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.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Opara for an Online Research project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Farhan for a Video Editing project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Morgan for a Video Editing project.
Jan matched with Jane from Benefits In Action for a Finance consultation call!
Becca matched with Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado received an application from Michael for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Hasan Huseyin for a Video Editing project.
BeyondHome received an application from Kshitij for a Website Major Update project.
Srishti matched with Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) for an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project!
Restoration Ranch received an application from Arshad for a Brochure Writing project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Maya for an Online Research project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Merve for a Flexible Program Strategy Support project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Abigail Awisi for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Muhammad Ali Zaib for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Aaron for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Cyril for a Flexible Program Strategy Support project.
Blue Channel Therapy received an application from Irina for an Employee Handbook project.
Blue Channel Therapy received an application from Brenda for an Employee Handbook project.
Restoration Ranch received an application from Rasika for a Brochure Writing project.
Hallie from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed a Print Materials Design project.
Maia from Blue Channel Therapy listed an Employee Handbook project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Kurran for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Nelvin for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from John for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from KEN for a Video Editing project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Miles for a Video Editing project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Isiah for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Explicit for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) received an application from Fathur for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Javier from Jefferson County Food Policy Council (Fiscal Sponsor: Trailhead Institute) listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Aljen for a Video Editing project.
Elvia matched with Amanda from Cat Care Society for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Lucia for a Video Editing project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from ?sa Erdal for a Video Editing project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Katie for a Video Editing project.
Pop Culture Classroom received an application from Ndoli for a Video Editing project.
Christopher from Pop Culture Classroom listed a Video Editing project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Eric for a Website Minor Update project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Hema for a Website Minor Update project.
Kaizen Food Rescue received an application from Nida for a Website Minor Update project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Website Minor Update project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Membership Strategy project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed a Flexible Program Strategy Support project.
Thai from Kaizen Food Rescue listed an Online Research project.
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado received an application from Matteo for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Restoration Ranch received an application from Rivkah for a Brochure Writing project.
Braden matched with Addie from Developmental Disabilities Resource Center for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Laura matched with Carrie from Guidestone Colorado for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Maryann matched with Matt from Pop Culture Classroom for a Logo Design project!
Deanna from BeyondHome listed a Website Major Update 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 Jan H. helped Benefits In Action
How Srishti S. helped Jefferson County Food Policy Council (F...
How Elvia R. helped Cat Care Society
How Laura G. helped Guidestone Colorado
How Maryann N. helped Pop Culture Classroom
How Trevor J. S. helped Colorado Resilience - rebrand
How Bob K. helped BeyondHome
How Shokai S. helped Community First Foundation
How Arkam S. helped Butterfly Pavilion
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
