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.
Corina from SCAN of NOVA listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William County received an application from Nora for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Formed Families Forward received an application from Michael for a Display Materials Design project.
Stacia from Formed Families Forward listed a Display Materials Design project.
Hiesun from Hamkae Center listed an Organizational One-Pager project.
Anne matched with Miae from Hamkae Center for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William County received an application from Todd for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
The House Student Leadership Center received an application from Araki for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Ron matched with Joe from Potomac Health Foundation for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Reihan matched with Hiesun from Hamkae Center for a Website Audit project!
John from Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William County listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Todd from The House Student Leadership Center listed a Flyer Graphic Design project.
The House Student Leadership Center received an application from John for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Nitocris matched with Rob from Lorton Community Action Center for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Britne matched with Hiesun from Hamkae Center for an Event Slideshow Creation project!
Kirsten matched with Mia from Tenants and Workers United for a Proposal Review project!
Adenike matched with Rob from Lorton Community Action Center for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Anton matched with Rob from Lorton Community Action Center for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Nisha matched with Samara from Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Isa matched with Gloria from The Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc for a Social Media consultation call!
Chatterjee matched with Donney from NOVA Scripts Central Inc. for a Brochure Writing project!
Lou matched with Jeff from National Capital Treatment & Recovery for a Thank You Letter project!
Lisa matched with Charles from Leadership Prince William for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Chris matched with John from Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William County for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Sumin matched with Stacia from Formed Families Forward for a Logo Design project!
Brian matched with Dr. Vanessa M. from Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc. for a Board Operations & Systems project!
Jessica matched with Dr. Vanessa M. from Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Kenneth matched with Charles from Leadership Prince William for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Sylvia matched with Mia from Tenants and Workers United for a Proposal Review project!
Hugh matched with Lisa from The Women's Center for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Ji matched with Rebecca from GMU Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinic for a Logo Design project!
Maggie matched with Mia from Tenants and Workers United for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Ji matched with Rebecca from GMU Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinic for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Kerry matched with Quynh from Hamkae Center for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Alyssa matched with Elizabeth from Good Shepherd Housing Foundation for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Harry matched with Beth from Formed Families Forward for a Presentation Creation project!
Erin matched with Shelly from The Chris Atwood Foundation for a Human Resources consultation call!
Nishita matched with Corie from Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Jill B matched with Corie from Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Drew matched with Amy from SCAN of NOVA for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Bob matched with Amy from SCAN of NOVA for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Juan matched with Amy from SCAN of NOVA for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Ciera matched with Candice from Good Shepherd Housing Foundation for a Social Media consultation call!
Madison matched with Alexis from Virginia Community Food Connections for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Amale matched with Gloria from The Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Heather matched with Tara from Virginia Dental Association Foundation for a Website Audit project!
Austin matched with Nadja from The Arc of Greater Prince William/INSIGHT, Inc for a Website consultation call!
Chatterjee matched with Angela from Virginia Funders Network for an Online Research project!
Ashley matched with Dr. Vanessa M. from Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc. for a Social Media Set Up project!
Hamza matched with Dr. Vanessa M. from Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc. for a Data Collection Plan 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 Anne L. helped Hamkae Center
How Ron H. helped Potomac Health Foundation
How Nitocris P. helped Lorton Community Action Center
How Kirsten P. helped Tenants and Workers United
How Nisha P. helped Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS)
How Chatterjee P. helped NOVA Scripts Central Inc.
How Sumin L. helped Formed Families Forward
How Brian S. helped Prince William County Community Foundation, Inc.
How Hugh B. helped The Women's Center
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
Potomac Health Foundation (PHF) aims to improve the health of the community by increasing access to health care for the medically underserved.
PHF is partnering with Catchafire to provide our grantees and partners with access to talented, passionate volunteers that are eager to support nonprofits like yours. We believe that by connecting you with high-quality talent, your organization can more efficiently and effectively carry out the important work you do every day.
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 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