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.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Potani for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Twende received an application from Baraka for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Timothy for a Data Collection Plan project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Bright for a Data Collection Plan project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Bright for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Twende received an application from Austin for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Edward for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from SANDRES for a Data Collection Plan project.
John from Twende listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Priyanshi for a Data Collection Plan project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Violet Chanza for a Data Collection Plan project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Patience for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from Ayaa for a Brochure Writing project.
Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub received an application from Senzangakhona for a Social Media consultation call.
Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub received an application from Tionge for a Social Media consultation call.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Jean Noel for a Data Collection Plan project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Tinashe for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from AYO for an Organizational Chart Creation project.
Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub received an application from christopher for a Social Media consultation call.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from Olga for an Organizational Chart Creation project.
James from Centre for Youth and Development listed an Identify Success Metrics project.
Reuben matched with Lucy from Changing Narratives Africa for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
STANLEY matched with John from Twende for a Photo Editing project!
Fiona from Kyaninga Child Development Centre listed an Organizational Chart Creation project.
naomie matched with Jerry from Aqua-Farms Organization for an Email Layout & Template project!
BEADS for Education received an application from Todd for a Website Visual Design project.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from Rumman F. for an Organizational Chart Creation project.
Chawanangwa from Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub listed a Social Media consultation call.
Enos from BEADS for Education listed a Website Visual Design project.
Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub received an application from Natasha for a Social Media consultation call.
BEADS for Education received an application from Shakrudeen for a Website Visual Design project.
BEADS for Education received an application from Jingyi for a Website Visual Design project.
GAURAV matched with Aurore from Water Access Rwanda for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project, Inc. received an application from DeAnna for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
The African SOUP received an application from Adwoa for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Everlyne for a Finance consultation call.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from lina for a Finance consultation call.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Danson for a Finance consultation call.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Sheila for a Finance consultation call.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from caroline for a Finance consultation call.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Jonathan for a Finance consultation call.
Petronila matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from SHREYA for a Social Media consultation call.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from Gwendolin for a Social Media consultation call.
Kyaninga Child Development Centre received an application from Alisharan for a Social Media consultation call.
Gerald matched with Pearl from Kyaninga Child Development Centre for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Oladapo matched with Pearl from Kyaninga Child Development Centre for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project, Inc. received an application from Russell V for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project, Inc. received an application from Lauren for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Michele for a Finance 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
Matched Jun 22nd, 2022
How Reuben W. helped Changing Narratives Africa
Website Set Up (CMS-Based)
Matched Jun 22nd, 2022
How STANLEY L. helped Twende
Photo Editing
Matched Jun 22nd, 2022
How naomie c. helped Aqua-Farms Organization
Email Layout & Template
Matched Jun 20th, 2022
How GAURAV J. helped Water Access Rwanda
Data & Analytics
Matched Jun 12th, 2022
How Bill L. helped Resonate
Elevator Pitch Coaching
Matched Jun 10th, 2022
How Faith N. helped Centres for Community Healthcare Access
Accounting Systems Set Up
Matched Jun 6th, 2022
How Ena D. helped The Kilgoris Project
Website Content Audit
Matched May 30th, 2022
How Brittany T. helped Resilience Action International
Program Strategy & Goals
Matched May 15th, 2022
How Abduly J. helped Tanzania Rural Health Movement
Flexible Human Resources Support
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 120 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 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected], or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.
