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.
Moving Windmills Project received an application from Maxwell for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Phil matched with Jessica from AfricAid for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Moving Windmills Project received an application from Blessings for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Tinami for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from Franco for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Taryn for a Copyediting project.
De'Andre matched with Enos from BEADS for Education for a Website consultation call!
Gemma from Moving Windmills Project listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
AfricAid received an application from Samuel for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Moving Windmills Project received an application from Siyu for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from John for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Debano for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Brian for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Njeri for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Lorraine for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Jaden for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Daniel for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Nixson for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Aggrey for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Kevin for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from AMBA for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Racheal for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Isaac for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from George for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Jacinta for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Millicent for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Rosemary Wanjiku for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Roy for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from PHILEMON for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Rhoda for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Barbs for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from SAMUEL for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Jared for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Brien for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Ariane from Village HopeCore International listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Obedi matched with Prudence from Action for Fundamental Change and Development-AFFCAD for a Business Plan Review project!
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Holly for an Employee Handbook project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Lucy for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Nellie for a Copyediting project.
Village HopeCore International received an application from Charmaine for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Sarah for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Centres for Community Healthcare Access received an application from Matt for an Employee Handbook project.
Centre for Youth and Development received an application from Richard Binks for a Copyediting project.
Robin from Centre for Youth and Development listed a Copyediting project.
Robin from Centre for Youth and Development listed a Copyediting project.
Robin from Centre for Youth and Development listed a Copyediting project.
Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access listed an Employee Handbook project.
Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access listed a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access listed an Employee Handbook project.
Naomi from Centres for Community Healthcare Access listed a New Employee Onboarding 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 Dec 2nd, 2022
How Phil L. helped AfricAid
Matched Dec 1st, 2022
How De'Andre P. helped BEADS for Education
Matched Nov 29th, 2022
How Obedi B. helped Action for Fundamental Change and Develop...
Matched Nov 15th, 2022
How Fazlul A. helped Resilience Action International
Matched Nov 14th, 2022
How Anika R. helped The Girls Foundation of Tanzania
Matched Oct 31st, 2022
How Chatterjee P. helped Hatua Network
Matched Oct 21st, 2022
How Yosra H. helped Mental 360
Matched Oct 10th, 2022
How Meg E. helped Adilisha
Matched Oct 4th, 2022
How Tony E. helped Tumaini Letu
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 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
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.
