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 120+ 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.
Paula from Bay Area Furniture Bank listed a Social Media consultation call.
Jill from Tax-Aid listed a Technical Specification Development project.
Bay Area Furniture Bank received an application from Raman for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Reach Institute for School Leadership received an application from George Alan for a Board Structures and Role Definitions project.
Jill from Tax-Aid listed a Website Minor Update project.
Miguel matched with Aatisha from TransForm for a Logo Design project!
Bay Area Furniture Bank received an application from William Mooney for a Social Media consultation call.
Paula from Bay Area Furniture Bank listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
ACCEL San Mateo County received an application from Kyle P. for an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Julio from Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
ACCEL San Mateo County received an application from Ben for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Elizabeth from Reach Institute for School Leadership listed a Board Structures and Role Definitions project.
Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce listed a Print Materials Design project.
Ka'Ryn from ACCEL San Mateo County listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Ka'Ryn from ACCEL San Mateo County listed an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Raymond matched with Lucia from Juma Ventures for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce listed a Print Materials Design project.
Diana matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Print Materials Design project!
Gabby matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Mario matched with Danielle from Breakthrough Silicon Valley for a Human Resources consultation call!
Donte´ matched with Sean from The Hidden Genius Project for a Logo Design project!
JOSEPH matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jonathan matched with Joanne from Midpen Media Center for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Abraham matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Sarah matched with Pamela from Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Alina matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for an Illustration project!
Hari matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Dolan matched with Florence from San Mateo County Sheriff's Office CARON Program for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Linda matched with Julio from Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto for a Human Resources consultation call!
JIM matched with Cindy from Learning and Loving Education Center for a Thank You Letter project!
Ronald matched with Halley from Retraining The Village for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Rico matched with Ka'Ryn from ACCEL San Mateo County for a Data Crunching & Analysis project!
Chonglun (Allen) matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Logo Design project!
Susan matched with Elizabeth from Reach Institute for School Leadership for a Print Materials Design project!
Diping matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Jake matched with Mercedes from Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center for a Website Visual Update project!
Sheila matched with Nicole from San Jose Public Library Foundation for a Print Materials Design project!
Senri matched with Nicole from San Jose Public Library Foundation for a Print Materials Design project!
Ashley matched with Nicole from San Jose Public Library Foundation for a Print Materials Design project!
Jennie matched with Elizabeth from Reach Institute for School Leadership for a Custom Digital Images project!
Jitendra matched with Kavitha from San Jose Public Library Foundation for a Website Technical Updates project!
Guadalupe Javier matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Khristine matched with Cara from Senior Coastsiders for a Custom Digital Images project!
Jason matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for an Individual Donor Letter project!
James matched with Rose from Hagar Services Coalition, Inc. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Larry matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Management consultation call!
Carrie matched with Monica from The Corneal Dystrophy Foundation for a Communication Materials Audit project!
Jack matched with Michelle from Islamic Networks Group (ING) for an Excel Training project!
Sarah matched with Rose from Hagar Services Coalition, Inc. for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Mardi matched with Lucia from Juma Ventures for a Tech Systems consultation call!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 120 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 120+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Matched Feb 20th, 2020
How Miguel P. helped TransForm
Logo Design
Matched Feb 3rd, 2020
How Raymond L. helped Juma Ventures
Email Marketing System Set Up
Matched Jan 27th, 2020
How Gabby T. helped Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce
Marketing Materials
Matched Jan 23rd, 2020
How Maria B. helped Working Partnerships USA
Presentation Template Creation
Matched Dec 13th, 2019
How Ronald W. helped Retraining The Village
Facilitated Strategy Session
Matched Dec 12th, 2019
How Rico L. helped ACCEL San Mateo County
Data Crunching & Analysis
Matched Dec 11th, 2019
How Susan M. helped Reach Institute for School Leadership
Print Materials Design
Matched Nov 5th, 2019
How Jack B. helped Islamic Networks Group (ING)
Excel Training
Matched Oct 28th, 2019
How Jessica Z. helped Building Skills Partnership
Website Visual Design
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 100+ 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 nonprofits 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 throughout your membership, but can only post up to five projects at a time. Once you finish a project, mark it “complete” and you can post a new project. Note: you can post as many Ask An Expert phone calls as you’d like.
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 help@catchafire.org, 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 help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
Acknowledge Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s support of your work in print and electronic publications such as newsletters, program activity announcements, on your website and in all media coverage. Use the following wording: “This project has been made possible in part by a grant from Silicon Valley Community Foundation.”
About This Program
Silicon Valley Community Foundation advances innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems. As the largest community foundation in the world, we engage donors and corporations from Silicon Valley, across the country and around the globe to make our region and world better for all. Our passion for helping people and organizations achieve their philanthropic dreams has created a global philanthropic enterprise committed to the belief that possibilities start here.
The Grove Foundation seeks to strengthen, regain and protect the America Andy and Eva Grove experienced as immigrants in the 1950s: An America that welcomed them; encouraged them to contribute to society; and gave them the opportunity to do so. We believe in equal rights, freedom from stigma and discrimination, access to basic needs and services and economic opportunity. At the Grove Foundation, we have a strong commitment to racial justice – which to us means the systemic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting in equitable opportunities and outcomes for all.
We both partner with Catchafire to provide access to skills-based volunteers across the world for our grantees. We believe that by bringing high quality talent to you, our grantees, we can maximize the impact you are able to make on the communities you serve.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and more.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.
