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.
Lin matched with Jackie from Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) for a Thank You Letter project!
Hillary M. from Rwanda Girls Initiative listed a Social Media Starter Strategy project.
Hillary M. from Rwanda Girls Initiative listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Olena matched with Matthew from Komo Learning Centres for a Website consultation call!
Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) received an application from Paul for an Organizational Chart Creation project.
Rwanda Girls Initiative received an application from Teresa for a Social Media Starter Strategy project.
Jackie from Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) listed an Organizational Chart Creation project.
Tai Tanzania received an application from Brandon for an Infographic project.
Jackie from Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) listed an Organizational Chart Creation project.
Mainsprings received an application from Brandon for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Tai Tanzania received an application from Brandon for an Infographic project.
Beatrice from Tai Tanzania listed an Infographic project.
Hatua Likoni received an application from Stephanie for a Case Study Writing project.
Sandy matched with Jennica from Kakenya's Dream for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Chandni matched with Ildephonse from United for children Burundi bw' uno munsi- UCBUM for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Ajibola matched with Chris from LakeHub Academy for an Excel Dashboard Creation project!
Pabitra matched with Joseph from Companion of Women and Children Empowerment (COWOCE) for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Sarah matched with Ololade from WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education) for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Ankita matched with Clementine from Safari Doctors for a Website Content Audit project!
Yvette matched with Wangiwe Joanna from Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub for a Board Structures and Role Definitions project!
Pabitra matched with Elizabeth from Crossroads Springs Africa for a Copywriting project!
Greg matched with Jill from The African SOUP for an Infographic project!
Lisa matched with Clementine from Safari Doctors for an Employee Handbook project!
Lisa matched with Jackie from Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) for a Finance consultation call!
Maria matched with Rebecca from Foundation for Community Development & Empowerment for a Document Template Creation project!
Gabriele matched with Jill from The African SOUP for a Copywriting project!
Ningyao matched with Joseph from Companion of Women and Children Empowerment (COWOCE) for a Membership Strategy project!
Fauzia matched with Jill from The African SOUP for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
AAGA from MATIBABU FOUNDATION listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Ladder to Learning received an application from Clarissa for a New Employee Recruiting project.
Ladder to Learning received an application from Tucker for a New Employee Recruiting project.
Robert matched with Lisa from Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania for a Time Management Coaching project!
Luca matched with Beatrice from Tai Tanzania for a Brochure Writing project!
Mario matched with Beatrice from Tai Tanzania for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Yunki matched with Chris from LakeHub Academy for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Susan matched with Evenus from Youth and Environment Vision for a Proposal Cover Letter project!
Maison Shalom received an application from Trishala for a Print Materials Design project.
Mainsprings received an application from Ashley for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
KWEA received an application from Daryl for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Maison Shalom received an application from Idel for a Print Materials Design project.
Bruce matched with Evenus from Youth and Environment Vision for a Management consultation call!
Wyclife from Resilience Action International listed a Document Template Creation project.
Pedro Iván matched with Jackie from Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF) for a Website consultation call!
Earl matched with Jill from The African SOUP for an Employee Review Process project!
Abiyot matched with Marcel from Centre Akamuri for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Emma matched with Helen from Hatua Likoni for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Travis from Mainsprings listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Phil matched with Nicholas from Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation Kenya (GRADIF-Kenya) for a Print Materials Design project!
Hatua Likoni received an application from Clarity for a Case Study Writing project.
Dylan matched with Robert from Foundation for African Medicine & Education for a Google AdWords Set Up 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 Jan 28th, 2020
How Lin K. helped Young Strong Mothers Foundation (YSMF)
Thank You Letter
Matched Jan 28th, 2020
How Olena G. helped Komo Learning Centres
Website
Matched Jan 23rd, 2020
How Sandy D. helped Kakenya's Dream
Email Marketing Copywriting
Matched Jan 22nd, 2020
How Chandni S. helped United for children Burundi bw' uno mun...
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched Jan 22nd, 2020
How Ajibola V. helped LakeHub Academy
Excel Dashboard Creation
Matched Jan 21st, 2020
How Ankita B. helped Safari Doctors
Website Content Audit
Matched Jan 21st, 2020
How Yvette W. helped Mzuzu Entrepreneur Hub
Board Structures and Role Definitions
Matched Jan 20th, 2020
How Pabitra C. helped Crossroads Springs Africa
Copywriting
Matched Jan 16th, 2020
How Maria B. helped Foundation for Community Development & Em...
Document Template Creation
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.
