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.
Lawrence from York-James City-Williamsburg NAACP listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Brandon from Hospice House & Support Care of Williamsburg listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Travis from Faith Recovery listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Transitions Family Violence Services received an application from Julian for a Finance consultation call.
Michelle matched with Robin from FREE Foundation For Rehabilitation Equipment & Endowment for a Translation project!
Ginny from Williamsburg Community Foundation listed a Brochure Writing project.
Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Shoy matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Maryam matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Sanu from Transitions Family Violence Services listed a Finance consultation call.
Community Health Solutions received an application from Adebayo for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Transitions Family Violence Services received an application from Nathan for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
The Arc of Greater Williamsburg received an application from Olabisi for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Lisa from Freekind listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
The Arc of Greater Williamsburg received an application from Yardell for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Anna from The Arc of Greater Williamsburg listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action received an application from Emanuel for a Website Minor Update project.
Sanu from Transitions Family Violence Services listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Steve from Community Health Solutions listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Caroline from Williamsburg Area Faith in Action listed a Website Minor Update project.
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action received an application from Nirajan for a Website Minor Update project.
Sarita matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Volunteer Manual project!
Ashleigh matched with Mandi from Faith Recovery for a Social Media consultation call!
Maria matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Sylvia matched with Pamela from The Arc of Greater Williamsburg for a Logo Design project!
Heather matched with Pamela from The Arc of Greater Williamsburg for a Website Audit project!
Marty matched with Stephanie from Freekind for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Vanessa matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Candice from Access Partnership listed an Event Management consultation call.
Bruce matched with amber from Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc., DBA Lackey Clinic for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Nathan matched with Greg from Orphan Helpers for a Google Ads Campaign Support project!
Jeanna matched with Paulette from Williamsburg Health Foundation for a Presentation Creation project!
Kevin matched with Jay from Commonwealth Catholic Charities for a Leadership Coaching project!
Postpartum Support Virginia received an application from Fereshteh for a Translation project.
Postpartum Support Virginia received an application from Alireza for a Translation project.
Dr Dhaani matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Brian matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
scott matched with Mandolin from Postpartum Support Virginia for a Change Management Coaching project!
Catalina matched with Mandolin from Postpartum Support Virginia for a Leadership Coaching project!
Lyubov matched with Chloe from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Mandolin from Postpartum Support Virginia listed a Translation project.
Heather matched with Lois from Access Virginia for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Jordan matched with Lori from 3E Restoration, Inc. for a Website Major Update project!
Heather matched with Matthew from HELP Inc. for an Event Concept & Plan 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!
MJ matched with Maureen from HELP Inc. for a Search Engine Optimization Audit 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!
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 Dec 7th, 2021
How Michelle W. helped FREE Foundation For Rehabilitation Equ...
Translation
Matched Dec 7th, 2021
How Shoy M. helped The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors
Visual Branding
Matched Nov 18th, 2021
How Sylvia H. helped The Arc of Greater Williamsburg
Logo Design
Matched Nov 17th, 2021
How Marty B. helped Freekind
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched Nov 15th, 2021
How Bruce J. helped Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc., DBA Lackey...
Search Engine Optimization Audit
Matched Nov 11th, 2021
How Nathan K. helped Orphan Helpers
Google Ads Campaign Support
Matched Nov 11th, 2021
How Jeanna B. helped Williamsburg Health Foundation
Presentation Creation
Matched Nov 10th, 2021
How Kevin J. helped Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Leadership Coaching
Matched Nov 4th, 2021
How scott h. helped Postpartum Support Virginia
Change Management Coaching
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
