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.
Carol from Trenton Music Makers listed a Website Technical Updates project.
Spencer matched with Seye from Teens Step Up, Inc. for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Kimberly matched with Seye from Teens Step Up, Inc. for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Larry matched with Gary from AmpleHarvest.org, Inc. for a Communications consultation call!
Covenant House New Jersey received an application from Gabriel for a Tech Systems consultation call.
National Institute for Early Education Research received an application from Leigh Alvarado for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Teens Step Up, Inc. received an application from Punam for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
National Institute for Early Education Research received an application from Martin for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
JBJ Soul Foundation received an application from Adria for an Identify Success Metrics project.
JBJ Soul Foundation received an application from Donna for an Identify Success Metrics project.
Nabijah from Covenant House New Jersey listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Mary matched with Jennifer from Link Education Partners for a Leadership Coaching project!
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Emily J. for a Public Relations Strategy project.
JBJ Soul Foundation received an application from Dharti for an Identify Success Metrics project.
RallyCap Sports received an application from Lindsey for a Google AdWords Set Up project.
Lisa from JBJ Soul Foundation listed an Identify Success Metrics project.
Chris matched with Kim from Boy Scouts of America Jersey Shore Council for an Illustration project!
Seye from Teens Step Up, Inc. listed a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Chris matched with Ana C. from Cornerstone Family Programs for a Tech Systems Review project!
Seye from Teens Step Up, Inc. listed a Salesforce Database Customization project.
New Jersey Choral Consortium received an application from Paulo for a Website consultation call.
Susan from New Jersey Choral Consortium listed a Website consultation call.
Kristina matched with fredric from Invincible City Farms for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Paula from Higher Praise Impact Missionary Ministries Worldwide listed a Finance consultation call.
Luke from RallyCap Sports listed a Google AdWords Set Up project.
Ernest from National Institute for Early Education Research listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
South Jersey All Breed Horse Rescue received an application from Larry for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
RallyCap Sports received an application from James for a Google AdWords Set Up project.
Judy from Preferred Behavioral Health Group listed a Print Materials Design project.
Alexander matched with Leslie from Rise-a Community Service Partnership for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Annie matched with Steve from New Jersey Association on Correction for a Print Materials Design project!
South Jersey All Breed Horse Rescue received an application from Vivian for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
Rita matched with Lori from LifeTies, Inc. for a Facebook Ads Set Up project!
Judyth from MOCEANS Center for Independent Living listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Judyth from MOCEANS Center for Independent Living listed an Operating Budget project.
United Way of Northern New Jersey received an application from Britney N. for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children received an application from Britney N. for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children received an application from Cynthia for a Visual Branding consultation call.
McKenzie matched with fredric from Invincible City Farms for a Mobile App Prototyping project!
Programs for Parents received an application from Giorgos for a Website Visual Design project.
Code for America Hackensack Brigade received an application from Erika for a Print Materials Design project.
Code for America Hackensack Brigade received an application from Lillian for a Custom Digital Images project.
United Way of Northern New Jersey received an application from Nikki for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children received an application from Deb for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Mihajlo matched with fredric from Invincible City Farms for a Website Visual Update project!
United Way of Northern New Jersey received an application from Patricia for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Albert for a Public Relations Strategy project.
Andrea from United Way of Northern New Jersey listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
The No Suffer Society received an application from Amy for a Custom Digital Images project.
United Way of Northern New Jersey received an application from Anushka for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
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
