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.
John from Archangel Raphael's Mission listed a Storytelling project.
Isabel matched with Job K from POTTER'S GATE CHARITIES INC for a Short Video Creation Training project!
Jennifer from Institute of Music for Children listed a Prospect Research project.
Jennifer from Institute of Music for Children listed a Marketing Channel Plan project.
AMANDA from No Peeking Theatre listed a Fee-For-Service Strategy Sessions project.
Ginny from Central Jersey Diaper Bank listed a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Bridgett matched with Ginny from Central Jersey Diaper Bank for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Preferred Behavioral Health Group received an application from Allen for a Website Audit project.
Preferred Behavioral Health Group received an application from zinaida for a Website Audit project.
La Leche League USA received an application from Ellen for a Display Materials Design project.
The Leadership Studio received an application from Ana for a Finance consultation call.
Preferred Behavioral Health Group received an application from Yang for a Website Audit project.
No Peeking Theatre received an application from Gary for a Fee-For-Service Strategy Sessions project.
Sharon matched with Job K from POTTER'S GATE CHARITIES INC for a Website Copywriting project!
Michael matched with Savas from Embrace Relief for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Catherine matched with kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. for a Copyediting project!
Kathy from The Leadership Studio listed a Finance consultation call.
The No Suffer Society received an application from Sybil for a Public Relations consultation call.
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Logo Design project.
Preferred Behavioral Health Group received an application from Austin for a Website Audit project.
Preferred Behavioral Health Group received an application from Bryan for a Website Audit project.
Teens Step Up, Inc. received an application from Ekta for a Prospect Research project.
Laurie matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
Jim matched with Jeanene from Inspired-Threads for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Judy from Preferred Behavioral Health Group listed a Website Audit project.
Linda from La Leche League USA listed a Display Materials Design project.
Fritz matched with mark from The Theater Project for a Business Plan Review project!
Seye from Teens Step Up, Inc. listed a Prospect Research project.
Erika matched with kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. for a Print Materials Design project!
NAMI NJ received an application from Khanh for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Jordan matched with Linda from Dow Jones News Fund for a Finance consultation call!
John from YWAM Converge listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Jewish Family & Children's Services received an application from Yuliya for a Website Major Update project.
Sound Start Babies Foundation received an application from Navin for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project.
Jewish Family & Children's Services received an application from Carmen for a Website Major Update project.
Janica matched with John from YWAM Converge for a Website consultation call!
Fiona matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Public Relations consultation call!
Ken matched with Devan from WomenRising for a Website consultation call!
Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Coral matched with Lisa from NAMI NJ for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Watu Moja received an application from Hassen for a Website Major Update project.
The No Suffer Society received an application from Maria for a Public Relations consultation call.
Susan matched with Christine from Willingboro Soccer Club for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Community Development received an application from Matthew for an Employee Handbook project.
Community Development received an application from Lianacris for an Employee Handbook project.
AMANDA from No Peeking Theatre listed an Event Press Kit project.
Community Development received an application from Eller for an Employee Handbook project.
Tom matched with Laetitia from Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children for a Print Materials Design project!
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Inc. received an application from Maryann for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Lori matched with Gloria from United Way of Central Jersey 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.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Matched Jan 28th, 2020
How Bridgett G. helped Central Jersey Diaper Bank
Email Marketing System Set Up
Matched Jan 27th, 2020
How Catherine U. helped NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC.
Copyediting
Matched Jan 24th, 2020
How Laurie M. helped New Jersey Minority Educational Developm...
Elevator Pitch Coaching
Matched Jan 24th, 2020
How Jim R. helped Inspired-Threads
Search Engine Optimization Audit
Matched Jan 23rd, 2020
How Fritz K. helped The Theater Project
Business Plan Review
Matched Jan 22nd, 2020
How Jordan S. helped Dow Jones News Fund
Finance
Matched Jan 21st, 2020
How Coral N. helped NAMI NJ
Brochure Graphic Design
Matched Jan 17th, 2020
How Tom F. helped Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children
Print Materials Design
Matched Jan 10th, 2020
How Whitnie W. helped Arts For Kids Inc
Succession Planning Sessions
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
