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.
Rodney matched with Nicole from Williamsburg House of Mercy for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Gabriel matched with Nicole from Williamsburg House of Mercy for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Mardi matched with Nicole from Williamsburg House of Mercy for a Tech Systems consultation call!
William from Colonial CASA listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Grove Christian Outreach Center received an application from Adriana for a Brochure Writing project.
Nicole from Williamsburg House of Mercy listed a Public Relations consultation call.
Patrick matched with Katie from Grove Christian Outreach Center for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Katie from Grove Christian Outreach Center listed a Brochure Writing project.
Community Knights received an application from Umar for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Bob matched with Carla from Child Development Resources for a Video Editing project!
Barbara from Heart For Orphans listed a Translation project.
Charvalla from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula listed a Tech Systems Set Up project.
Grizelda matched with Donnie from Community of Faith Mission for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Community Knights received an application from Corey for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Patrick matched with Frank from Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center for an Event Management consultation call!
Kara matched with Candice from Access Partnership for an Event Management consultation call!
Jojo matched with Brita from Virginia Health Catalyst for a Website consultation call!
Jim from One Church Ministries listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Ellie matched with Allison from Bacon Street Youth and Family Services for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Jen matched with Katy from Rx Partnership for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Bruce matched with Bob from Literacy for Life at the Rita Welsh Adult Learning Center for a Pricing Strategy project!
Transitions Family Violence Services received an application from Victoria for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Faith Recovery received an application from Nathan for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Christina from Community Knights listed a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
JIM matched with Katy from Rx Partnership for a Press Release project!
Breta matched with Laurel from Hunter Watson Memorial Fund for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Brian matched with Laurel from Hunter Watson Memorial Fund for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Grizelda matched with Donnie from Community of Faith Mission for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Joel matched with Amy from School Health Initiative Program for a Human Resources consultation call!
James City County Care Team received an application from Charles for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Robert matched with Julie from One Child Center for Autism for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
JIM matched with Kyle from The DeGood Foundation for a Press Release project!
James City County Care Team received an application from Hari for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Catherine matched with Jan from SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul for a Professional Bio Writing project!
Dave matched with William from Colonial CASA for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Sherry matched with Amy from School Health Initiative Program for a Human Resources consultation call!
Transitions Family Violence Services received an application from Jan for a Finance consultation call.
sharon matched with Donna from Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Wilberto matched with Tracy from Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
JIM matched with Jan from SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul for a Press Release project!
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action received an application from kim for a Website Minor Update project.
James City County Care Team received an application from Rémi for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Wilberto matched with Tracy from Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
David matched with Brandon from Hospice House & Support Care of Williamsburg for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Lynette from James City County Care Team listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Brenden matched with Mandi from Faith Recovery for a Website consultation call!
Kimberly matched with Lynette from James City County Care Team for a Survey Results Analysis project!
TC matched with Ginny from Williamsburg Community Foundation for a Brochure Writing project!
Sylvia matched with Anna from The Arc of Greater Williamsburg for a Logo Design project!
Meghan matched with Mandi from Faith Recovery for a Storytelling 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 26th, 2022
How Patrick B. helped Grove Christian Outreach Center
Organizational Strategy
Matched Jan 25th, 2022
How Bob M. helped Child Development Resources
Video Editing
Matched Jan 19th, 2022
How Ellie P. helped Bacon Street Youth and Family Services
Management Skills Coaching
Matched Jan 18th, 2022
How Jen M. helped Rx Partnership
Webinar Set Up & Training
Matched Jan 18th, 2022
How Bruce H. helped Literacy for Life at the Rita Welsh Adult...
Pricing Strategy
Matched Jan 11th, 2022
How JIM P. helped The DeGood Foundation
Press Release
Matched Jan 10th, 2022
How Catherine S. helped SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the...
Professional Bio Writing
Matched Jan 7th, 2022
How sharon k. helped Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched Dec 23rd, 2021
How David T. helped Hospice House & Support Care of Williamsburg
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
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
