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.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Gideon for a Website consultation call.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Kruti for a Website Major Update project.
Carrie from Guidestone Colorado listed a Website consultation call.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Joshua for a Website consultation call.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Elizabeth for a Copyediting project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Larissa for a Copyediting project.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Ana Carolina for a Website Major Update project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Glenna for a Copyediting project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Krista for a Copyediting project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Ivette for a Copyediting project.
Jennifer from Butterfly Pavilion listed a Copyediting project.
Simon matched with yasmine from Artistic Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Chris for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Bria for a Copyediting project.
Teach By Tech received an application from Lucy for a Finance consultation call.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Andy for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Kelechi for a Website Major Update project.
Guidestone Colorado received an application from Greg for a Website Major Update project.
Carrie from Guidestone Colorado listed a Website Major Update project.
Matt from Pop Culture Classroom listed a Flexible Tech Support project.
The Right Step Inc received an application from Ruth for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Linnie from Teach By Tech listed a Finance consultation call.
Deborah matched with Anna from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed a Website Major Update project.
Herbal Gardens Wellness received an application from Prayag for a Pricing Strategy project.
Josiah matched with Sandy from LifeSpark Cancer Resources for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness listed a Pricing Strategy project.
The Right Step Inc received an application from Glenna for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Andie matched with yasmine from Artistic Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Brenden matched with Amanda from Cat Care Society for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Oluwatobi for an Online Research project.
Pallavi matched with Jean from Angelica Village for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from MUHAMMAD for an Online Research project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Erika Viviana for an Online Research project.
KARIN matched with Rachel from Benefits In Action for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Julian matched with Joel from Edgewater Collective for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Catherine matched with yasmine from Artistic Apothecary for an Illustration project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Gliday for an Online Research project.
Balon USA received an application from Sanjay for a Website consultation call.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Maureen for a Volunteer Manual project.
Paulina matched with Monica from The Action Center for a Translation project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Gary for an Online Research project.
Balon USA received an application from Oraldo for a Website consultation call.
Araki matched with hilda from Center for Community Wealth Building for a Logo Design project!
Anahi matched with Jenna from Restorative Jeff Co for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Drew matched with Rebecca from WINGS Foundation, Inc. for a Website Accessibility Audit project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Chatterjee for an Online Research project.
Amanda from Balon USA listed a Website consultation call.
Sara matched with Kelli from Evergreen Scholarship/Bootstraps, Inc. for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Timothy for an Online Research 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 Simon W. helped Artistic Apothecary
How Deborah B. helped Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado
How Josiah O. helped LifeSpark Cancer Resources
How Brenden G. helped Cat Care Society
How Pallavi C. helped Angelica Village
How Julian G. helped Edgewater Collective
How Paulina M. helped The Action Center
How Araki A. helped Center for Community Wealth Building
How Drew B. helped WINGS Foundation, Inc.
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
Colorado Gives Foundation (formerly Community First Foundation) connects donors and Colorado nonprofits to make good happen. We are a Jeffco grantmaker and through Colorado Gives 365, we make it easy for people to donate to the causes they care about, enabling meaningful change to help our neighbors thrive. We achieve this by connecting people, ideas, and nonprofits. Statewide, we invest to build the capacity of nonprofits and donors nonprofit endowments and donor services. Together, we strive to build resilient, connected and thriving communities. Our work is rooted in attentive listening and a firm commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Colorado Gives Foundation is where donors find and discover the community impact that matters most to them, which is good for everyone.
Meaningful change happens when we work together and that’s why we partner with Catchafire, the largest online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. Through this partnership, invitees have access to virtual, skills-based volunteers, to help them further their missions related to building a brighter future in their communities.
Read more about Colorado Gives Foundation.
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