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.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from María Elena for a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
Chatterjee matched with St Francis Healthcare Services from St Francis Health Care Services for an Individual Donor Letter project!
St Francis Healthcare Services from St Francis Health Care Services listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
St Francis Healthcare Services from St Francis Health Care Services listed a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Sarah for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Water Access Rwanda received an application from David for a Data Collection Plan project.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Nicholas for a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Daniel for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Alexander for a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
Ashley matched with Susan from Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Vittorio matched with Susan from Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Melanie for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Alon matched with RYAN from EarthEnable for a Social Media consultation call!
Sarah matched with Sharon from Africa Bridge for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Chatterjee matched with lakati from EMANYATA SECONDARY for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
Arunima matched with Mark from STiR Education for a Branded Digital Assets project!
TeachUNITED received an application from Uyen for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
St Francis Health Care Services received an application from Annabelle for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
St Francis Healthcare Services from St Francis Health Care Services listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
St Francis Healthcare Services from St Francis Health Care Services listed a Social Media Audit project.
Julie matched with liliane from Resonate for a Presentation Template Creation project!
Novi matched with Eva from Resonate for a Website Content Audit project!
Paul matched with Janice from Powering Potential Inc. for a Website Technical Updates project!
Kily matched with RYAN from EarthEnable for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Karine Ferreira matched with Sharon from Africa Bridge for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Theodora matched with Adrienne from TeachUNITED for a Tech Systems consultation call!
JAMES matched with Christelle from Water Access Rwanda for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Nicolette matched with Sharon from Africa Bridge for a Thank You Letter project!
Alyssa (Phuong) matched with Evenus from Initiative for New Generation (I4NG) for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation Kenya (GRADIF-Kenya) received an application from Lauren for a Print Materials Design project.
Katherine (Figueroa) matched with Molly from Bicycles Against Poverty for a Copyediting project!
Nicholas from Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation Kenya (GRADIF-Kenya) listed a Print Materials Design project.
Lisa matched with Satir Omar from Uwezo Youth Empowerment (UWEZO) for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Jason matched with Pauline from Future First Kenya for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Casey matched with Barbara from Women In Technology Uganda for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Krisztian matched with Claire from Teach For Uganda for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Stephanie matched with Evenus from Initiative for New Generation (I4NG) for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Elias matched with Claire from Teach For Uganda for a Website Major Update project!
Shreyas matched with Ange from Resonate for an Excel Training project!
Tina matched with Evenus from Initiative for New Generation (I4NG) for a Photo Editing project!
Emerson matched with Evenus from Initiative for New Generation (I4NG) for a Storytelling project!
Jedidah from Trust for Indigenous Culture And Health (TICAH) listed a (Short) Animation Creation project.
Lana matched with Michael from Maternity Africa for a Website Content Audit project!
Adom matched with Satir Omar from Uwezo Youth Empowerment (UWEZO) for a Learning Management System Set Up project!
Jamie matched with Evenus from Initiative for New Generation (I4NG) for a Logo Design project!
Ajay matched with Wyclife from Resilience Action International for a Website Copywriting project!
Shannon matched with Delphine from Water Access Rwanda for a Workplace Culture Assessment project!
Alexis matched with Susan from Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Piero matched with Delphine from Water Access Rwanda for an Organization Press Kit project!
Hakim matched with Delphine from Water Access Rwanda for a Leadership Coaching 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 May 23rd, 2020
How Chatterjee P. helped St Francis Health Care Services
Individual Donor Letter
Matched May 21st, 2020
How Ashley P. helped Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust
(Short) Animation Creation
Matched May 20th, 2020
How Alon M. helped EarthEnable
Social Media
Matched May 20th, 2020
How Arunima B. helped STiR Education
Branded Digital Assets
Matched May 19th, 2020
How Julie K. helped Resonate
Presentation Template Creation
Matched May 18th, 2020
How Paul I. helped Powering Potential Inc.
Website Technical Updates
Matched May 18th, 2020
How Karine Ferreira A. helped Africa Bridge
Visual Brand Guide
Matched May 15th, 2020
How JAMES U. helped Water Access Rwanda
Website Construction (CMS-Based)
Matched May 11th, 2020
How Katherine (Figueroa) G. helped Bicycles Against Poverty
Copyediting
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.
