Strengthen Your Organization

With Help from Skilled Volunteers

Connect With Talented and Engaged Professionals

Skills-based volunteering is a powerful resource for driving operational growth, which ultimately helps you achieve your mission.

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.
HAPPENING NOW

Black Girl Ventures Foundation received an application from Mark for a Management consultation call.

Partners in Development Foundation received an application from Hannah for an Infographic project.

ReshmaChowdhary matched with Maureen from Soccer Without Borders for a Data & Analytics consultation call!

Divya matched with Maureen from Soccer Without Borders for a Data & Analytics consultation call!

Adwoa matched with Maureen from Soccer Without Borders for a Data & Analytics consultation call!

Taylor from Catalyst Miami listed a Branded Digital Assets project.

Catalyst Miami received an application from Grace for a Branded Digital Assets project.

Catalyst Miami received an application from T. J. for a Video Editing project.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Veena Harshitha for a Website Minor Update project.

Venture House received an application from Jan for a Finance consultation call.

Kyle matched with Jade from Partners in Development Foundation for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!

Taylor from Catalyst Miami listed a Translation project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Julie for a Leadership Coaching project.

Black Girl Ventures Foundation received an application from Michael for a Leadership Coaching project.

Black Girl Ventures Foundation received an application from Julie for a Leadership Coaching project.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Vytautas for a Website Minor Update project.

Richard matched with Taylor from Catalyst Miami for a Video Editing project!

Jade from Partners in Development Foundation listed an Infographic project.

Katharine matched with Elizabeth from ACLU of Alabama for an Event Management consultation call!

Swati matched with Taylor from Catalyst Miami for a Public Relations consultation call!

Vanessa from Black Girl Ventures Foundation listed a Leadership Coaching project.

Wendy from East Tennessee State University listed a Website Minor Update project.

Vanessa from Black Girl Ventures Foundation listed a Management consultation call.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Ojodare for a Website Minor Update project.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Baba vali for a Website Minor Update project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from James for an Excel Training project.

Baton Rouge Youth Coalition received an application from Sankalp for a Tech Systems Set Up project.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Ezekiel for a Website Minor Update project.

East Tennessee State University received an application from Jemilat for a Website Minor Update project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Osvaldo for an Excel Training project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Anthony for an Excel Training project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Vineeth Chaitanya for an Excel Training project.

Norman from Venture House listed a Finance consultation call.

Taylor from Catalyst Miami listed a Video Editing project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Xiaoming for an Excel Training project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Vedika K C for a Leadership Coaching project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Sathyajit for an Excel Training project.

Michael matched with Ta'Nia from John F. Kennedy Family Services Center for a Management consultation call!

Lenz matched with Ronald from Roundball Education Inc for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!

Collin from Communities In Schools of NC listed an Excel Training project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Gaurav for an Excel Training project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Jessica for a Leadership Coaching project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Miloni for an Excel Training project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Manasa for an Excel Training project.

Communities In Schools of NC received an application from Kimaya for an Excel Training project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Tanya for a Leadership Coaching project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Alanson for a Leadership Coaching project.

Centro received an application from Princess Aleah for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.

John F. Kennedy Family Services Center received an application from Elizabeth for a Leadership Coaching project.

Initiate Justice received an application from Prince for a Tech Systems consultation call.

How It Works

Whether you need pro bono support on a project, or want advice from an industry expert, get it all done with Catchafire.
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
Get on the phone with an industry expert to get answers to burning questions, brainstorm organizational challenges, or get feedback.
Projects
Work with a skilled professional to complete critical projects such as graphic design, website development, copywriting, database customization, and more!

What Do You Need Help With?

Select from 150+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.

ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS

Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World

Catchafire's virtual volunteering network connects you with passionate professionals across a diverse range of fields, from Fortune 500s to 1-person startups, all over 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

“Monica was terrific. She took a relatively convoluted process and creatively developed a way to present it clearly in a manner that met our needs. We are very happy to have had the opportunity to work with Monica!”
Andrew CEO & Founder, Sanivation
“This is an amazing opportunity for small organizations like ours to be able to tap into the knowledge and experience of others.”
Shannon Quality Improvement Coordinator, Caswell Family Medical Center

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