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.
Amy from Rx Partnership listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Renee from Hampton Roads Urban Agriculture listed an Event Management consultation call.
Rx Partnership received an application from Francis for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Chatterjee for a Copywriting project.
Jess matched with Chastity from Social Butterflies Foundation for a Google Workspace Set Up project!
ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation received an application from Susanna for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Rachael from ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Hampton Roads Refugee Relief received an application from Mike for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Adrianne matched with Teresa from The Legacy of HOPE Foundation for an Event Management consultation call!
Allyson from Grove Christian Outreach Center listed a Press Kit project.
Michael matched with MICHAEL from Hampton Roads Philharmonic for a Management consultation call!
Donna matched with Kyra from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
OGUNDIRAN matched with Robert from Housing Development Corporation of Hampton Roads for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Danielle from The Witness Foundation listed a Copywriting project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Quentin for an Organizational Chart Creation project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Gideon for a Copywriting project.
Natasha House received an application from Silvia for a Website Content Audit project.
Blaise matched with Danielle from The Witness Foundation for an Employee Handbook project!
Natasha House received an application from Pawel for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Ayomide matched with Christa from SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul for a Website consultation call!
Kimberly matched with Larry from Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc., DBA Lackey Clinic for a Human Resources consultation call!
Daniel matched with Larry from Olivet Medical Ministry, Inc., DBA Lackey Clinic for a Human Resources consultation call!
Natasha House received an application from Olamide for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Hampton Roads Refugee Relief received an application from Matt for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Natasha House received an application from Jae for a Social Media Audit project.
Natasha House received an application from Suchismita for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Natasha House received an application from Akshay for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Natasha House received an application from Abidemi for a Social Media Audit project.
Aleksandra matched with Melody from Faith Recovery for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Natasha House received an application from Abhinav for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Natasha House received an application from Ken for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Natasha House received an application from Noor for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Natasha House received an application from Priscillia for a Website Content Audit project.
Natasha House received an application from Namya for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action received an application from Noor for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Natasha House received an application from Marc for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Natasha House received an application from Arpit for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Karen from Natasha House listed a Social Media Audit project.
Karen from Natasha House listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Karen from Natasha House listed a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Karen from Natasha House listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Karen from Natasha House listed a Website Content Audit project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Peris for a Social Media consultation call.
Danielle from The Witness Foundation listed a Board Responsibilities & Structure project.
Catherine matched with Angela from THRIVE Peninsula for a Website Minor Update project!
Ennypitan matched with Rachel from Peake Childhood Center for a Print Materials Design project!
The Witness Foundation received an application from Tina for a Social Media consultation call.
Chatterjee matched with Shelene from The Witness Foundation for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
Caitlynn from Williamsburg Area Faith in Action listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Monique from The Witness Foundation listed a Social Media consultation call.
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 Adrianne P. helped The Legacy of HOPE Foundation
How Blaise M. helped The Witness Foundation
How Aleksandra G. helped Faith Recovery
How Catherine A. helped THRIVE Peninsula
How Ennypitan A. helped Peake Childhood Center
How Sasha P. helped United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
How Alexander F. helped Freekind
How David J. helped Postpartum Support Virginia
How De'Andre P. helped Social Butterflies Foundation
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