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.
Twende received an application from Togu for a Storytelling project.
Pearl from Kyaninga Child Development Centre listed a Brochure Writing project.
John from Twende listed a Storytelling project.
Pearl from Kyaninga Child Development Centre listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Matilda from Music crossroads Malawi listed a Board Operations & Systems project.
Twende received an application from Carissa for a Storytelling project.
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Atuheire for an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Mukunde for an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
leah matched with Jeremiah from Pastoralists Integrated Concerns (PICO) for a Website consultation call!
Stacy matched with Alfred from Pwani Youth Network for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Jack matched with Ange from Resonate for an Online Survey project!
NDIKURIYO from Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) listed an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Michelle matched with Charline kanaiza from BoxGirls Kenya for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Eevin matched with Saeed from Namwera AIDS Coordinating Committee for a Website Usability Audit project!
Dev matched with Augustino from Tanzania Rural Health Movement for an Email Layout & Template project!
Abduly matched with Marko from Tanzania Rural Health Movement for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Bulafu for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Saphat for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Georgia for a Brochure Writing project.
William (Bill) matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for a Board Responsibilities & Structure project!
Jean Baptiste from Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from GAURAV for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
RUTH matched with Babirye from Action for Fundamental Change and Development-AFFCAD for an Employee Handbook project!
Angela matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Ewaat matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for a Website consultation call!
Communate Estudiantine Burundaise de Nakivale (CEBUNA) received an application from Ainebyoona for a Brochure Writing project.
Jessica matched with Faustina from Songambele Initiative Organisation for a Copyediting project!
Judy matched with Devotha from AfricAid for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Judy matched with Ines Reine from Resonate for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Byroen matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Nicholus matched with Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Helen matched with Barbara from Women In Technology Uganda for a Business Plan Review project!
William matched with Dan from FOCCAD for a Data Collection Plan project!
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Zimulinda for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Safari Doctors received an application from Brandon for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Safari Doctors received an application from Nandini for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Safari Doctors received an application from Irum for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Carlos matched with Sandrine from Resonate for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Clinton matched with DASTAN from MALEMA FOUNDATION TANZANIA for a Website Audit project!
Sarah from Safari Doctors listed an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
EDWIN matched with Wyclife from Resilience Action International for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Museveni for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from ISAAC for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Francis for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Gatete for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Claude for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Mediatrice for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Gisele for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Safari Doctors received an application from Collins for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Julie matched with Clementine from Safari Doctors for a Project Management Plan project!
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 May 20th, 2022
How Stacy B. helped Pwani Youth Network
Organizational Strategy
Matched May 19th, 2022
How Jack B. helped Resonate
Online Survey
Matched May 16th, 2022
How Dev S. helped Tanzania Rural Health Movement
Email Layout & Template
Matched May 13th, 2022
How William (Bill) M. helped Centres for Community Healthcare...
Board Responsibilities & Structure
Matched May 11th, 2022
How RUTH O. helped Action for Fundamental Change and Developm...
Employee Handbook
Matched May 10th, 2022
How Jessica M. helped Songambele Initiative Organisation
Copyediting
Matched May 10th, 2022
How Judy H. helped AfricAid
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched May 9th, 2022
How Helen H. helped Women In Technology Uganda
Business Plan Review
Matched May 9th, 2022
How William K. helped FOCCAD
Data Collection Plan
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.
