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 120+ 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.
Issa Katabarwa received an application from LaTanya for a Website Visual Design project.
Jifundishe received an application from Alexandra for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Melissa matched with Agnes from EarthEnable for a Human Resources consultation call!
WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) received an application from Shubham for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation Kenya (GRADIF-Kenya) received an application from Wayne O for a Website Visual Update project.
Fundi Bots received an application from Ardyst for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
christina from Jifundishe listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Nicolas from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
EarthEnable received an application from Randhir prasad for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) received an application from Alec for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment received an application from Angel for a Board Assessment project.
Rachel matched with Kelvin from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Fundi Bots received an application from David for a Custom Digital Images project.
Stacy from Fundi Bots listed a Custom Digital Images project.
Lee matched with Anariko from Future First Kenya for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Stacy from Fundi Bots listed a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment received an application from Shannon for a Social Media Photo Filters project.
Dak matched with MacBain from Youth Net and Counselling - YONECO for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Ololade from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) listed an Online Survey project.
Samwel from PACEMaker International listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Youth Net and Counselling - YONECO received an application from J. Djimitry for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Satir Omar from Issa Katabarwa listed a Website Visual Design project.
Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment received an application from Jennifer for a Board Assessment project.
Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment received an application from Gabriela for a Board Assessment project.
Mainsprings received an application from Gerald for a Business Plan Review project.
Claire from Livelyhoods listed a Copywriting project.
Marina matched with Florisa from There is Hope for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Megan matched with Jenny from TeachUNITED for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
The BOMA Project received an application from Wayne O for a Website Visual Update project.
Danielle matched with Wade from Village Health Works for an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project!
Sylvia from Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment listed a Social Media Photo Filters project.
Sylvia from Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment listed a Board Assessment project.
Britney N. matched with Nicolas from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Kelvin from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
MacBain from Youth Net and Counselling - YONECO listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Amani Global Works received an application from Wayne O for a Website Visual Update project.
Nicole from The BOMA Project listed a Website Visual Update project.
Nicholas from Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation Kenya (GRADIF-Kenya) listed a Website Visual Update project.
Catherine matched with Janice from Powering Potential Inc. for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Giorgos matched with Marko from Tanzania Rural Health Movement for a Website Audit project!
Marko from Tanzania Rural Health Movement listed an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project.
Scott matched with Nancy from Education For All Children for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Raniah from Amani Global Works listed a Website Visual Update project.
Deb matched with Joanna from Educate! for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
PACEMaker International received an application from Yi for an Accounting Systems Review project.
Gurjot matched with Marko from Tanzania Rural Health Movement for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Issa Katabarwa received an application from Jeremy Nathaniel for a Mobile App Prototyping project.
Our Lady of Perpetual Support for People Living with AIDS and Orphans (OLPS) received an application from Ross for a Website Audit project.
Dave matched with Clementine from Safari Doctors for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Nadja matched with Samwel from PACEMaker International for a Presentation Creation project!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 120 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 120+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 100+ 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 nonprofits 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 120 detailed project types.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects throughout your membership, but can only post up to five projects at a time. Once you finish a project, mark it “complete” and you can post a new project. Note: you can post as many Ask An Expert phone calls as you’d like.
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 help@catchafire.org, and one of Catchafire's Nonprofit Advisors will get in touch to troubleshoot 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 help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About This Program
Segal Family Foundation’s philosophy of giving, which we call Active Partnerships, is rooted in deep respect and admiration of our grantee partners. We’ve learned from them that connected, robust, and well-structured organizations are better able to fulfill the full impact of their missions. In this spirit, SFF has partnered with Catchafire to connect your organization with talented, passionate professionals eager to volunteer their skills.
Catchafire is the largest, online skills-based volunteer platform, connecting social mission organizations with professionals in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and more.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.