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.
Jim from Good Karma Bikes listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired received an application from Megan for an Organizational One-Pager project.
Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce listed a Display Materials Design project.
Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce listed an Event Press Kit project.
United Way Bay Area received an application from Joel for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
United Way Bay Area received an application from Denis for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Ismail matched with Keirstan from Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County for an Email Layout & Template project!
United Way Bay Area received an application from Muhammad for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Alice from Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired listed an Organizational One-Pager project.
Robert from United Way Bay Area listed a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
United Way Bay Area received an application from David for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Nancy matched with Joanne from Midpen Media Center for an Online Research project!
Alysse matched with MichaeLynn from South Pacific Islander Organization for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Lisa matched with Alice from Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired for a Presentation Creation project!
Marian matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Vendor Management Assessment project!
Alexis matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Website consultation call!
Yuval matched with Marushka from South Pacific Islander Organization for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
Chloe matched with Marushka from South Pacific Islander Organization for a Flexible Finance Support project!
Austin matched with Alice from Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired for a Training Materials Assessment project!
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area received an application from roberto for a Webinar Set Up & Training project.
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area received an application from Stella for a Webinar Set Up & Training project.
Alana matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Lindsay matched with Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce for an Event Management consultation call!
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area received an application from Dana Sather for a Webinar Set Up & Training project.
Alberto from Immigration Institute of the Bay Area listed a Webinar Set Up & Training project.
Ugo matched with ELLEN from Immigration Institute of the Bay Area for a Workplace Culture Assessment project!
David matched with Keirstan from Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Ajay matched with John from California Reinvestment Coalition for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Tim matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for an Infographic project!
Serena matched with Alice from Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired for a Volunteer Manual project!
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Hima for an Online Survey project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Xiner (Sara) for an Online Survey project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Nathan for an Online Survey project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from mahboubeh for an Online Survey project.
David matched with Pamela from Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Firni for an Employee Review Process project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Ali for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Monique for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Lea for an Employee Review Process project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Adam for an Employee Review Process project.
Junior Achievement of Northern California received an application from Valerie for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Katherine from Junior Achievement of Northern California listed an Employee Review Process project.
Katherine from Junior Achievement of Northern California listed a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Katherine from Junior Achievement of Northern California listed an Online Survey project.
Carl from Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce listed a Video Editing project.
Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce received an application from Eddie for a Video Editing project.
Bruce matched with Christopher from Bay Area Tutoring Association for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Brad matched with Christopher from Bay Area Tutoring Association for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
David matched with Jill from Tax-Aid for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Diana matched with Julissa from Building Skills Partnership for a Translation project!
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 Sep 21st, 2020
How Ismail A. helped Thrive, The Alliance of Nonprofits for S...
Email Layout & Template
Matched Sep 11th, 2020
How Nancy S. helped Midpen Media Center
Online Research
Matched Sep 4th, 2020
How Alysse L. helped South Pacific Islander Organization
Facilitated Strategy Session
Matched Sep 1st, 2020
How Lisa E. helped Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Im...
Presentation Creation
Matched Aug 31st, 2020
How Alexis Z. helped Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce
Website
Matched Aug 4th, 2020
How Ugo E. helped Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
Workplace Culture Assessment
Matched Jul 29th, 2020
How Norman S. helped Junior Achievement of Northern California
Customer Database (CRM) Set Up
Matched Jul 28th, 2020
How Ajay G. helped California Reinvestment Coalition
Google Ads Set Up
Matched Jul 16th, 2020
How Diana S. helped Building Skills Partnership
Translation
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 and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just mark 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 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.
