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.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Renee for a Website Visual Design project.
Greg from Orphan Helpers listed a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Gad matched with Greg from Orphan Helpers for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
The Witness Foundation received an application from Irewolede for a Website Visual Design project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Adah for a Website Visual Design project.
Larry matched with Kyra from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Danielle from The Witness Foundation listed a Website Visual Design project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Josiah for a Website Visual Design project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Ayomide for a Website Visual Design project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from imane for a Website Visual Design project.
The Witness Foundation received an application from Sergio Lucas for a Website Visual Design project.
majid matched with Maureen from Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Ian matched with Zaina from Hampton Roads Refugee Relief for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Holly matched with Kyra from Colonial Behavioral Health for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Colleen matched with Danielle from The Witness Foundation for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Scott matched with Cindy from Serve the City Peninsula for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Barbara matched with Katarina from First-Gen Place for an Operating Budget project!
Child Development Resources received an application from Debjani for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Insight Enterprises received an application from Henry for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Insight Enterprises received an application from Lahiru for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Amani matched with Kyle from The DeGood Foundation for a Logo Design project!
Spencer from Menchville House Ministries, Inc. listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Zaina from Hampton Roads Refugee Relief listed a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Jennifer from Child Development Resources listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Lynn matched with Laura from Coming to the Table Historic Triangle for a Case Study Writing project!
Insight Enterprises received an application from Prayan for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Joey matched with Zaina from Hampton Roads Refugee Relief for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Bolu matched with Clarice from Peake Childhood Center for a Video Editing project!
Scott matched with Shari from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Insight Enterprises received an application from Katy for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Sophia matched with PJ from Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads for an Illustration project!
Melissa matched with Danielle from The Witness Foundation for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
Bernardo matched with Shari from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula for a Video Editing project!
Insight Enterprises received an application from Tatenda Alexio for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Abdulla for a Social Media consultation call.
Chatterjee matched with Danielle from The Witness Foundation for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Edward matched with Danielle from The Witness Foundation for a Storytelling project!
John matched with Shari from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Shana matched with Shari from United Way of the Virginia Peninsula for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Jeremy for a Social Media consultation call.
Insight Enterprises received an application from Aaryansh for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Leah matched with Liana from Virginia Health Care Foundation for a Brochure Writing project!
Nicole matched with Rachel from Peake Childhood Center for an Infographic project!
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Abigail for a Social Media consultation call.
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Marc for a Social Media consultation call.
Mildred matched with Corey from The Doorways for an Employee Handbook project!
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Neal for a Social Media consultation call.
Christina from Virginia Peninsula Foodbank listed a Social Media consultation call.
Insight Enterprises received an application from MBUGUA for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call.
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank received an application from Isaiah for 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 Gad N. helped Orphan Helpers
How majid S. helped Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic
How Colleen Z. helped The Witness Foundation
How Barbara V. helped First-Gen Place
How Amani F. helped The DeGood Foundation
How Bolu A. helped Peake Childhood Center
How Sophia K. helped Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads
How Leah D. helped Virginia Health Care Foundation
How Mildred W. helped The Doorways
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