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.
Anne from Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation, University of Massachusetts Boston listed a New Employee Onboarding Program project.
Anne from Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation, University of Massachusetts Boston listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Adrian matched with Raymond from Ethos for an Event Slideshow Creation project!
Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation, University of Massachusetts Boston received an application from Gary for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation, University of Massachusetts Boston received an application from Pramukh for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Lilly from The Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP) listed a Website Visual Update project.
George matched with Raymond from Ethos for a Salesforce Training project!
Joel matched with Janet from Alray Scholars Program for a Copywriting project!
Eunice matched with Raymond from Ethos for a Storytelling project!
Bob matched with Raymond from Ethos for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Lea matched with Raymond from Ethos for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
SYFS received an application from MohammadReza for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Margarita matched with Amelia from On The Rise, Inc. for a Translation project!
Shelter Music Boston received an application from Elizabeth for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Nina from Doc Wayne listed an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project.
EdVestors received an application from Jordan for a Website Audit project.
Shelter Music Boston received an application from Elizabeth for a Website Audit project.
James matched with Erin from LEAP for Education for a Thank You Letter project!
jonathan matched with Kathryn from Tutoring Plus of Cambridge for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Justine from EdVestors listed a Website Audit project.
Gage matched with Erin from LEAP for Education for a Copyediting project!
Daily Table received an application from Anna Rose for a Website Visual Design project.
Jacquelynne from Greater Boston Legal Services listed a Compensation Plan project.
Lynn from SYFS listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Anthony matched with Chelsea from Daily Table for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Daily Table received an application from MOHAMMED for a Website Visual Design project.
Carrie from Shelter Music Boston listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Carrie from Shelter Music Boston listed a Website Audit project.
Crystal matched with Kate from RESPOND for a Custom Design Materials project!
Uma nandhini matched with Marion from Self Esteem Boston for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Jesse matched with Phyllis from Immigrant Family Services Institute for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Chelsea from Daily Table listed a Website Visual Design project.
Dream Big! received an application from Erum for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Dream Big! received an application from Maria for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Matthew matched with Molly from Project Giving Kids for a Print Materials Design project!
Jack matched with Erin from Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) for a Print Materials Design project!
Dream Big! received an application from Jessica for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Hayley matched with Molly from Project Giving Kids for a Website Copywriting project!
Linda from Dream Big! listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Dream Big! received an application from marie for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Tyler matched with Michael from TUGG for an Event Branding & Identity project!
Megan matched with Eileen from Health Care Without Walls for a Press Release project!
Scott matched with Fernanda from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children for a Print Materials Design project!
Valorie matched with Alexandra from Social Finance for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Ann matched with Chelsea from Daily Table for a Website consultation call!
Corinne matched with Phyllis from Immigrant Family Services Institute for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Jesse matched with Phyllis from Immigrant Family Services Institute for a Website Audit project!
Anna matched with Jennifer from St. Stephen's Youth Programs for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Anthony matched with Scott from Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Olivia matched with Rebecca from FamilyAid Boston for an Infographic 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.
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