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.
Louise from Insight Enterprises listed a Hiring Strategy project.
Susanne from Transitions Family Violence Services listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Abingdon Church received an application from Shukoor for a Microsoft Teams Set-Up & Training project.
Child Development Resources received an application from Wanda for a Translation project.
Virginia Health Care Foundation received an application from Erion for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Carla from Child Development Resources listed a Translation project.
Child Development Resources received an application from Evan for a Translation project.
Kathy from Rx Partnership listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Rx Partnership received an application from Meylin for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Rx Partnership received an application from Deepa for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
HELP Inc. received an application from John for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Transitions Family Violence Services received an application from Raj for a New Employee Onboarding project.
Rx Partnership received an application from Michelle for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Rx Partnership received an application from Mohd for a Display Materials Design project.
HELP Inc. received an application from Naman for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Sven from Abingdon Church listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Sven from Abingdon Church listed a Microsoft Teams Set-Up & Training project.
Matthew from HELP Inc. listed an Identify Success Metrics project.
Marcy from Transitions Family Violence Services listed a New Employee Onboarding project.
Abingdon Church received an application from Nayana for a Microsoft Teams Set-Up & Training project.
HELP Inc. received an application from Ripunjaya Kumari for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Nadja from Rx Partnership listed a Display Materials Design project.
Olasunkanmi matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Rodolfo matched with Caroline from THRIVE Peninsula for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Eileen matched with Jennifer from Child Development Resources for a Logo Design project!
Ifeoma matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project!
Mike matched with Katarina from First-Gen Place for a Logo Design project!
Jarred matched with Kyle from The DeGood Foundation for a Website Major Update project!
Olufunsho matched with Reneldo from Real People Educating Others for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
Michael A. matched with Kathy from First-Gen Place for a Finance consultation call!
Virginia Health Care Foundation received an application from Askah Obutu for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Jojo matched with Stormy from First-Gen Place for a Website consultation call!
Liana from Virginia Health Care Foundation listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Phoebus Partnership received an application from Mike for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Virginia Health Care Foundation received an application from Grant for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
De'Andre matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Website Management Training (CMS-Based) project!
Nicole matched with Nadja from Rx Partnership for a Website Usability Audit project!
De'Andre matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Website Usability Audit project!
De'Andre matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Tech Systems Review project!
Sepehr matched with Josi from Mariners' Museum for a Translation project!
John matched with Megan from Edmarc for a Photo Editing project!
Ross matched with Katie from Soundscapes for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Phoebus Partnership received an application from anime for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Mike matched with Megan from Edmarc for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jacquelyn matched with Kyle from The DeGood Foundation for an Illustration project!
Phoebus Partnership received an application from Arrielle for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Dedric matched with Mary from The Doorways for an Email Layout & Template project!
Saoirse matched with Katarina from First-Gen Place for an Organizational Executive Summary project!
De'Andre matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Shelia matched with Khadijah from Natasha House for a Social Media 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 Olasunkanmi A. helped Social Butterflies Foundation
How Rodolfo G. helped THRIVE Peninsula
How Eileen A. helped Child Development Resources
How Jarred D. helped The DeGood Foundation
How Olufunsho E. helped Real People Educating Others
How Michael A. K. helped First-Gen Place
How John P. helped Edmarc
How Dedric S. helped The Doorways
How Shelia J. helped Natasha House
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
