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.
Annie from My Brother's Table listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Barron T. matched with Lisa from MA Office of Public Collaboration, University of Massachusetts Boston for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
My Brother's Table received an application from Haylie for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Morgen matched with Cara from Everyday Boston, Inc for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Alison matched with Margaret from Cairn Hill Inc for a Website consultation call!
Ethos received an application from Patreece for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Team IMPACT received an application from Marta for a Presentation Creation project.
Ethos received an application from Lynn for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Raymond from Ethos listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Jessica matched with Benjamin from West Suburban YMCA for an Illustration project!
Ethos received an application from Christina for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Becca matched with Cara from Everyday Boston, Inc for a Website Usability Audit project!
Lindsay matched with Annie from My Brother's Table for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Team IMPACT received an application from Erica for a Presentation Creation project.
Kelly matched with Melanie from Backyard Growers for an Infographic project!
Susan matched with Cynthia from Girls' LEAP for an Employee Handbook project!
Ann from New England Foundation for the Arts listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
George matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Manpreet matched with Meg from Ethos for a Prospect Research project!
Team IMPACT received an application from Teri for a Presentation Creation project.
Ben matched with Margaret from Cairn Hill Inc for a Website consultation call!
Kym matched with Rebecca from FamilyAid Boston for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Stacy matched with Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Mike matched with Shaulita from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Communications consultation call!
Ben matched with Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Nichole matched with Kate from RESPOND for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Stacy matched with Rebecca from FamilyAid Boston for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Scott matched with Fernanda from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children for a Print Materials Design project!
Mary from Team IMPACT listed a Presentation Creation project.
Donna matched with Raymond from Ethos for a Print Materials Design project!
Jessica matched with Gini from The Haven Project for an Event Planning Strategy Sessions project!
Patty matched with Angela from The Steppingstone Foundation for an Employee Handbook project!
Shawn matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Caroline matched with Rebecca from FamilyAid Boston for a Messaging Guidelines project!
Chinue matched with Mary from On With Living and Learning, Inc [OWLL] for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
George matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Tammy matched with Rosalind from MA Office of Public Collaboration, University of Massachusetts Boston for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Deborah matched with Stacy from Community Health Network Area 17 CHNA 17 for a Time Management Coaching project!
Terri matched with Anne from The Food Project for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Nathan matched with Molly from Project Giving Kids for a Google AdWords Set Up project!
Riley matched with Rebecca from MetroWest Legal Services for a Brochure Writing project!
Dave matched with Rebecca from MetroWest Legal Services for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Jessica matched with Carrie from Shelter Music Boston for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Diping matched with Sally from Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Asha matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Human Resources consultation call!
Mitchell matched with Ann from New England Foundation for the Arts for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Cory matched with Michael from TUGG for a Website consultation call!
Brian matched with Alethea from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Maddison matched with Kate from RESPOND for a Brochure Writing project!
Kellie matched with Shaulita from Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for a Storytelling 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 Mar 31st, 2020
How Barron T. E. helped MA Office of Public Collaboration, Un...
Marketing Strategy
Matched Mar 30th, 2020
How Morgen M. helped Everyday Boston, Inc
Branded Digital Assets
Matched Mar 22nd, 2020
How Lindsay A. helped My Brother's Table
Individual Donor Letter
Matched Mar 16th, 2020
How Susan S. helped Girls' LEAP
Employee Handbook
Matched Mar 11th, 2020
How George L. helped METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educati...
Salesforce Database Customization
Matched Feb 25th, 2020
How Kym R. helped FamilyAid Boston
Website Construction (CMS-Based)
Matched Feb 10th, 2020
How Nichole J. helped RESPOND
Brochure Graphic Design
Matched Jan 30th, 2020
How Scott C. helped Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Print Materials Design
Matched Jan 13th, 2020
How Nathan K. helped Project Giving Kids
Google AdWords Set Up
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
