It's not a one-click application, and it shouldn't be.
You can review up to three applications at a time, and interview candidates before deciding. The decision is yours.
What Other Organizations are Saying
Frequently Asked Questions
New around here? Start with the basics.
Catchafire is an online platform for virtual, skills-based volunteering. Through Catchafire, professionals are able to directly support causes they care about by helping nonprofits with projects that match their skill sets. And because projects can be completed from anywhere, Catchafire makes it possible for organizations and skilled volunteers to connect for good, from all around the world!
Skills-based volunteering is a high impact form of volunteering that allows an individual to donate his or her professional skills and expertise, which in turn allows a nonprofit to build its capacity and focus more efficiently on its mission.
Skilled volunteers help nonprofits fill critical knowledge and staffing gaps, they work as thought partners on strategic projects, and they complete specific projects that require specialized skills, training, or experience. Very often, the relationships between volunteers and nonprofits extend far beyond the scope of the initial project that brought them together.
A specific example of skills-based volunteering is a marketing professional who volunteers to help a nonprofit create a marketing strategy.
We are partnering with Catchafire to provide grantees with access to virtual, skilled volunteers. We believe that by providing this valuable resource for capacity building and strategic project work, we can help our grantees amplify and accelerate the impact they have on the communities and beneficiaries they serve.
No. Your access to Catchafire is sponsored through this program, so it’s completely free for your organization.
In order to participate, you must first register your organization and then post your first project or consultation call. Get started by visiting the Project Menu to browse through over 150+ detailed project types.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just make sure to mark it “complete”.
Your posted projects are visible to Catchafire’s entire skills-based volunteer community of 40,000+ talented professionals on the platform, and millions more via Catchafire's partnership with LinkedIn. Those who are interested in your organization’s cause area and who have the skills required for your project will be able to apply.
Skills-based volunteers may apply to your projects from all across the country and around the world. We encourage you to engage with virtual skills-based volunteers. If you prefer to work with somebody local, please expect it to take longer than normal to receive applications from a professional in the area.
On average, projects are matched within two weeks. If you are not seeing the response you hoped for, please reach out to [email protected], and one of Catchafire's Nonprofit Advisors will get in touch with you.
After the interview, you can log into your account dashboard and ACCEPT or PASS on the match. Once both parties accept, you are officially matched and can begin the project! If you need to exchange any materials or have follow-up conversations to determine if it is a good fit after the interview, you are encouraged to do so.
Absolutely! Schedule a call, or email your questions to [email protected] and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About this Program
Lever for Change is a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation affiliate, whose mission is to unlock philanthropic capital and accelerate social change around the world’s biggest social challenges.
We are partnering with Catchafire to provide our partners with access to talented, passionate volunteers that are eager to support organizations like yours. We believe that by connecting you with high-quality talent, your organization can more efficiently and effectively carry out the important work you do every day.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and more.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at [email protected], or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled pro bono professionals