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.
Beautiful Minds received an application from David for a Storytelling project.
Go Laadli received an application from Baqir for a Video Editing project.
Beautiful Minds received an application from Bhavika for a Storytelling project.
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders received an application from Genia Redinda for a Logo Design project.
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders received an application from Fatima Malik for a Logo Design project.
The Barnyard Sanctuary received an application from Brian for a Social Media Audit project.
Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence received an application from Janice for a Communications consultation call.
Chatterjee matched with mark from The Theater Project for a Flexible Copywriting Support project!
Anissa (like Alyssa) matched with BobbiJo from Standish Foundation for Children for a Storytelling project!
Paul matched with Leslie from Rise-a Community Service Partnership for a Video Conferencing consultation call!
Doreen from New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders listed a Logo Design project.
Viola from The Barnyard Sanctuary listed a Social Media Audit project.
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders received an application from W.M. Dhanushka for a Logo Design project.
Heera from Go Laadli listed a Video Editing project.
Devang matched with Heera from Go Laadli for a Market Analysis project!
Quadai from From Jersey with Love listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Nailah from Epitome of Soul, Inc. listed an Organization Goal Setting project.
Gillian matched with Heera from Go Laadli for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Mariana matched with Lauren from Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey for a Translation project!
No Peeking Theatre received an application from Serayha for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Beautiful Minds received an application from Maia for an Online Research project.
Go Laadli received an application from Mussab Aziz ???? for a Video Editing project.
Neal matched with Ignas from Focus Fusion Society for a Marketing Channel Plan project!
JIM matched with A Stuart from Caged Birds Sing Incorporated for a Press Release project!
Zimmerli Art Museum | Rutgers received an application from Steven for a Print Materials Design project.
Zimmerli Art Museum | Rutgers received an application from Danira for a Print Materials Design project.
Albert N. from New Jersey Minority Educational Development (NJ MED) listed a Program Strategy & Goals project.
Carmen from Finance Department listed a Website Content Plan project.
Mariangela matched with Carmen from Finance Department for a Public Relations consultation call!
Nabiha matched with Bushra from JerseySTEM for a Social Media Audit project!
Janine from Zimmerli Art Museum | Rutgers listed a Print Materials Design project.
Nichelle from Beautiful Minds listed a Storytelling project.
Nichelle from Beautiful Minds listed an Online Research project.
Zimmerli Art Museum | Rutgers received an application from Michael for a Print Materials Design project.
Beautiful Minds received an application from john for an Online Research project.
Zimmerli Art Museum | Rutgers received an application from Gillian for a Print Materials Design project.
Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children received an application from Engelbert Steve for a Social Media Audit project.
Our Family Circle Foundation Corp received an application from Maksim for a Board Prospecting project.
Pauline matched with Kristen from Visual Arts Center of New Jersey for a Display Materials Design project!
Eve's Family Foundation received an application from RWABWENDERO for a Hiring Strategy project.
JIM matched with A Stuart from Caged Birds Sing Incorporated for a Public Relations consultation call!
AMANDA from No Peeking Theatre listed a Google Ads Set Up project.
Joann from Emmanuel Cancer Foundation listed a Website Content Plan project.
Michka matched with Heera from Go Laadli for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Go Laadli received an application from Sheeba for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Perinatal Health Equity Foundation received an application from Victoria for a Brochure Writing project.
Oasis -- A Haven for Women and Children received an application from Ana for a Social Media Audit project.
Go Laadli received an application from Claire for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Manlio matched with Osei from OKB Hope Foundation for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Hannah matched with Katie from New York-New Jersey Trail Conference for a Survey Results Analysis project!
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
Matched Aug 5th, 2022
How Chatterjee P. helped The Theater Project
Flexible Copywriting Support
Matched Aug 5th, 2022
How Anissa (like Alyssa) D. helped Standish Foundation for Ch...
Storytelling
Matched Aug 5th, 2022
How Paul S. helped Rise-a Community Service Partnership
Video Conferencing
Matched Aug 4th, 2022
How Devang S. helped Go Laadli
Market Analysis
Matched Aug 4th, 2022
How Mariana E. helped Habitat for Humanity of South Central N...
Translation
Matched Aug 3rd, 2022
How JIM P. helped Caged Birds Sing Incorporated
Press Release
Matched Aug 2nd, 2022
How Nabiha C. helped JerseySTEM
Social Media Audit
Matched Jul 26th, 2022
How Manlio C. helped OKB Hope Foundation
Flexible Graphic Design Support
Matched Jul 25th, 2022
How Hannah P. helped New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Survey Results Analysis
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 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 [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
