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.
The Golden Civic Foundation, Inc. received an application from Kiran for a Social Media consultation call.
Family Promise of Greater Denver received an application from Lebu for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Family Promise of Greater Denver received an application from Anita for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
A Little Help received an application from Serdar for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
The Golden Civic Foundation, Inc. received an application from Tinami for a Social Media consultation call.
A Little Help received an application from Bianca for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Heather from The Golden Civic Foundation, Inc. listed a Social Media consultation call.
Balon USA received an application from Chris for a Translation project.
Julia from Triad Early Learning Council listed a Social Media consultation call.
Triad Early Learning Council received an application from Hannah for a Social Media consultation call.
Triad Early Learning Council received an application from Shehzeen for a Social Media consultation call.
Triad Early Learning Council received an application from Aaliyah for a Social Media consultation call.
Tijjani matched with Amanda from Balon USA for a Translation project!
Eric matched with Mary from Golden Visitors & Information Center for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Teach By Tech received an application from Raghavi for a Data Collection Plan project.
Allison matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Leadership Coaching project!
Linnie from Teach By Tech listed a Website Content Audit project.
Linnie from Teach By Tech listed a Data Collection Plan project.
Teach By Tech received an application from Pooja for a Data Collection Plan project.
Teach By Tech received an application from Weixuan for a Data Collection Plan project.
Ryan matched with Amanda from Balon USA for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Amanda from Balon USA listed a Translation project.
Lynn matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Volunteer Manual project!
Ezra matched with Joel from Edgewater Collective for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Candace matched with Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Ellen from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado listed a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Anne-Marie matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for an Interview Training project!
Bob matched with Deanna from BeyondHome for a Video Editing project!
Amanda from Balon USA listed an Operating Budget project.
Linda matched with Becki from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for an Employee Handbook project!
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Chiamaka for an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Brandon for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Utkaarsh for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Nancy Rae from Herbal Gardens Wellness listed a Business Plan Review project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Modupeola for an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Dan for an Online Survey project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Anushree for an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Anne-Marie matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Human Resources consultation call!
Una Mano, Una Esperanza received an application from Vianney for a Business Plan Review project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Karina for an Online Survey project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Nikhitha Vasanth for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Liza matched with Leslie from Colorado Conservatory of Dance for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Ben matched with German from Balon USA for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Ken matched with Lex from Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Rosa Marie from Una Mano, Una Esperanza listed a Business Plan Review project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed an Online Survey project.
Shannon matched with Virginia from GoFarm for a Human Resources consultation call!
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Social Media Content Calendar 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 Nov 28th, 2022
How Tijjani A. helped Balon USA
Matched Nov 28th, 2022
How Eric M. helped Golden Visitors & Information Center
Matched Nov 23rd, 2022
How Allison B. helped Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Col...
Matched Nov 16th, 2022
How Ezra F. helped Edgewater Collective
Matched Nov 16th, 2022
How Candace E. helped Herbal Gardens Wellness
Matched Nov 15th, 2022
How Bob K. helped BeyondHome
Matched Oct 28th, 2022
How Yokabed J. helped Hands of The Carpenter
Matched Oct 27th, 2022
How Summerlyn B. helped Developmental Disabilities Resource C...
Matched Oct 5th, 2022
How Clemmie L. helped All-Stars Club
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
