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.
Kexing matched with Erica from Community First Foundation for a Data Crunching & Analysis project!
Sylvia matched with Becki from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for an Illustration project!
Celina from The Blue Bench listed an Event Logistics Planning project.
Colorado Conservatory of Dance received an application from Philip for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Gold Crown Foundation, Inc. received an application from Lisa for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Colorado Conservatory of Dance received an application from Abby for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
B.I.O.N.I.C. Team received an application from Stella for an Infographic project.
Colorado Conservatory of Dance received an application from Brian for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
B.I.O.N.I.C. Team received an application from Maria for an Infographic project.
Herbal Gardens Wellness received an application from Lisa for a Website Content Audit project.
Hannah matched with Sandy from B.I.O.N.I.C. Team for a Social Media consultation call!
Deepak matched with Rosa Marie from Una Mano, Una Esperanza for an Operating Budget project!
Melinda matched with Kelley from Walk With Me-Colorado for a Translation project!
Kola matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Joel from Edgewater Collective listed an Accounting Systems Review project.
Sandy from B.I.O.N.I.C. Team listed an Infographic project.
Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Nancy from Evergreen Scholarship/Bootstraps, Inc. listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Benefits In Action received an application from Vin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
A Little Help received an application from Jenny for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Benefits In Action received an application from Hire for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Benefits In Action received an application from dennis for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Benefits In Action received an application from Jim for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Benefits In Action received an application from Nadean for a Finance consultation call.
Oziomachukwu matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Abby from BeyondHome listed a Salesforce Database Customization project.
YaeRim matched with Courtney from Family Promise of Greater Denver for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Dr. Ross matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Ken matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness listed a Website Content Audit project.
Jane from Benefits In Action listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Meenakshi (Meena) matched with Jane from Benefits In Action for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Cody matched with Jane from Benefits In Action for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Manoj matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for an Online Survey project!
Gary matched with Jane from Benefits In Action for a Finance consultation call!
Sarah from Bayaud Enterprises listed a Project Management Plan project.
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity received an application from Ori for an Event Management consultation call.
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity received an application from Laura for an Event Management consultation call.
A Little Help received an application from Staishy for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Rachel from A Little Help listed a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Amy matched with Rachel from A Little Help for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Mary Ellen from Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity listed an Event Management consultation call.
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity received an application from Togu for an Event Management consultation call.
PorchLight, A Family Justice Center received an application from Chad for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Raluca for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
A Little Help received an application from Larry for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Butterfly Pavilion received an application from Chisom for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from David for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Brian from Butterfly Pavilion listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
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 May 20th, 2022
How Kexing X. helped Community First Foundation
Data Crunching & Analysis
Matched May 20th, 2022
How Sylvia H. helped Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colo...
Illustration
Matched May 14th, 2022
How Hannah A. helped B.I.O.N.I.C. Team
Social Media
Matched May 12th, 2022
How Melinda P. helped Walk With Me-Colorado
Translation
Matched May 12th, 2022
How Kola F. helped Herbal Gardens Wellness
Customer Database (CRM) Set Up
Matched May 3rd, 2022
How YaeRim K. helped Family Promise of Greater Denver
Flyer Graphic Design
Matched Apr 3rd, 2022
How Marcy P. helped Colorado Coalition for Boys & Men
Visual Brand Guide
Matched Mar 29th, 2022
How Mark M. helped Teach By Tech
Flexible Tech Support
Matched Mar 25th, 2022
How Gisela A. helped Companeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resou...
Website Audit
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
