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.
Chelsea matched with Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) for a Website Visual Design project!
Bob matched with Deanna from BeyondHome for a Video Editing project!
Chanda Plan Foundation received an application from Jan for a Finance consultation call.
Shokai matched with Erica from Community First Foundation for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
The Right Step Inc received an application from Sheila for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed an Operating Budget project.
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project.
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed an Email Layout & Template project.
Richard matched with Kristen from Friends of Dinosaur Ridge for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Arkam matched with Shae from Butterfly Pavilion for a Website Accessibility Audit project!
David matched with Sarah from Bayaud Enterprises for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Chanda Plan Foundation received an application from Angelina for a Finance consultation call.
Damilola matched with Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) for a Website consultation call!
Brenden matched with Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) for a Website consultation call!
Hailey from Chanda Plan Foundation listed a Finance consultation call.
Rishitha matched with Sarah from Bayaud Enterprises for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Sharon from The Right Step Inc listed a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Luyda matched with Jean from Angelica Village for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Family Tree, Inc received an application from Said for an Event Concept & Plan project.
Bria matched with Shae from Butterfly Pavilion for a Copyediting project!
Juliet matched with Jane from Benefits In Action for a Board Assessment project!
Anna matched with Kathryn from Restoration Ranch for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
Eric from Trusted Health Network listed a Communications consultation call.
Jalpaben matched with Sarah from Bayaud Enterprises for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Restoration Ranch received an application from Kay for a Brochure Writing project.
Alice matched with Amanda from Balon USA for a Human Resources consultation call!
Family Promise of Greater Denver received an application from Alice for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Restoration Ranch received an application from Kyia for a Brochure Writing project.
Sarah matched with Allison from Blue Channel Therapy for an Operating Budget project!
Kathryn from Restoration Ranch listed a Brochure Writing project.
Rebekah from Family Tree, Inc listed an Event Concept & Plan project.
Abdul Hadi matched with Amanda from Balon USA for a Translation project!
Sasi matched with John from The Action Center for an Infographic project!
Chris matched with Deanna from BeyondHome for a Website Audit project!
Family Promise of Greater Denver received an application from Promise for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Justin matched with Karen from BeyondHome for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Danielle from Family Promise of Greater Denver listed a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Amy matched with Deanna from BeyondHome for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Abhinav matched with Linda from JUST Living Recovery for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Aisha matched with Alexandra from Greater Golden Chamber of Commerce for a Logo Design project!
Terri matched with Carl from Colorado Resilience - rebrand for a Website Major Update project!
Mark matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Time Management Coaching project!
Ross matched with Scott from Colorado Mountain Club for a Tech Systems consultation call!
kim matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Video Editing project!
Andrea matched with Ellen from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
kim matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Website Image Sourcing project!
Nate matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for an Event Slideshow Creation project!
Amanda matched with Ellen from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
Meg matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Google Workspace Set Up 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
How Chelsea H. helped Jefferson County Food Policy Council (F...
How Bob K. helped BeyondHome
How Shokai S. helped Community First Foundation
How Richard W. helped Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
How Arkam S. helped Butterfly Pavilion
How Luyda G. helped Angelica Village
How Juliet H. helped Benefits In Action
How Anna L. helped Restoration Ranch
How Sarah A. helped Blue Channel Therapy
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
Community foundations strengthen communities by investing and growing donor funds, supporting nonprofits through funding and other resources and ultimately help build resilient communities. Community First Foundation strives to connect ideas, people and resources to create lasting community solutions. We are dedicated to listening to all voices, sharing big ideas, and co-creating innovative strategies. We love being part of collaborations that create tangible change and that is why we partnered with Catchafire, the largest online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. Through this partnership, invitees will have access to virtual, skills-based volunteers, to help them further their missions related to building a brighter future in the arts and humanities, community services, education, health, and the environment.
Read more about Community First Foundation here.
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 pro bono professionals
