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.
Evergreen Scholarship/Bootstraps, Inc. received an application from DR. SIRAJUL for an Online Research project.
Epic Experience received an application from Shuxin for a Program Strategy & Goals project.
Center for Community Wealth Building received an application from Jessenia for a Website consultation call.
Anne from Center for Community Wealth Building listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Anne from Center for Community Wealth Building listed a Website consultation call.
Linnie from Teach By Tech listed an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Center for Community Wealth Building received an application from Matt for a Website consultation call.
Center for Community Wealth Building received an application from Gideon Nekenoa for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Center for Community Wealth Building received an application from Jojo for a Website consultation call.
Herbal Gardens Wellness received an application from Kristina for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Family Promise of Greater Denver received an application from Zoe for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Davon matched with Kim from CSU Extension Jefferson County for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Nancy from Evergreen Scholarship/Bootstraps, Inc. listed an Online Research project.
Linda matched with Brad from ICAST for an Employee Handbook project!
Jen matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Merchandising project!
Linnie from Teach By Tech listed a Flexible Tech Support project.
Asha matched with Leslie from Colorado Conservatory of Dance for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Molly matched with Leslie from Colorado Conservatory of Dance for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Jenala matched with Leslie from Colorado Conservatory of Dance for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Nigel matched with Arlinda from Family Promise of Greater Denver for a Print Materials Design project!
Arlinda from Family Promise of Greater Denver listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Danielle for an Illustration project.
Chatterjee matched with Mark from Epic Experience for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Herbal Gardens Wellness received an application from Chliezy for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Morgan matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Hannah matched with Payne from CBR YouthConnect for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Melanie matched with Ashleigh from Cat Care Society for a Website Usability Audit project!
Ken matched with Nanci from PorchLight, A Family Justice Center for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Pamela Casey Ann matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Gabrielle matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Geeta matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for an Infographic project!
HeYuCheng matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Photo Editing project!
Kofi matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Morgan matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for a Transcription project!
Lori matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sprout City Farms received an application from Mohini for an Employee Handbook project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Amwaj for an Illustration project.
Epic Experience received an application from Hassan for a Program Strategy & Goals project.
Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Mark from Epic Experience listed a Program Strategy & Goals project.
Surabhi matched with Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue for a Volunteer Manual project!
Sprout City Farms received an application from Alma for an Employee Handbook project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed an Illustration project.
Sprout City Farms received an application from LANEISHA for an Employee Handbook project.
BeyondHome received an application from CHANDAN for a Human Resources consultation call.
BeyondHome received an application from LANEISHA for a Human Resources consultation call.
Travis matched with Kuwa-Jasiri from Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Van matched with Len from Miners Alley Playhouse for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Ishekia (Kia) matched with Anne from Center for Community Wealth Building for a Communications consultation call!
Brooks from Sprout City Farms listed an Employee Handbook 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 Jan 20th, 2022
How Linda J. helped ICAST
Employee Handbook
Matched Jan 15th, 2022
How Jen G. helped Authentic Creations Publishing Apothecary
Merchandising
Matched Jan 13th, 2022
How Asha J. helped Colorado Conservatory of Dance
Organizational Strategy
Matched Jan 11th, 2022
How Nigel C. helped Family Promise of Greater Denver
Print Materials Design
Matched Jan 5th, 2022
How Melanie S. helped Cat Care Society
Website Usability Audit
Matched Dec 14th, 2021
How Surabhi S. helped Kaizen Food Rescue
Volunteer Manual
Matched Nov 8th, 2021
How Berkay G. helped Edgewater Collective
Survey Results Analysis
Matched Oct 25th, 2021
How Anower H. helped LifeSpark Cancer Resources
Accounting Systems Review
Matched Oct 16th, 2021
How Vanessa S. helped Angelica Village
Impact Report Graphic Design
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 120 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 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 [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
