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.
Varissa from Roebling Museum listed an Organizational One-Pager project.
Renee matched with Stephanie from CUMAC/ECHO for a Thank You Letter project!
Kelly matched with Andrea from United Way of Northern New Jersey for a Management consultation call!
Oliver matched with John from YWAM Converge for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
The No Suffer Society received an application from Nevin for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
NAMI Gloucester County, Inc. received an application from Scott for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
United Way of Northern New Jersey received an application from Rebekah for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Dagmar matched with Jennifer from Institute of Music for Children for a Survey Results Analysis project!
Julia matched with Emily from New Jersey Future for a Translation project!
Merci matched with Emily from New Jersey Future for a Translation project!
Joel matched with Natasha from Someone's Daughter, Inc. for an Online Research project!
Milad matched with Judyth from MOCEANS Center for Independent Living for a Salesforce Training project!
Tony matched with Diane from Supportive Housing Association of NJ for a Salesforce Training project!
Michael matched with Roger from Family Assistance Resource Center NJ for a Website consultation call!
Community Development received an application from Pramukh for a Human Resources consultation call.
Community Development received an application from Jeneen for a Human Resources consultation call.
Henry J. Austin Health Center received an application from Jenny for a Communications consultation call.
Someone's Daughter, Inc. received an application from Nicole for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
STANLEY matched with Gabrielle from The Dream Project New Jersey for an Email Template Design project!
Emma matched with Mariam from Subscript for a Storytelling project!
Natasha from Someone's Daughter, Inc. listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Institute of Music for Children received an application from Kristina for a Public Relations Strategy project.
Sanctuary Foundation For Veterans received an application from Elizabeth for a Website Audit project.
Community Development received an application from Jamuna for a Human Resources consultation call.
Kris matched with Dora from Curémonos for a Storytelling project!
Jerry from The No Suffer Society listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Jessica matched with Steve from Women's Center for Entrepreneurship for a Translation project!
Carmen from Community Development listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Joel matched with Nick from The No Suffer Society for a Press Release project!
NAMI Gloucester County, Inc. received an application from Filipe for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Hope Foundation received an application from Anna for a Proposal Cover Letter project.
Trevino matched with Nailah from Epitome of Soul, Inc. for an Email Marketing Template Design project!
Ana C. from Cornerstone Family Programs listed a Tech Systems Review project.
Emily from New Jersey Future listed a Communications consultation call.
Anna from NAMI Gloucester County, Inc. listed an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Wayne O matched with Leila from Treasure's Hope for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project!
Wayne O matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Website Visual Design project!
Sheila matched with Obadias from Jimbere Fund & Jenga Ventures for a Translation project!
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Copyediting project.
kathy from NEW JERSEY PARENTS CAUCUS, INC. listed a Copyediting project.
MyGOAL Inc. received an application from Mark for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Diana matched with Adrian from CUMAC/ECHO for a Print Materials Design project!
Jasmine matched with Obadias from Jimbere Fund & Jenga Ventures for an Online Research project!
Rani from Hope Foundation listed a Proposal Cover Letter project.
Geriatric Services, Inc. received an application from Stacie for a Website consultation call.
Kelly matched with Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) for a Public Relations consultation call!
Dave matched with fredric from Invincible City Farms for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
Kemi from Henry J. Austin Health Center listed a Communications consultation call.
Annie matched with Julie from New Jersey Association on Correction for a Print Materials Design project!
LaShaunda from Sanctuary Foundation For Veterans listed a Website Audit 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.
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