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.
Love No Ego Foundation received an application from Micheal for a Social Media consultation call.
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. received an application from Muhammad for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Tiffany matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for an Illustration project!
Patricia matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Time Management Coaching project!
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation received an application from Leif for a Board Operations & Systems project.
Jessica matched with Cheylyn from The Arts Center in Orange for a Translation project!
Tyler-Nichole matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Social Media Set Up project!
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont received an application from Kate for a Leadership Coaching project.
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont received an application from Jim for a Leadership Coaching project.
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont received an application from Debbie for a Leadership Coaching project.
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont received an application from Vanessa for a Leadership Coaching project.
Freddy from Love No Ego Foundation listed a Social Media consultation call.
David matched with Erin from The Arts Center in Orange for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
By God's Grace Mission Center received an application from John for a Volunteer Manual project.
Lisa from Black Women Stitch listed an Illustration project.
Marie (Betsy) from Cat Action Team listed a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Hope matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Erica matched with Randi from Botanical Garden of the Piedmont for a Human Resources consultation call!
Rockfish Valley Community Center received an application from Brittany for a Finance consultation call.
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation received an application from Rodriguez for a Logo Design project.
David matched with Amanda from Families Helping Families for a Social Media Set Up project!
Anna from By God's Grace Mission Center listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Andi from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation listed a Board Operations & Systems project.
Andi from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation listed a Logo Design project.
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation received an application from koby for a Logo Design project.
Lauren from Cville Community Bikes listed a Compensation Plan project.
Brian matched with Andi from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation for a Communications consultation call!
Elvia matched with Alice from Musicians United to Serve the Youth of Charlottesville (Music Resource Center) for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Miriam from Victory Hall Opera listed a GIF Animation project.
Josephine matched with John from Blue Ridge Irish Music School for a Website consultation call!
Lisa matched with John from Blue Ridge Irish Music School for a Finance consultation call!
Elizabeth matched with Ashley from AHIP for a Print Materials Design project!
Ken matched with Erin from The Arts Center in Orange for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Suzanna matched with Marilyn from Camp Albemarle, Inc for a Website Copywriting project!
Anna from By God's Grace Mission Center listed a Volunteer Manual project.
Jane from Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Ken matched with Jane from Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
The Bridge Ministry received an application from Shubhangi for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Michael matched with Katie from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation for a Print Materials Design project!
Jill from Botanical Garden of the Piedmont listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Michelle matched with Rebecca from Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. received an application from Ana for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Phillip matched with Sue from Ivy Creek Foundation for a Data Collection Plan project!
The Bridge Ministry received an application from Lavanya for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
The Bridge Ministry received an application from Gabrielle for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Gabriel matched with Yolonda from Central Virginia Clinicians of Color Network (CVCCN) for a Website Audit project!
Rachael matched with Rebecca from Community Mental Health and Wellness Coalition for a Copyediting project!
Rockfish Valley Community Center received an application from Chidimma for a Finance consultation call.
William from The Bridge Ministry listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Casey matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription 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
Matched Jun 25th, 2022
How Tiffany W. helped Black Women Stitch
Illustration
Matched Jun 24th, 2022
How Jessica B. helped The Arts Center in Orange
Translation
Matched Jun 21st, 2022
How Erica A. helped Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
Human Resources
Matched Jun 20th, 2022
How David G. helped Families Helping Families
Social Media Set Up
Matched Jun 13th, 2022
How Elvia R. helped Musicians United to Serve the Youth of Ch...
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Jun 9th, 2022
How Elizabeth W. helped AHIP
Print Materials Design
Matched Jun 8th, 2022
How Suzanna S. helped Camp Albemarle, Inc
Website Copywriting
Matched Jun 6th, 2022
How Phillip P. helped Ivy Creek Foundation
Data Collection Plan
Matched Jun 2nd, 2022
How Gabriel L. helped Central Virginia Clinicians of Color Ne...
Website Audit
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 120 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 to troubleshoot 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 Charlottesville Area Community Foundation was established in 1967 as an engine for positive change in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson and Orange. Charlottesville Area Community Foundation works with local residents, non-profits, as well as public and private organizations to facilitate philanthropy and improve the quality of life in the Greater Charlottesville area.
Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has partnered with Catchafire to launch a program that will bring your nonprofit “on-demand” access to a network of 85,000+ consultants, pro bono, from across the country.
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.
Read more about Charlottesville Area Community Foundation here.
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
