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.
Sarita from Flames of Giving listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Sarita from Flames of Giving listed a Communications consultation call.
Sarita from Flames of Giving listed a Storytelling project.
Sarita from Flames of Giving listed a Social Media Set Up project.
Arjun from Green Period a NJ Nonprofit Corporation listed a Website Technical Updates project.
Kayla from Green Period a NJ Nonprofit Corporation listed a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Kenny matched with Kayla from Green Period a NJ Nonprofit Corporation for a Website consultation call!
Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. listed a Website Visual Design project.
Midge matched with Aaron from People For DJ's for a Leadership Coaching project!
Community Affairs & Resource Center received an application from Venkat for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Immigrant Care Inc. received an application from Chaste Christopher for a Storytelling project.
People For DJ's received an application from Jin for a Website Technical Updates project.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Middlesex County received an application from Lana for a Presentation Creation project.
Heidi matched with Kristin from Hearts of Mercy for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Elad matched with Kristin from Hearts of Mercy for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Melissa matched with Kristin from Hearts of Mercy for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Richa matched with Kristin from Hearts of Mercy for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Scott matched with Donald from New Jersey Public Health Association for a Website Technical Updates project!
Effie matched with Jomayra from Joys In Teaching Inc for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Website Major Update project.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Middlesex County received an application from Jazmin for a Presentation Creation project.
STEAMpark, INC. received an application from Suraj for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Destination Imagination received an application from Tracy for a Finance consultation call.
STEAMpark, INC. received an application from Rasmi for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
STEAMpark, INC. received an application from Soon Ju for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. listed a Storytelling project.
Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. listed a Short Video Creation Training project.
Hari matched with JoAnn from Community Affairs & Resource Center for a Tech Systems consultation call!
JoAnn from Community Affairs & Resource Center listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Stephanie from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Middlesex County listed a Presentation Creation project.
Annie matched with Leigh from STEAMpark, INC. for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Deepak matched with Andrea from Greater Bergen Community Action for a Website consultation call!
STEAMpark, INC. received an application from Anubhav for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Joys In Teaching Inc received an application from Sherry for an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Jomayra from Joys In Teaching Inc listed a Board Recruitment Systems project.
Jomayra from Joys In Teaching Inc listed an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Lairalaine matched with Kimone from The Amazing Help for a Board Responsibilities & Structure project!
New Jersey Association on Correction received an application from Muhammad for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Joys In Teaching Inc received an application from Alissa for an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
Embrace Relief received an application from Elizabeth for a Website Content Audit project.
Epitome of Soul, Inc. received an application from Logan for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Aaron from People For DJ's listed a Website Technical Updates project.
Sukhi matched with BobbiJo from Standish Foundation for Children for a Thank You Letter project!
Cheryl A. matched with Leigh from STEAMpark, INC. for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Leigh from STEAMpark, INC. listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Dena from New Jersey Association on Correction listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
New Jersey Association on Correction received an application from Al for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Karen from HomeSharing Inc listed a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Jackie matched with Quadai from From Jersey with Love for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Nailah from Epitome of Soul, Inc. listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support 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 Jan 27th, 2021
How Kenny X. helped Green Period a NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Website
Matched Jan 27th, 2021
How Midge C. helped People For DJ's
Leadership Coaching
Matched Jan 26th, 2021
How Scott M. helped New Jersey Public Health Association
Website Technical Updates
Matched Jan 26th, 2021
How Effie B. helped Joys In Teaching Inc
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Jan 24th, 2021
How Lairalaine W. helped The Amazing Help
Board Responsibilities & Structure
Matched Jan 22nd, 2021
How Sukhi G. helped Standish Foundation for Children
Thank You Letter
Matched Jan 21st, 2021
How Jackie D. helped From Jersey with Love
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
Matched Jan 19th, 2021
How Michael N. helped Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
Change Management Coaching
Matched Jan 14th, 2021
How Dasha J. helped Sacred Valley Project
Website Audit
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 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 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
