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 120+ 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.
Todd matched with Diana from Common Ground Healing Arts for a Website consultation call!
De'Nitria matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Copywriting project!
Chatterjee matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Copywriting project!
Playground of Empathy received an application from Inês for a Logo Design project.
Suhaib matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
vedika matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Playground of Empathy received an application from Marcel J. for a Time Management Coaching project.
Culinary Concepts AB received an application from Mohammad Saiful for an Accounting Systems Review project.
Black Women Stitch received an application from Seyi for a Copywriting project.
Culinary Concepts AB received an application from Elizabeth for an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Culinary Concepts AB received an application from Elizabeth for a Storytelling project.
Victoria from Common Ground Healing Arts listed a Hiring Strategy project.
Lynda matched with Iyana from Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a Translation project!
Sergey matched with Iyana from Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a Translation project!
Mediation Center of Charlottesville received an application from RUTH for a Human Resources consultation call.
Black Women Stitch received an application from De'Nitria for a Copywriting project.
Mediation Center of Charlottesville received an application from Lynn for a Human Resources consultation call.
AHIP received an application from Benjamin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
william matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Video Editing project!
Steven matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Shanna matched with Meghan from Second Street Gallery for a Website Minor Update project!
Javier matched with Iyana from Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a Translation project!
Galloway from Mediation Center of Charlottesville listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Alison from Common Ground Healing Arts listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Alexander matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
AHIP received an application from Eric for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Thomas for a Time Management Coaching project.
Mediation Center of Charlottesville received an application from Sharon for a Human Resources consultation call.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Ronald Tapiwa for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Benny for an Infographic project.
Chelsea matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Copywriting project!
Lexi matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Copywriting project!
Lisa from Black Women Stitch listed a Copywriting project.
Mireille matched with Iyana from Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a Translation project!
Amani matched with Liz from PACEM for an Employee Review Process project!
Karine matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Antwon from Culinary Concepts AB listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Antwon from Culinary Concepts AB listed a Storytelling project.
Antwon from Culinary Concepts AB listed an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Antwon from Culinary Concepts AB listed an Accounting Systems Review project.
Playground of Empathy received an application from Matthew for a Time Management Coaching project.
Rise Together received an application from Charlotte for an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project.
AHIP received an application from Lisa for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Melissa matched with Bettina from Reclaimed Hope Initiative for a Website Visual Design project!
Christina matched with Lisa from Black Women Stitch for a Transcription project!
Mark matched with Anita from Mediation Center of Charlottesville for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Playground of Empathy received an application from Nevin for a Time Management Coaching project.
Mediation Center of Charlottesville received an application from Nevin for a Team Off-Site or Retreat Planning project.
Micah from Playground of Empathy listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Micah from Playground of Empathy listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 120 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 120+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Matched Apr 19th, 2021
How De'Nitria P. helped Black Women Stitch
Copywriting
Matched Apr 17th, 2021
How Lynda B. helped Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing...
Translation
Matched Apr 16th, 2021
How Shanna K. helped Second Street Gallery
Website Minor Update
Matched Apr 14th, 2021
How Melissa V. helped Reclaimed Hope Initiative
Website Visual Design
Matched Apr 14th, 2021
How Mark L. helped Mediation Center of Charlottesville
Management Skills Coaching
Matched Apr 12th, 2021
How Kim R. helped Wildrock
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Apr 12th, 2021
How Bunmi C. helped Central Virginia Clinicians of Color Netw...
Flyer Graphic Design
Matched Apr 8th, 2021
How Melanie H. A. helped Playground of Empathy
Professional Bio Writing
Matched Apr 7th, 2021
How Linda J. helped Botanical Garden of the Piedmont (Formerl...
Employee Handbook
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 100+ 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 nonprofits 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 mark 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
