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.
jian matched with Ashley from Ecotrust for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Angel from Second Story listed a Management consultation call.
Adrienne matched with Angel from Second Story for a Management consultation call!
Angel from Second Story listed a Translation project.
Angel from Second Story listed a Translation project.
Ecotrust received an application from Surya for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Ecotrust received an application from Anh for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Mike for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Ecotrust received an application from Meenakshi for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Monica from Pink Space Theory listed a Pricing Strategy project.
Ecotrust received an application from Arbaz for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Scott matched with Ashley from Ecotrust for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Dominique matched with Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter received an application from Sofia for an Illustration project.
Ascend at the Aspen Institute received an application from Damien for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training project.
Ashley from Ecotrust listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Grace from Ascend at the Aspen Institute listed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training project.
Ecotrust received an application from NIDHI for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Ecotrust received an application from Mary for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy received an application from Vidya for a Website Management Training (CMS-Based) project.
Ecotrust received an application from Faisal for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Charis for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Sanjay matched with Monica from Pink Space Theory for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Ecotrust received an application from Jagoda for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Farhana for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Kelvin for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Anastasios (Tasos) for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Emilie from Ecotrust listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Adedoyin for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Ecotrust received an application from Seth for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Victoria matched with Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy for a Translation project!
Ecotrust received an application from Rene for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Charlie matched with Monica from Pink Space Theory for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Ecotrust received an application from Smita for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Victoria matched with Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy for a Translation project!
Ecotrust received an application from Patricia for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Keith from American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter listed an Illustration project.
Kiwans matched with Paul from Eduruna for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Second Story received an application from Leoni for a Management consultation call.
Philip from Pleasant Hill Adventist Academy listed a Website Management Training (CMS-Based) project.
Scott from Ecotrust listed a Finance consultation call.
Alexis matched with Monica from Pink Space Theory for a Video Editing project!
Paul from Eduruna listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Lesya matched with Monica from Pink Space Theory for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Johnny matched with Meredith from Second Story for a Website User Experience project!
Carla matched with Monica from Pink Space Theory for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Gus matched with Ashley from Ecotrust for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Cheryl matched with Lauren from Second Story for a Leadership Coaching 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
How Adrienne C. helped Second Story
How Sanjay K. helped Pink Space Theory
How Kiwans K. helped Eduruna
How Joshua P. helped Roots for Life
How Phil F. helped Florida Family Child Care Home Association
How Britney P. helped DC Fiscal Policy Institute
How Najmadin S. helped Girl Up
How Mara R. helped Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
How Gordon A. helped Atholton 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