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.
Institute for Nonprofit Practice received an application from Carlos for a Remote Team Strategy project.
Brian matched with Alethea from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Megan from Institute for Nonprofit Practice listed a Remote Team Strategy project.
FriendshipWorks received an application from Janice for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Maddison matched with Kate from RESPOND for a Brochure Writing project!
Ann from New England Foundation for the Arts listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Kellie matched with Shaulita from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Storytelling project!
MetroWest Legal Services received an application from Colin for a Logo Design project.
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization received an application from Advay for a Website Visual Design project.
Greater Boston Interfaith Organization received an application from Cassandra for a Website Visual Design project.
Ruoxi matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Baindu from JAARA, Inc listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
JoAnne matched with Karla from First Teacher for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
Randall matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for a Website consultation call!
Olya matched with Jessica from New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT) for a Website Technical Updates project!
Anna matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Video Editing project!
Susan matched with Alethea from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Hiring Strategy project!
FriendshipWorks received an application from steven for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
FriendshipWorks received an application from Payam for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Edward from FriendshipWorks listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Haley matched with Romiya from Health Horizons International Foundation Inc for a Website Copywriting project!
Jon matched with Romiya from Health Horizons International Foundation Inc for a Board Assessment project!
Nicole matched with Sharon from New England Foundation for the Arts for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Shawn matched with Lynn from SYFS for a Salesforce Report Creation project!
Erin from LEAP for Education listed an Infographic project.
Victim Rights Law Center received an application from Colin for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Mass Insight Education & Research Institute, Inc. received an application from Ebony for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Neetika matched with Shaulita from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Roxanne matched with Jessica from New England Center for Arts & Technology (NECAT) for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Ethos received an application from Ubadineke Richard for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Yolanda matched with Benjamin from The Welcome Project for a Public Relations Strategy project!
Samantha from Mass Insight Education & Research Institute, Inc. listed a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Mary from On With Living and Learning, Inc [OWLL] listed a Custom Digital Images project.
Victim Rights Law Center received an application from Anthony for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Sarina matched with Rita from Maverick Landing Community Services (MLCS) for a Business Plan Review project!
Andy matched with Rita from Maverick Landing Community Services (MLCS) for a Website Audit project!
Gary matched with Kathryn from Tutoring Plus of Cambridge for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Erin matched with Michelle from Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education for a Human Resources consultation call!
tara matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Alon matched with Andrea from Generations Incorporated for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Glen matched with Cara from Everyday Boston, Inc for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Samantha from Fathers' Uplift, INC listed an Email Layout & Template (Single) project.
Erika matched with Benjamin from The Welcome Project for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Chris matched with Erin from Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) for a Print Materials Design project!
Antony matched with Ann from New England Foundation for the Arts for a Website Accessibility Audit project!
Jared matched with Nazia from CAIR-MA, Inc for a Website Visual Design project!
Victim Rights Law Center received an application from Kingslee for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Cyndy matched with Haley from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Christina matched with Marianne from Racine Black Dance Festival for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
MetroWest Legal Services received an application from Max for a Logo Design 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
Marketing Strategy Call
How Brian L. helped Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Brochure Writing
How Maddison H. helped RESPOND
Partnership Proposal Presentation
How JoAnne S. helped First Teacher
Website Technical Updates
How Olya N. helped New England Center for Arts & Technology (...
Video Editing
How Anna S. helped METCO - Metropolitan Council for Education...
Website Copywriting
How Haley J. helped Health Horizons International Foundation Inc
Salesforce Report Creation
How Shawn B. helped SYFS
Business Plan Review
How Sarina S. helped Maverick Landing Community Services (MLCS)
Website Construction (CMS-Based)
How Glen C. helped Everyday Boston, Inc
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.
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
