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.
Leslie from Rise-a Community Service Partnership listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Ricky matched with Isabella from The Green Consumer Project for a Social Media Audit project!
Elisa from At The Center listed a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Sami matched with Heather from National Center for Children in Poverty for a Social Media consultation call!
Ann matched with Amin from Golestan Charity Foundation for a Photo Editing project!
Kinga from EZ Ride listed a Google Analytics Reporting project.
Matt from Rebuilding Together North Jersey listed a Website Management Training (CMS-Based) project.
Matt from Rebuilding Together North Jersey listed a Website consultation call.
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Copyediting project.
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Copywriting project.
Ashley matched with Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. for a Storytelling project!
Ikong matched with Molly from National Center for Children in Poverty for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Gary matched with Heather from National Center for Children in Poverty for a Finance consultation call!
Heather from National Center for Children in Poverty listed a Finance consultation call.
Daria matched with Elisa from At The Center for a Presentation Template Creation project!
Rebuilding Together North Jersey received an application from Sami for a Website consultation call.
At The Center received an application from Márcio for a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Immigrant Care Inc. received an application from Sunil for a Mobile App Prototyping project.
Jennifer matched with Elaine from PamTen Inc. for a Membership Strategy project!
Madeline matched with Nailah from Epitome of Soul, Inc. for a Market Analysis project!
Pamela matched with Molly from National Center for Children in Poverty for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Megan matched with Elaine from PamTen Inc. for an Event Concept & Plan project!
Jan matched with Jami from Mayanza for an Accounting Systems Review project!
Michelle matched with Elisa from At The Center for a Website consultation call!
Yuzuha matched with Audrey from More Than Bootstraps for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Elisa from At The Center listed a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Suzanne matched with Elisa from At The Center for a Flexible Coaching Support project!
Elisa from At The Center listed a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Renee matched with Theresa from Central Jersey Animal Shelter for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
Diana matched with Susan from Women Aware for a Communications consultation call!
Emma matched with Jami from Mayanza for a Case Study Writing project!
Judy from Heroes to Heroes Foundation listed a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Laura matched with Jill from Morven Museum & Garden for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Flames of Giving received an application from Ruben for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
4C'S of Passaic County, Inc. received an application from Chatterjee for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Parry matched with Molly from National Center for Children in Poverty for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Paula from 4C'S of Passaic County, Inc. listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Tony matched with Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. for a Copywriting project!
Percy from Immigrant Care Inc. listed a Mobile App Prototyping project.
Maria from Henry J. Austin Health Center listed a New Employee Recruiting project.
New Jersey Future received an application from Kevin for an Event Management consultation call.
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders received an application from Gina for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Vets Chat Inc. received an application from Michael for a Website Major Update project.
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders received an application from Valerie for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Elisa from At The Center listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Ariel matched with Lisa from Ars Musica Chorale for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Danielle matched with Loreen from FunkEntelechy Inc. for a Website Audit project!
Kristi matched with Amin from Golestan Charity Foundation for a Storytelling project!
Alex matched with Amin from Golestan Charity Foundation for a Branded Digital Assets project!
School Culture and Climate Initiative received an application from Laxmann for a Flyer Graphic Design 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 Mar 5th, 2021
How Ricky A. helped The Green Consumer Project
Social Media Audit
Matched Mar 5th, 2021
How Sami C. helped National Center for Children in Poverty
Social Media
Matched Mar 5th, 2021
How Ann S. helped Golestan Charity Foundation
Photo Editing
Matched Mar 5th, 2021
How Ashley S. helped Immigrant Care Inc.
Storytelling
Matched Mar 5th, 2021
How Daria L. helped At The Center
Presentation Template Creation
Matched Mar 4th, 2021
How Madeline Y. helped Epitome of Soul, Inc.
Market Analysis
Matched Mar 4th, 2021
How Jan H. helped Mayanza
Accounting Systems Review
Matched Mar 4th, 2021
How Yuzuha D. helped More Than Bootstraps
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Mar 3rd, 2021
How Renee D. helped Central Jersey Animal Shelter
Website Set Up (CMS-Based)
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
