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.
Global Campaign for Education-US received an application from farah for a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
A Place of Hope received an application from Bhargavi for a Website Audit project.
Nathalie from Second Story listed a Social Media Audit project.
A Place of Hope received an application from Austin for a Website Audit project.
Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy received an application from Araf for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Araf for a Logo Design project.
Reginald S. Lourie Center received an application from Araf for an Infographic project.
Deyaa matched with HENRIETTA from A Place of Hope for a Website consultation call!
Valerie matched with Taylor from The Platform of Hope for a Human Resources consultation call!
HOPE Toledo received an application from OSAGIE for a Human Resources consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Corderrius for a Social Media consultation call.
HOPE Toledo received an application from Triumph for a Human Resources consultation call.
Second Story received an application from Patrick for a Translation project.
HENRIETTA from A Place of Hope listed a Website Audit project.
HOPE Toledo received an application from Osas for a Human Resources consultation call.
Reginald S. Lourie Center received an application from Tracy for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Reginald S. Lourie Center received an application from Marybeth for an Infographic project.
Alan from Reginald S. Lourie Center listed an Infographic project.
Alan from Reginald S. Lourie Center listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Lenz for a Website consultation call.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Nyamongo for a Logo Design project.
Pooja matched with Giulia from Global Campaign for Education-US for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Shawna from HOPE Toledo listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Ennypitan for a Logo Design project.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Olowolagba for a Logo Design project.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Nathaniel for a Logo Design project.
Giulia from Global Campaign for Education-US listed a Flexible Copywriting Support project.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Harsh for a Logo Design project.
Tree of Life Christian Prep received an application from Olena for a Logo Design project.
Second Story received an application from Eva for a Translation project.
Billy from Tree of Life Christian Prep listed a Logo Design project.
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley (CSCCE) received an application from Heena for a Print Materials Design project.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Chandu for a Website consultation call.
Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy received an application from Fadugba for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
North Dallas Adventist Academy received an application from Charu for an Event Management consultation call.
Penelope from Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley (CSCCE) listed a Print Materials Design project.
North Dallas Adventist Academy received an application from Adrianne for an Event Management consultation call.
Wayna from North Dallas Adventist Academy listed an Event Management consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Gianluca for a Website consultation call.
Jared matched with Emily from Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE) for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Johnathan for a Website consultation call.
Michael matched with Giulia from Global Campaign for Education-US for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Brenda matched with Wayna from Ramah SDA Junior Academy for a Website Technical Updates project!
Alex from Second Story listed a Translation project.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from melaku for a Website consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Shay for a Website consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Stella-maris for a Social Media consultation call.
Charles from Baltimore Junior Academy listed a Social Media consultation call.
Charles from Baltimore Junior Academy listed a Website consultation call.
Baltimore Junior Academy received an application from Ayomide for a Website consultation call.
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
How Deyaa M. helped A Place of Hope
How Pooja A. helped Global Campaign for Education-US
How Jared H. helped Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE)
How Dianne T. helped Hinsdale Adventist Academy
How Kara B. helped Pink Space Theory
How Arika A. helped Second Story
How Julie F. helped U.S. Dream Academy
How Jack B. helped HOPE Toledo
How Stephanie L. helped Great Lakes Adventist Academy
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 150+ detailed project types.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just make 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 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
For more than five decades, the Bainum Family Foundation has invested in the well-being of children and families, evolving our strategy over the years to reflect new thinking and learning and changing community needs.
We know that systemic racism in the United States leads to inequitable child outcomes, in part by interfering with the ability of communities and caregivers (such as parents, grandparents, guardians and early childhood educators) to create the conditions and environment needed for children to thrive.
Because of this, we are striving to build an equitable society that supports all children and families, particularly those who have been systematically excluded from power, resources and opportunity because of poverty and racism.
By working with Catchafire, we hope to provide another level of support to our partners by connecting them to pro bono professionals across the world. Through these connections, our partners can maximize the impact they make in the communities they strive to help.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and much, much 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