Strengthen Your Organization
With Experts Who Help Advance Your Mission
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.
Chukwura matched with Kirsten from New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation for a Data Collection Plan project!
Tonie matched with Eric from Seaside Sustainability for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Cecilia matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Vanessa matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Paula matched with Gwynne from Helping Our Women for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Gideon matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Cecilia matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Cornelius matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Eugênio Lloyd matched with Christopher from Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Inc. for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Ciaran matched with Melissa from Community Giving Tree for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Vanessa matched with Rina from Mass Audubon for a Translation project!
Julia matched with Janet from Reach Out and Read, Northeast for a Translation project!
Marina matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Jan matched with Allison from Massachusetts School-Based Health Alliance for a Finance consultation call!
Jialin matched with Emma from Atlantic White Shark Conservancy for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Andifon matched with Emma from Atlantic White Shark Conservancy for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Yufei matched with Emma from Atlantic White Shark Conservancy for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
John matched with Cathy from Asperger/Autism Network for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Yvonne matched with Don from Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation for a Compensation Plan project!
Aranza matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Jonathan matched with Deb from Cape Cod Toy Library for a Succession Planning Sessions project!
Alan matched with Janeka from Asperger/Autism Network for a Compensation Plan project!
Carlos H. matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Duhyung matched with Shannon from The NAN Project for a Website Audit project!
Heather matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Vanessa matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Allison matched with Judith from Beverly Children's Learning Center, Inc. for a Management consultation call!
Sabrina matched with Janet from Reach Out and Read, Northeast for a Translation project!
Jessica matched with Deb from Cape Cod Toy Library for a Board Assessment project!
Tony matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Jonathan matched with Deb from Cape Cod Toy Library for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Oluwatosin matched with Janet from Reach Out and Read, Northeast for a Translation project!
Agenor matched with Daisy from WE CAN for a Translation project!
Danny matched with Deb from Cape Cod Toy Library for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training project!
Jessica matched with Janet from Reach Out and Read, Northeast for a Translation 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 Chukwura d. helped New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation
How Tonie F. helped Seaside Sustainability
How Cecilia F. helped Mass Audubon
How Paula D. helped Helping Our Women
How Ciaran C. helped Community Giving Tree
How John M. helped Asperger/Autism Network
How Yvonne L. helped Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation
How Jonathan M. helped Cape Cod Toy Library
How Duhyung S. helped The NAN Project
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 grant partners 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 grant partners 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
The Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation is a family foundation that supports and collaborates with nonprofit organizations and community partners that share our mission of helping children, adolescents, and young people affected by intellectual disabilities, mental health challenges, learning disabilities, and substance use disorders. Our giving is focused in Western New York and Eastern Massachusetts, areas that are important to the Tower family.
Recognizing the importance of strong organizational infrastructure for delivering high-quality programming and promoting organizational sustainability, we partner with Catchafire to connect select organizations with skills-based volunteers.
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 volunteers.