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.
Brent matched with Jessica from Resilient Community Arts for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Gail matched with Jessica from Resilient Community Arts for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Ranvir matched with Jessica from Resilient Community Arts for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Ajay for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Imperfect Joy received an application from Shraddha for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Annie for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Saqib matched with Kara from Collaborative Resolutions Group for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Melody Joy from Imperfect Joy listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Young Professional Society received an application from Priyanka for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Paul matched with Nellie from Lyme Disease Resource Center Inc. for a Google Workspace Set Up project!
Jill matched with Cynthia from Each Moment We're Alive, Inc for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Araki matched with Mary from Suffield Community Aid for a Website Major Update project!
James matched with Rebekah from Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair, Inc. for a Microsoft Teams Set-Up & Training project!
Kara from Young Professional Society listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Jean from World and Eye listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Ahmet Berke for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Mahathi for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Nancy for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Clark matched with Rebekah from Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair, Inc. for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Paul for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Aravind for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Harshada Kailas for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Vikrant matched with Kara from Young Professional Society for a Finance consultation call!
Shobha matched with Kara from Young Professional Society for a Finance consultation call!
Afolabi matched with Kara from Young Professional Society for a Finance consultation call!
Olajumoke matched with Cynthia from Each Moment We're Alive, Inc for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Kenzie from Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Hilltown Village Inc (DBA It Takes a Village) received an application from Pooja for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Ayomide for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Beth matched with Jansyn from Stone Soup Cafe, Inc for a Survey Results Analysis project!
Jansyn from Stone Soup Cafe, Inc listed a Google Ads Set Up project.
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Chantz for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Stone Soup Cafe, Inc received an application from Olubunmi for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Niffy matched with Martin from Franklin County Community Land Trust for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Cancer Connection received an application from Cindy for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Cancer Connection received an application from kritika for a Social Media Audit project.
Richard matched with Caitlin from All Our Kids, Inc. for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Sara matched with Elizabeth from Cancer Connection for a Membership Strategy project!
Mark matched with Elizabeth from Cancer Connection for a Data Collection Plan project!
Cancer Connection received an application from Zainab for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Deyaa matched with Jessica from Resilient Community Arts for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Araf matched with Margaret from O'Dell Women's Center for an Infographic project!
Michael matched with Elizabeth Fernandez from Village Neighbors for a Talent Recruitment consultation call!
Jay matched with Ryan from Westfield State Foundation Inc for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Lauren matched with Alexa from SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project!
Elyssa matched with Erika from Victim Rights Law Center for a Logo Design project!
Cancer Connection received an application from Rocio for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Ward from Beveridge Family Foundation, The listed a Communications consultation call.
Lenz matched with Claire from ANEW the LGBTQ Asylum Project for a Website consultation call!
Jay matched with Anthony from Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse for an Organizational Strategy 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.
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
The Beveridge Family Foundation, the Irene & George Davis Foundation, and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts have joined forces with the Human Service Forum to sponsor your Catchafire membership. This program started with a shared vision that nonprofits within the Western Massachusetts region would have access to additional tools and talent through Catchafire’s pro-bono consultants.
As an invitee of the Human Service Forum's first program, nonprofits get access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled pro-bono consultants who will help with needs such as website development, online marketing, strategic planning, professional development, and other areas of critical work. Through Catchafire, the Human Service Forum supports nonprofits as they strengthen their operations and teams, while ultimately accelerating their efforts to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of nonprofits and is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills.
For foundations interested in learning more about the Human Service Network's partnership with Catchafire and how to get involved, please contact Catchafire.
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