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.
Sophie from Yad Chessed Fund Inc listed a HR Policy Writing project.
Tharaka matched with Yihua from Chinese Culture Connection, Inc. for an Event Slideshow Creation project!
Wayne matched with Lynn from Girls' LEAP for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Amy matched with Yihua from Chinese Culture Connection, Inc. for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Linda matched with Nora from The Every Voice Coalition for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from Karl for a Pricing Strategy project.
Duncan matched with Juliet from Africano Waltham for a Logo Design project!
The Every Voice Coalition received an application from Raquel Lynne for an Infographic project.
He is Me Institute, Inc. received an application from Chukwunyere for a Branded Digital Assets project.
MAB Community Services received an application from Trustjah for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Loop Lab received an application from cherry for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Jacopo matched with Kristen from METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity for a Video Editing project!
Christopher from Loop Lab listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Loop Lab received an application from Brittany for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Paul from MAB Community Services listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center received an application from Robert for a Pricing Strategy project.
Yagev matched with Anne from women's lunch place for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Yagev matched with Anne from women's lunch place for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Yagev matched with Anne from women's lunch place for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Yagev matched with Anne from women's lunch place for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Amanda from NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Greg matched with Amanda from NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator received an application from Brett for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Mary from Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center listed a Pricing Strategy project.
NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator received an application from Allessandria for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator received an application from Yogesh for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Robert from He is Me Institute, Inc. listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Nora from The Every Voice Coalition listed an Infographic project.
Mark matched with Joelle from Bay Cove Human Services for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Elizabeth matched with Dianara from Asian American Resource Workshop, Inc. for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Naziat matched with Amanda from The Lionheart Foundation for an Online Research project!
BMEN Foundation received an application from Matthew for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Jim matched with Edo from The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Sanjit matched with Dianara from Asian American Resource Workshop, Inc. for a Social Media consultation call!
The Food Project received an application from Javad for a Translation project.
Sebastian matched with Edo from The Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
The Food Project received an application from Alberto for a Translation project.
The Food Project received an application from Victor Jesús for a Translation project.
Chetna matched with Henry from women's lunch place for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Pallavi matched with Condencia from National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Martin from BMEN Foundation listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
BMEN Foundation received an application from Debra for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
K.M. matched with Condencia from National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault for a Website Accessibility Audit project!
Vidya matched with Michelle from Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation for a Website Technical Updates project!
Thomas (Tom) matched with Juliet from Africano Waltham for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Black and Pink Massachusetts received an application from Scott for an Operating Budget project.
Elizabeth matched with Amanda from The Lionheart Foundation for a Social Media consultation call!
Gizay matched with Madison from The Food Project for a Translation project!
Natasha matched with Osagie from The Innocent Convicts for a Video Editing project!
Black and Pink Massachusetts received an application from Sneha for an Operating Budget project.
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
Matched Aug 4th, 2021
How Tharaka M. helped Chinese Culture Connection, Inc.
Event Slideshow Creation
Matched Aug 4th, 2021
How Wayne W. helped Girls' LEAP
Google Ads Set Up
Matched Aug 4th, 2021
How Linda d. helped The Every Voice Coalition
Impact Report Graphic Design
Matched Aug 3rd, 2021
How Duncan J. helped Africano Waltham
Logo Design
Matched Jul 30th, 2021
How Jacopo F. helped METCO - Metropolitan Council for Educati...
Video Editing
Matched Jul 27th, 2021
How Yagev B. helped women's lunch place
Facilitated Strategy Session
Matched Jul 27th, 2021
How Greg S. helped NOPI - Nonprofit Incubator
Organizational Strategy
Matched Jul 20th, 2021
How Mark V. helped Bay Cove Human Services
Flexible Web Development Support
Matched Jul 15th, 2021
How Elizabeth T. helped Asian American Resource Workshop, Inc.
Email Marketing Copywriting
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 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected] 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 [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
