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.
Sociedad Latina received an application from Jasmine for a Website consultation call.
Loop Lab received an application from Tyler for a Social Media consultation call.
Sociedad Latina received an application from Marjory for a Website consultation call.
Loop Lab received an application from Lisa for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Shubham matched with Shakera from Rebel Cause Inc. for an Operating Budget project!
Sociedad Latina received an application from shahab ahmad for a Website consultation call.
Abilities Dance Incorporated received an application from Alpa for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Chiena matched with Yihua from Chinese Culture Connection, Inc. for an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project!
Yully from Sociedad Latina listed a Website consultation call.
Christopher from Loop Lab listed a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Christopher from Loop Lab listed a Social Media consultation call.
World Ocean School received an application from Krupal for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Boston Youth Wrestling Inc. received an application from David for an Illustrated Animation project.
women's lunch place received an application from Eric for an Online Survey project.
Abilities Dance Incorporated received an application from Elizabeth for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Loop Lab received an application from Mark for a Social Media consultation call.
Loop Lab received an application from Steven for a Social Media consultation call.
Loop Lab received an application from Kyla for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Ellice from Abilities Dance Incorporated listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Ellice from Abilities Dance Incorporated listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Ellice from Abilities Dance Incorporated listed a Board Recruitment Systems project.
African Bridge Network received an application from Halil for a Website Usability Audit project.
Abilities Dance Incorporated received an application from Linda for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Abilities Dance Incorporated received an application from Myles for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Abilities Dance Incorporated received an application from Jan for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
women's lunch place received an application from Cristina for an Online Survey project.
My Brother's Table received an application from Ateeq for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
women's lunch place received an application from Jesus for an Online Survey project.
My Brother's Table received an application from WEI for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Emmanuel from African Bridge Network listed a Website Usability Audit project.
Rachel matched with Jessica from Budget Buddies, Inc. for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault received an application from Ron for a Visual Branding consultation call.
World Ocean School received an application from Jyoti for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault received an application from Allyson for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Elyse matched with Brianna from We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project for a Storytelling project!
Christopher from Loop Lab listed a Board Responsibilities & Structure project.
Christopher from Loop Lab listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Steve matched with Chaya from MassChallenge for a Leadership Coaching project!
Sarah matched with Chaya from MassChallenge for a Leadership Coaching project!
Shaulita from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
My Brother's Table received an application from Zhun for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Condencia from National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Kendall matched with Tre'Andre from Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) for an Infographic project!
Annie from My Brother's Table listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Bonnie matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Christianah matched with Laura from Daily Table for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Vivien matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault received an application from Jim for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Citizen Schools - National received an application from Issam for a Website Technical Updates project.
women's lunch place received an application from Joyce for an Online Survey 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 Jan 16th, 2021
How Shubham A. helped Rebel Cause Inc.
Operating Budget
Matched Jan 15th, 2021
How Chiena T. helped Chinese Culture Connection, Inc.
Instagram Set Up & Strategy
Matched Jan 11th, 2021
How Elyse D. helped We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hair...
Storytelling
Matched Jan 8th, 2021
How Steve S. helped MassChallenge
Leadership Coaching
Matched Jan 7th, 2021
How Bonnie W. helped My Brother's Table
Flexible Web Development Support
Matched Jan 6th, 2021
How Christianah N. helped Daily Table
Google Ads Set Up
Matched Dec 28th, 2020
How Scott K. helped Everyday Boston, Inc
Copywriting
Matched Dec 18th, 2020
How Codi D. helped African Bridge Network
Social Media
Matched Dec 18th, 2020
How Linh S. helped Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Educat...
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 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
