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.
Laurie from Project Citizenship listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from Rachel for a Logo Design project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from victorio for a Logo Design project.
Project Citizenship received an application from Andrew for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from Zach for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Project Citizenship received an application from Sarah for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Project Citizenship received an application from Molly for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from Erika for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from Krithik for a Logo Design project.
Jose from Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. listed a Logo Design project.
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from Ajay for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Jose from Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. listed an Organizational One-Pager project.
Jose from Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center listed a Google Ads Set Up project.
Richard matched with Jessica from Boston Area Rape Crisis Center for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Amanda from Lionheart Foundation, Inc. listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Sandra matched with Kathleen from The Food Project for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Lionheart Foundation, Inc. received an application from Rebekkah for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Lionheart Foundation, Inc. received an application from Nanci for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Lionheart Foundation, Inc. received an application from Jason for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Christopher R. matched with Alison from TheatreZone, Inc. for a Human Resources consultation call!
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from Iris A for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from paul for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Brian matched with Jessica from New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT) for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Alyssa matched with Ann from New England Foundation for the Arts for a Communications consultation call!
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from Marivel for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Armand matched with Michael from TUGG for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Tiffany matched with Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Ray matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Beth matched with Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
The Welcome Project received an application from Nhi for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Quinton matched with Ruth from We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Ashley matched with Janet from Alray Scholars Program for a Flexible Copywriting Support project!
The Welcome Project received an application from Adetunji for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
The Welcome Project received an application from Calvin for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Benjamin from The Welcome Project listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
The Welcome Project received an application from Ru for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Stanislava matched with Laura from Daily Table for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Tiffany matched with Karla from First Teacher for an Excel Dashboard Creation project!
Eli matched with Rachel from Strong Women, Strong Girls - Boston for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project!
Jennifer L. matched with Kayla from LEAP for Education for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Brian matched with Douglas from Encore Boston Network for a Social Media consultation call!
Ariel matched with Erin from LEAP for Education for a Storytelling project!
Ankita matched with Naresh from World Ocean School for a Brochure Writing project!
Ansley matched with Laura from Daily Table for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Danielle matched with Naresh from World Ocean School for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Kimberly matched with Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Raman matched with Amanda from Lionheart Foundation, Inc. for a Website Major Update project!
Haylie matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for a Marketing Strategy 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 May 27th, 2020
How Richard G. helped Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Google Ads Set Up
Matched May 27th, 2020
How Sandra S. helped The Food Project
Salesforce Database Customization
Matched May 26th, 2020
How Christopher R. F. helped TheatreZone, Inc.
Human Resources
Matched May 13th, 2020
How Armand P. helped TUGG
Webinar Set Up & Training
Matched May 8th, 2020
How Beth B. helped Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center
Facilitated Strategy Session
Matched May 3rd, 2020
How Quinton J. helped We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Ha...
Mission, Vision & Values
Matched Apr 30th, 2020
How Ashley T. helped Alray Scholars Program
Flexible Copywriting Support
Matched Apr 23rd, 2020
How Tiffany S. helped First Teacher
Excel Dashboard Creation
Matched Apr 23rd, 2020
How Eli Z. helped Strong Women, Strong Girls - Boston
Customer Database (CRM) Audit
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.
About This Program
The Boston Foundation devotes its resources to building and sustaining a vital, prosperous city and region, where justice and opportunity are extended to everyone. It fulfills this mission in three principal ways: Making grants to nonprofit organizations and designing special funding initiatives to address the community’s critical challenges; working in partnership with our donors and other funders to achieve high-impact philanthropy; and serving as a civic hub and center of information, where ideas are shared, levers for change are identified and common agendas for the future are developed.
We know that a strong nonprofit sector means a strong Greater Boston. We are partnering with Catchafire to connect select nonprofits with dedicated, skilled volunteers who share a common mission of addressing challenges and seizing opportunities to maximize the effectiveness and impact of nonprofit organizations.
Catchafire is the largest-online skills-based volunteer platform, providing social mission organizations with support in marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategic planning 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 pro bono professionals
