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.
West Orange Arts Council received an application from Amanda for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Bridges Outreach, Inc. received an application from Amanda for a New Employee Onboarding project.
OKB Hope Foundation received an application from John for a Website Visual Design project.
Archangel Raphael's Mission received an application from Nina for a Leadership Coaching project.
HartBeat Ensemble received an application from Amanda for an Employee Handbook project.
JerseySTEM received an application from HADIJA HARUNA for a New Employee Recruiting project.
OKB Hope Foundation received an application from Leila for a Website User Experience project.
Osei from OKB Hope Foundation listed a Website Major Update project.
Osei from OKB Hope Foundation listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Osei from OKB Hope Foundation listed a Website Visual Design project.
Osei from OKB Hope Foundation listed a Website User Experience project.
Standish Foundation for Children received an application from Muhammad Hamza for a Social Media Set Up project.
Standish Foundation for Children received an application from Alexia for a Social Media consultation call.
Standish Foundation for Children received an application from Afzal for a Social Media Set Up project.
Archangel Raphael's Mission received an application from Susan for a Leadership Coaching project.
Link Education Partners received an application from Kateryna for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Stephen matched with Sarita from Flames of Giving for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Yasmin matched with Timothy from The Huddle of South Jersey for a Copywriting project!
Youth Leadership Development Program received an application from Yacine for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
No Peeking Theatre received an application from nagla for an Online Research project.
Laura matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Andy from Standish Foundation for Children listed a Social Media Set Up project.
Rick from The Gift of Living Donation listed an Online Research project.
Flames of Giving received an application from Abigail for a Website Audit project.
West Orange Arts Council received an application from Dimpy for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County received an application from Muhammad for a Logo Design project.
Standish Foundation for Children received an application from Vincent for a Social Media Set Up project.
The Theater Project received an application from Clara for a Video Editing project.
JerseySTEM received an application from Jiayu (Jess) for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Flames of Giving received an application from Chelsea for a Website Audit project.
Daron matched with Tracey from Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation for a Website Audit project!
Debbie from Literacy Volunteers of Morris County listed a Logo Design project.
mark from The Theater Project listed a Video Editing project.
Nastassia from Perinatal Health Equity Initiative listed a Display Materials Design project.
Youth Leadership Development Program received an application from Matheus for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County received an application from Ivan for a Logo Design project.
Capital Area YMCA received an application from Rui for a Membership Strategy project.
Flames of Giving received an application from Peter for a Website Audit project.
Literacy Volunteers of Morris County received an application from John for a Logo Design project.
Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Chaitanya (Chai) matched with Nichelle from Beautiful Minds for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
A matched with Patricia from West Orange Arts Council for a Finance consultation call!
JerseySTEM received an application from Daniel for a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Free The Bird received an application from Kurran for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Beautiful Minds received an application from Felicity for an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Free The Bird received an application from Nouman for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
ATIYA matched with Audrey from More Than Bootstraps for a Translation project!
John F. Peto Studio Museum received an application from oyeniyi for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Free The Bird received an application from Minju for an Online Research project.
Christopher matched with mark from The Theater Project for a Website consultation call!
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 Stephen Z. helped Flames of Giving
How Laura Q. helped New Jersey Minority Educational Developme...
How Daron R. helped Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation
How Chaitanya (Chai) A. helped Beautiful Minds
How ATIYA I. helped More Than Bootstraps
How Ting C. helped Standish Foundation for Children
How Ellie C. helped Rise-a Community Service Partnership
How Larry F. helped South Jersey Cultural Alliance
How Chatterjee P. helped Go Laadli
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 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
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 [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
