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.
POTTER'S GATE CHARITIES INC received an application from Bidisha for a Website Visual Design project.
The Asha Project received an application from Harsha for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
The Asha Project received an application from Dany for a Website Major Update project.
Rise-a Community Service Partnership received an application from Sheila for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
The Theater Project received an application from Charles for an Operating Budget project.
The Theater Project received an application from Alpa for an Operating Budget project.
Susan matched with Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project for an Annual Report Writing project!
Wanqin matched with Julie from New Jersey Association on Correction for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
AMANDA from No Peeking Theatre listed a Press Release project.
Jeffrey matched with Christie from Sacred Valley Project for a Thank You Letter project!
Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project listed an Infographic project.
Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
JIM matched with Mariam from Subscript for a Communications consultation call!
Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project listed a Website Major Update project.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Middlesex County received an application from ME for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
The Theater Project received an application from Bryan for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
The Asha Project received an application from Nayan for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
The Asha Project received an application from Sufiyaan for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
No Peeking Theatre received an application from JIM for an Event Press Kit project.
No Peeking Theatre received an application from JIM for a Press Release project.
Barat Foundation Creation Nation received an application from JIM for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Hope Foundation received an application from JIM for a Proposal Cover Letter project.
The Asha Project received an application from Erum for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
mark from The Theater Project listed an Operating Budget project.
Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project listed a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Phil matched with Nancy from Interfaith Caregivers for an Infographic project!
Sufiyaan matched with Angela from Caribbean Medical Mission for a Website Visual Design project!
William from Ice House Flats listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
mark from The Theater Project listed a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Beth matched with Jenayah from Henry J. Austin Health Center for a Communications consultation call!
Rutgers University, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology received an application from ???? for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
POTTER'S GATE CHARITIES INC received an application from Sufiyaan for a Website Visual Design project.
Susan matched with Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project for an Organizational Executive Summary project!
JIM matched with Daniel from Foundation for HIV/aids & Kidney Dialysis Inc. for a Copyediting project!
Foundation for HIV/aids & Kidney Dialysis Inc. received an application from Prathmesh for a Proposal Cover Letter project.
Transition Professionals A NJ Nonprofit Corporation received an application from Prathmesh for a Storytelling project.
Tawanda matched with Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project for a Storytelling project!
Hope Loves Company received an application from Carolyn for an Employee Handbook project.
JIM matched with Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Sound Start Babies Foundation received an application from Valarie for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Willingboro Soccer Club received an application from Asha for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Jan matched with Nailah from Epitome of Soul, Inc. for an Accounting Systems Review project!
Mimi matched with Jessica from Sound Start Babies Foundation for a Facilitated Strategy Session project!
Cyrus matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Patrick matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Cyrus matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Kristyn matched with William from Ice House Flats for a Prospect Research project!
Pabitra matched with Dr. Tulsi R. from The Asha Project for a Thank You Letter project!
Savas from Embrace Relief listed a Thank You Letter project.
Daniel from Foundation for HIV/aids & Kidney Dialysis Inc. listed a Proposal Cover Letter 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
Annual Report Writing
How Susan P. helped The Asha Project
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
How Wanqin S. helped New Jersey Association on Correction
Thank You Letter
How Jeffrey C. helped Sacred Valley Project
Communications Call
How JIM P. helped Subscript
Accounting Systems Review
How Jan H. helped Epitome of Soul, Inc.
Facilitated Strategy Session
How Mimi Z. helped Sound Start Babies Foundation
Survey Results Analysis
How Chinue U. helped Arts For Kids Inc
Impact Report Graphic Design
How Adrienne Y. helped Geriatric Services, Inc.
Copyediting
How Janet S. helped New Jersey Minority Educational Developme...
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
