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.
Babajide matched with Patricia from White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Cville Village received an application from Rachmat Ramadhan for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Jesse for a Video Editing project.
Creciendo Juntos received an application from Kelechi for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Paola from Creciendo Juntos listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Kathryn from Living Earth School listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Living Earth School received an application from Michael for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Heather from Light House Studio listed a Social Media consultation call.
LaKisha matched with Ann from Charlottesville T'ai Chi Center for an Event Management consultation call!
Maryann from Cville Village listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Megha for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Kelechi for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Mason for a Website Visual Design project.
Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries received an application from Felix for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Sanjay for a Tech Systems consultation call.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Isiaq for a Website Visual Design project.
Armonium matched with Yvonnia from Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Lisa for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Lina for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Ada for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Reihan for a Website Visual Design project.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from Uday for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Shivendra for a Website Visual Design project.
White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church received an application from Angela for a Website Visual Design project.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from Sesen for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Patricia from White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church listed a Website Visual Design project.
Dan from Sin Barreras Without Barriers Inc. listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from Stephen for a Website consultation call.
Josiah matched with Alicia from Common Ground Healing Arts for a Finance consultation call!
Playground of Empathy received an application from Hashem for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Maria from Community Climate Collaborative listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Araki matched with Susan from Marine Debris Foundation for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Sin Barreras Without Barriers Inc. received an application from Gary for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Faith from Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Nina matched with Laura from Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue, Inc. for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Micah from Playground of Empathy listed a Video Editing project.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Aleksandra for a Leadership Coaching project.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Pei-Hsuan for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Denise from Georgia's Friends, Inc. listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Alexandra matched with Whitney from Botanical Garden of the Piedmont for a Human Resources consultation call!
Cecilia matched with Juana from Community Investment Collaborative (CIC) for a Time Management Coaching project!
John matched with Lauren from Cville Community Bikes for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Lisa from Birth Sisters of Charlottesville listed an Organizational One-Pager project.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from Irewolede for a Website consultation call.
Computers4Kids received an application from Remso for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Birth Sisters of Charlottesville received an application from Tia for an Organizational One-Pager project.
Denise from Georgia's Friends, Inc. listed a Website consultation call.
Sal matched with Denise from Georgia's Friends, Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Patricia from White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Church listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from STEPHEN for a Website 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.
Great Connections Are Made Here
How Babajide B. helped White Feather Historical and Educational Project of Trinity Episcopal Ch...
How LaKisha M. helped Charlottesville T'ai Chi Center
How Armonium S. helped Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)
How John M. helped Cville Community Bikes
How Robin H. helped Camp Holiday Trails
How Hilda M. helped Sin Barreras Without Barriers Inc.
How Patti P. helped Playground of Empathy
How Corey I. helped Love No Ego Foundation
How Meredith L. helped Black Women Stitch
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 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