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.
Karen matched with Susan from Enrichment Center for Women, Children, and Families, Inc. for a Website Visual Design project!
Leslie from Rise-a Community Service Partnership listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Transition Professionals A NJ Nonprofit Corporation received an application from Bharti for a Storytelling project.
Interfaith Caregivers received an application from Pabitra for a Copywriting project.
Angela from Caribbean Medical Mission listed an Event Planning Strategy Sessions project.
Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey received an application from Jesse for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Jessica from Sound Start Babies Foundation listed a Management consultation call.
Kristi matched with Susan from Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity for a Communications consultation call!
John from YWAM Converge listed a Website consultation call.
John from YWAM Converge listed a Website consultation call.
Jenna matched with Melissa from Hoboken Historical Museum for an Online Survey project!
Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) listed an Online Research project.
Laurens matched with John from Archangel Raphael's Mission for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) listed a Copyediting project.
Programs for Parents received an application from Prachi for a Website Visual Design project.
Rani from Hope Foundation listed a Storytelling project.
Melanie matched with Julia from New Jersey Highlands Coalition for a Print Materials Design project!
Julia from New Jersey Highlands Coalition listed a Print Materials Design project.
MOCEANS Center for Independent Living received an application from Queenie for an Operating Budget project.
Lori from LifeTies, Inc. listed a Print Materials Design project.
Nick matched with Olinda from Somerset County Historical Society for a Website consultation call!
The Moving Architects received an application from Geta for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
The Moving Architects received an application from Arthur for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Amy matched with Carol from Trenton Music Makers for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Herb matched with Judyth from MOCEANS Center for Independent Living for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
Alon matched with Elizabeth from Turner Syndrome Foundation for a Social Media consultation call!
Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity received an application from Kritika for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Push To Walk received an application from John for a Customer Database (CRM) Setup project.
Erin from The Moving Architects listed a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Megan matched with Elizabeth from Turner Syndrome Foundation for a Public Relations consultation call!
Andrew matched with Angela from Caribbean Medical Mission for a Website consultation call!
Bonnie from Transition Professionals A NJ Nonprofit Corporation listed a Storytelling project.
CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties received an application from Abolore for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Elizabeth from Turner Syndrome Foundation listed a Volunteer Recruitment Sessions project.
Elizabeth from Turner Syndrome Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy Sessions project.
Nancy from Interfaith Caregivers listed a Copywriting project.
Nancy from Interfaith Caregivers listed an Infographic project.
Janine from Animal Protection League of NJ listed a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project.
Bonnie from Transition Professionals A NJ Nonprofit Corporation listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Jim from Boy Scouts of America Jersey Shore Council listed a Website Content Audit project.
Leslie from Rise-a Community Service Partnership listed a Print Materials Design project.
charles matched with Obadias from Jimbere Fund & Jenga Ventures for an Infographic project!
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Hugh for a Video Editing project.
Heather from Open990.org listed a Search Engine Marketing Plan project.
Job K from POTTER'S GATE CHARITIES INC listed a Website Visual Design project.
Erika matched with Julia from New Jersey Highlands Coalition for a Print Materials Design project!
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Brandon for a Video Editing project.
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Serge for a Video Editing project.
Institute of Music for Children received an application from William for a Video Editing project.
South Jersey All Breed Horse Rescue received an application from Sarah Lilija for a Board Recruitment Plan 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.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From New Jersey And 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 throughout your membership, but can only post up to five projects at a time. Once you finish a project, mark it “complete” and you can post a new project. Note: you can post as many Ask An Expert phone calls as you’d like.
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 help@catchafire.org, 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 help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About This Program
A Culture of Health is one where good health flourishes across geographic, demographic, and social sectors, and attaining the best health possible is valued by our entire society. This program was created to leverage the power of skills-based volunteering to build a powerful Culture of Health. We are connecting New Jersey’s thriving business sector with the important work that New Jersey’s nonprofit organizations are committed to through skills-based volunteering. These experiences will build empathy across sectors.
Health means more than healthy bodies and minds – it means a tightly knit society supporting all people in achieving the physical, social, economic, and emotional conditions that influence health.
Catchafire New Jersey is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Catchafire is the largest online tool that matches nonprofit organizations with passionate professionals looking to donate their skills. Together, RWJF, the New Jersey Health Initiative, and Catchafire are striving to create a more empowered social sector, and a more compassionate world.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled pro bono professionals
