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.
Heather matched with Matthew from HELP Inc. for an Event Concept & Plan project!
Freekind received an application from Natalia for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Patrick matched with Diane from Smart Beginnings VA Peninsula for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Gary matched with Diane from Smart Beginnings VA Peninsula for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Amadeo matched with Reynaldo from Soundscapes for a Translation project!
Stephanie from Freekind listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Jay from Commonwealth Catholic Charities listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Access Virginia received an application from Chaitali for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Commonwealth Catholic Charities received an application from Dr. Nader for a Leadership Coaching project.
Commonwealth Catholic Charities received an application from Quesia for a Leadership Coaching project.
Commonwealth Catholic Charities received an application from Rhian for a Leadership Coaching project.
Access Virginia received an application from Alex "Tyler" for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
MJ matched with Maureen from HELP Inc. for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Access Virginia received an application from Cannon (Chinmay) for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Gregory matched with Katy from Rx Partnership for a Communications consultation call!
Jeanna matched with Paulette from Williamsburg Health Foundation for a Copyediting project!
Chatterjee matched with Lois from Access Virginia for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
3E Restoration, Inc. received an application from Arman for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
3E Restoration, Inc. received an application from Panagiotis for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Fred from 3E Restoration, Inc. listed a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Erick matched with Lois from Access Virginia for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Barbara matched with Lisa from Freekind for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Jeanna matched with Paulette from Williamsburg Health Foundation for a Communications consultation call!
Christa matched with Brita from Virginia Health Catalyst for a Social Media consultation call!
Bret matched with Brita from Virginia Health Catalyst for a Social Media consultation call!
Lois from Access Virginia listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
deborah matched with Maureen from HELP Inc. for a Logo Design project!
Lori from 3E Restoration, Inc. listed a Website Major Update project.
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center received an application from Eileen for a Brochure Writing project.
Sami matched with Rachel from Downtown Hampton Child Development Center for a Merchandising project!
Ted matched with Amy from So All May Eat (Hampton Baptist) for a Finance consultation call!
Meg matched with Juanita from Avalon Center: working to end domestic and sexual violence for a Transcription project!
David matched with Maureen from HELP Inc. for a Website Content Audit project!
Son matched with Savannah from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula for a Translation project!
Meg matched with Juanita from Avalon Center: working to end domestic and sexual violence for a Transcription project!
Bret matched with Adelaide from Edmarc for a Social Media consultation call!
United Way of the Virginia Peninsula received an application from June for a Website Technical Updates project.
Dayanara matched with Angela from THRIVE Peninsula for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Tehseen matched with Karen from Natasha House for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Community Health Solutions received an application from Ateeq for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center received an application from Chatterjee for a Case Study Writing project.
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center received an application from Zoe for a Website Content Audit project.
Community Health Solutions received an application from Wen for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Tiffany from Access Virginia listed a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Joana matched with Karen from Natasha House for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Olorunsola matched with Karen from Natasha House for an Infographic project!
Steve from Community Health Solutions listed a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center received an application from Sulamita for a Brochure Writing project.
Aaron from Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center listed a Professional Bio Writing project.
Aaron from Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center listed a Website Content Audit 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 Oct 27th, 2021
How Heather G. helped HELP Inc.
Event Concept & Plan
Matched Oct 26th, 2021
How Patrick B. helped Smart Beginnings VA Peninsula
Organizational Strategy
Matched Oct 26th, 2021
How Amadeo C. helped Soundscapes
Translation
Matched Oct 19th, 2021
How Jeanna B. helped Williamsburg Health Foundation
Copyediting
Matched Oct 19th, 2021
How Chatterjee P. helped Access Virginia
Email Marketing Copywriting
Matched Oct 1st, 2021
How Sami S. helped Downtown Hampton Child Development Center
Merchandising
Matched Sep 15th, 2021
How Dayanara H. helped THRIVE Peninsula
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Sep 15th, 2021
How Tehseen F. helped Natasha House
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched Sep 7th, 2021
How Kevin S. helped Communities in Schools Virginia
Copywriting
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
The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation and the Williamsburg Health Foundation have partnered to launch Catchafire Virginia Peninsula.
Catchafire Virginia Peninsula is a collaborative program that was started with the shared vision of creating a stronger program for our larger, shared community. As part of Catchafire Virginia Peninsula, organizations get access to Catchafire's innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled volunteers to help you accomplish the projects you need the most, so your organization can more efficiently and effectively carry out the important work you do every day.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of nonprofits and is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills.
Learn more about the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation and the Williamsburg Health 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
