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.
Georgia's Friends, Inc. received an application from Mingzhen for a Website consultation call.
Cape Ivy received an application from Jitendra for a Website Minor Update project.
Mark from Givr listed a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Cindy from Cape Ivy listed a Website Minor Update project.
Lori from Blue Ridge Irish Music School listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Cape Ivy received an application from Holger for a Website Minor Update project.
Black Women Stitch received an application from Ryan for an Illustration project.
Black Women Stitch received an application from Tristan for an Illustration project.
Lyssa matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for an Illustration project!
Black Women Stitch received an application from Berkley for an Illustration project.
Black Women Stitch received an application from Damiyo for an Illustration project.
Adrienne from Black Women Stitch listed an Illustration project.
Nancy matched with Madeleine from Second Street Gallery for a Transcription project!
Charlottesville United for Public Education received an application from Gail for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
The Arts Center in Orange received an application from akonthe for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Daniel matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for an Audio Editing project!
Denise from Georgia's Friends, Inc. listed a Website Image Sourcing project.
Denise from Georgia's Friends, Inc. listed a Website consultation call.
Kathryn matched with Kathryn from Living Earth School for a Business Plan Review project!
Legal Aid Justice Center received an application from Monica for a Translation project.
Lauren matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Daniel matched with Cheylyn from The Arts Center in Orange for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Casey matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for an Illustration project!
Legal Aid Justice Center received an application from kousar for a Translation project.
Legal Aid Justice Center received an application from Putu for a Translation project.
Charlottesville United for Public Education received an application from Dominic for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Annie from Charlottesville United for Public Education listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Cheylyn from The Arts Center in Orange listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Nikki matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Karina matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for an Illustration project!
Laura matched with Cheylyn from The Arts Center in Orange for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H received an application from Marcos for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Legal Aid Justice Center received an application from Chukwudi for a Translation project.
Sophia from Legal Aid Justice Center listed a Translation project.
richard matched with Chris from Local Energy Alliance Program for a Human Resources consultation call!
Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H received an application from Rizu for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Albemarle/Charlottesville 4-H received an application from Debbie for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
On Our Own, Charlottesville received an application from Jae for a Social Media Audit project.
Lauren matched with Jen from Camp Holiday Trails for an Infographic project!
Karen from Oasis Village listed a Website Audit project.
lee matched with Karen from Oasis Village for a Website consultation call!
Playground of Empathy received an application from Gomaa for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Prachi matched with Brian from Mediation Center of Charlottesville for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
akonthe matched with Derrick from Charlottesville Black Arts Collective for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Ignacio matched with Derrick from Charlottesville Black Arts Collective for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Myron matched with Angelica from Camp Holiday Trails for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Nikki matched with Adrienne from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Lisa matched with Yvonnia from Community Investment Collaborative for a Print Materials Design project!
Luis matched with Yvonnia from Community Investment Collaborative for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Lindsay matched with Madeleine from Second Street Gallery for a Website Accessibility Audit 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 Lyssa P. helped Black Women Stitch
How Kathryn O. helped Living Earth School
How Daniel V. helped The Arts Center in Orange
How Lauren R. helped Camp Holiday Trails
How Lisa S. helped Community Investment Collaborative
How Lindsay S. helped Second Street Gallery
How Sara B. helped Community Climate Collaborative
How John M. helped Local Food Hub
How David R. helped Central Virginia Community Justice
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
