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.
Tammy from 3E Restoration, Inc. listed an Event Management consultation call.
Postpartum Support Virginia received an application from Peter for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
Postpartum Support Virginia received an application from Miko for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
David matched with Sarah from Postpartum Support Virginia for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Laura from Coming to the Table Historic Triangle listed an Event Management consultation call.
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Peniel for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
Coming to the Table Historic Triangle received an application from Michael for an Event Management consultation call.
Freekind received an application from Ajay for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Gary matched with Kyra from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Human Resources consultation call!
I Am Enough Retreat received an application from Joshua for an Event Management consultation call.
Matt matched with Angela from THRIVE Peninsula for a Website Audit project!
Freekind received an application from ZHIWEN for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Arifa matched with Katarina from First-Gen Place for a Website Major Update project!
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Gladstone for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
Ruta matched with Katie from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Tech Systems consultation call!
De'Andre matched with Katie from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Gloria from I Am Enough Retreat listed an Event Management consultation call.
The Legacy of HOPE Foundation received an application from Ngh?a for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Freekind received an application from Venkatesh for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Zaina from Hampton Roads Refugee Relief listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
Ellie matched with Maureen from Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic for a Case Study Writing project!
Mandolin from Postpartum Support Virginia listed a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
Scott matched with MICHAEL from Hampton Roads Philharmonic for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Freekind received an application from Olga for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
De'Andre matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Website Visual Design project!
Kyra from Colonial Behavioral Health listed a Training Plan Development project.
Kelechi matched with Brother Tim from Five Loaves a ministry of LivingStone Monastery for a Website consultation call!
Ashley matched with Brother Tim from Five Loaves a ministry of LivingStone Monastery for a Website consultation call!
Kalyani matched with Deborah from Williamsburg Health Foundation for a Website consultation call!
Freekind received an application from Alexander for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Xai for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Baderinwa for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Alejandra for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
Freekind received an application from Venina for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Arial from ECHO Family Care Partners listed a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
Amelia from Freekind listed a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Amelia from Freekind listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
ECHO Family Care Partners received an application from Urja for a Search Engine Keyword Research project.
Katie from Grove Christian Outreach Center listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Aziza matched with Akayla from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Merchandising project!
Nathaniel matched with Deborah from Williamsburg Health Foundation for a Website consultation call!
RUTH matched with Shanbria from The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors for a Talent Recruitment consultation call!
Scott matched with Teresa from Avalon Center: working to end domestic and sexual violence for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Chinue matched with Teresa from Avalon Center: working to end domestic and sexual violence for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Rachael from ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation listed a Flexible Tech Support project.
Teresa from The Legacy of HOPE Foundation listed a LinkedIn Company Page Set Up project.
Teresa from The Legacy of HOPE Foundation listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Teresa from The Legacy of HOPE Foundation listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Mark matched with Sheree from VCE, FCS Family Focus for a Communications consultation call!
Morrison matched with Caroline from The Arc of Greater Williamsburg for a Website Usability 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
How David J. helped Postpartum Support Virginia
How Gary G. helped Colonial Behavioral Health
How Matt J. helped THRIVE Peninsula
How De'Andre P. helped Social Butterflies Foundation
How Sandra B. helped Child Development Resources
How Isami M. helped Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
How Ajay G. helped Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc., DBA Lackey Clinic
How Gray S. helped Menchville House Ministries, Inc.
How victorio m. helped Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads
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
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