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.
Sara from African Entrepreneur Collective listed a Remote Work consultation call.
Sara from African Entrepreneur Collective listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
AfricAid received an application from Mark for a Leadership Coaching project.
Jessica from AfricAid listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Sam matched with Matthew from Komo Learning Centres for a Website Audit project!
Stephen from Music crossroads Malawi listed an Event Concept & Plan project.
Lexa from Music crossroads Malawi listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Sanderson from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Livestream Set Up & Training project.
Moses from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Change Management Coaching project.
Ignatius Fidelis from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Website Content Plan project.
Eric from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Communication Materials Audit project.
Blessings from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Gladson from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Matilda from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Social Media Set Up project.
Jared from Ongoza listed a Data Collection Plan project.
Aurore from Water Access Rwanda listed an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
JOYCE from Development Knowledge Link Africa (DEVLINK) listed a Fundraising consultation call.
Jibu received an application from Mark for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Olivia for a Social Media consultation call.
Tumaini Letu received an application from John for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Cax for an Event Concept & Plan project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from David for a Leadership Coaching project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Linnea for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Eva for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Kate for a Website Content Plan project.
Jibu received an application from Arthur for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ongoza received an application from Gaines for a Data Collection Plan project.
Ongoza received an application from Ashwin for a Data Collection Plan project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Shawn for a Change Management Coaching project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Dhrishya for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Ankitsingh for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Music crossroads Malawi received an application from Jucinta for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Glad's House received an application from Melissa for a Leadership Coaching project.
Ongoza received an application from Christy for a Data Collection Plan project.
Glad's House received an application from Dan for a Leadership Coaching project.
Daniela matched with Jill from The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Antonia from Jibu listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Antonia from Jibu listed a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Ivy from Development Knowledge Link Africa (DEVLINK) listed a Social Media Audit project.
Sara from African Entrepreneur Collective listed a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Vladimir matched with Caroline from Umoja Tanzania for a Website Audit project!
Glad's House received an application from Karen for a Leadership Coaching project.
Africa Bridge received an application from Geetha for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Africa Bridge received an application from helen for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Glad's House received an application from Abby for a Leadership Coaching project.
African Entrepreneur Collective received an application from Aida for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Glad's House received an application from Debra for a Leadership Coaching project.
African Entrepreneur Collective received an application from Jose Ivan for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
African Entrepreneur Collective received an application from Isaac for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
African Entrepreneur Collective received an application from Wes for a Data Crunching & Analysis 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.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Matched Aug 12th, 2020
How Sam K. helped Komo Learning Centres
Website Audit
Matched Aug 11th, 2020
How Daniela S. helped The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Aug 10th, 2020
How Erin S. helped Village Enterprise
Copyediting
Matched Aug 7th, 2020
How Andrea W. helped Ongoza
Marketing Materials
Matched Aug 6th, 2020
How Bryan B. helped Centre for Youth and Development
Mission, Vision & Values
Matched Aug 4th, 2020
How Angela B. helped Development Knowledge Link Africa (DEVLINK)
Individual Donor Letter
Matched Jul 29th, 2020
How Joel H. helped TEEEM
Search Engine Optimization Audit
Matched Jul 28th, 2020
How Slava *. helped SHONA
Visual Brand Guide
Matched Jul 27th, 2020
How Genevieve C. helped Women In Technology Uganda
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
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 and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just mark 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 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.
