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.
Joel matched with Jonathan from He is Me Institute, Inc. for a Talent Recruitment consultation call!
Jonathan from He is Me Institute, Inc. listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Nichola from The Natick Community Organic Farm listed a Website consultation call.
Nick matched with Gabrielle from Center for Women & Enterprise for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
The Natick Community Organic Farm received an application from Emma for a Website consultation call.
The Natick Community Organic Farm received an application from Emilia for a Website consultation call.
The Natick Community Organic Farm received an application from Sosina for a Website consultation call.
The Natick Community Organic Farm received an application from Jojo for a Website consultation call.
Janet matched with Gabrielle from Center for Women & Enterprise for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Partners for Youth with Disabilities received an application from Amadeo for a Translation project.
Marian matched with Natanja from Boston Women's Fund for an Identify Success Metrics project!
Erica matched with Natanja from Boston Women's Fund for an Employee Handbook project!
Joanna from Partners for Youth with Disabilities listed a Translation project.
Joanna from Partners for Youth with Disabilities listed a Translation project.
De'Andre matched with Sashoy from Get Girls Going for a Membership Strategy project!
Janelle from He is Me Institute, Inc. listed an Infographic project.
Matahari Women Workers Center received an application from Salima for an Event Concept & Plan project.
Women's Money Matters, Inc. received an application from Alix for a Translation project.
Tommy matched with Osagie from The Innocent Convicts for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
Dana matched with Cara from Everyday Boston, Inc for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Michelle from Center for Women & Enterprise listed a Presentation Creation project.
Center for Women & Enterprise received an application from Princess for a Presentation Creation project.
Center for Women & Enterprise received an application from Chatterjee for a Presentation Creation project.
Women's Money Matters, Inc. received an application from Zhiqiang for a Translation project.
Tre'Andre from Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) listed a Finance consultation call.
Tommy matched with Mea from Olio Culinary Collective for a Website consultation call!
Jojo matched with Mea from Olio Culinary Collective for a Website consultation call!
Women's Money Matters, Inc. received an application from Steven for a Translation project.
GenUnity received an application from Mary for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Women's Money Matters, Inc. received an application from Faith for a Translation project.
Women's Money Matters, Inc. received an application from Ali for a Translation project.
Thushyanth matched with Lynn from Girls' LEAP for a Google Ads Campaign Support project!
Benjamin matched with Sashoy from Get Girls Going for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Ariana from Women's Money Matters, Inc. listed a Translation project.
Hilda matched with Ariana from Women's Money Matters, Inc. for a Translation project!
Ariana from Women's Money Matters, Inc. listed a Translation project.
Alisa matched with Martin from BMEN Foundation for an Organization Goal Setting project!
Justice For Housing received an application from Alyssa for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Danielle M. matched with Greta from RESPOND for a Translation project!
Giannina matched with Mary from Dorchester Food Co-op for a Translation project!
Justice For Housing received an application from Nur for a Branded Digital Assets project.
B. Joanna from GenUnity listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Eric matched with Martin from BMEN Foundation for a Website Content Audit project!
Jessica from Matahari Women Workers Center listed an Event Concept & Plan project.
LESLIE from Justice For Housing listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Keylin Fransheska matched with Greta from RESPOND for a Translation project!
Yue (Halo) matched with Erica from Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc. for a Translation project!
Melanie matched with Michelle from Center for Women & Enterprise for a Translation project!
Afia matched with Tomica from He is Me Institute, Inc. for a Meeting Facilitation Coaching project!
Christina matched with Ariana from Women's Money Matters, Inc. 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 Joel L. helped He is Me Institute, Inc.
How Marian M. helped Boston Women's Fund
How De'Andre P. helped Get Girls Going
How Dana B. helped Everyday Boston, Inc
How Thushyanth R. helped Girls' LEAP
How Hilda M. helped Women's Money Matters, Inc.
How Alisa J. helped BMEN Foundation
How Tanner M. helped Humanistic Communications, Inc.
How Eric F. helped Haley House, Inc.
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
After taking a pause to incorporate nonprofit partner feedback and reflect on our longstanding
partnership with Catchafire, we are delighted to launch the next phase of this collaboration.
Through this partnership the Boston Foundation aims to equip nonprofits, stretched thin by
increasing demands on their time and services, with added capacity to address timely projects
within their organizations.
The Boston Foundation’s Nonprofit Sector Infrastructure Strategy invests in sector
intermediaries to equip leaders with the tools and support they need to build and run diverse,
inclusive, and effective organizations that can challenge systems of inequity. The foundation
has partnered with Catchafire over the past six years to provide Greater Boston nonprofits with
skills-based volunteering support on specific capacity building projects, ranging from graphic
design and marketing to program planning and evaluation, at no cost to participating
organizations. We know that a strong nonprofit sector means a strong Greater Boston.
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
