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.
The Advocates for Human Rights received an application from Deborah Daniel for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
The Advocates for Human Rights received an application from veginati for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Julie from Daily Work listed a Print Materials Design project.
Daily Work received an application from David for a Print Materials Design project.
dorothee from Face to Face Health and Counseling listed a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Deyaa matched with Mitchell from MNeurodivergent for a Website Major Update project!
Maia matched with Hailey from Midwest Food Connection for a Social Media consultation call!
Jay matched with Madeline from Public Art Saint Paul for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Isiah matched with Tim from Alpha Emergence Behavioral Health for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Ro matched with Madeline from Public Art Saint Paul for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Jennifer matched with Terry from Alliance for Sustainability for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Family Values For Life received an application from Leonarda for a Professional Bio Writing project.
James matched with Lorie from State Street Theater Company New Ulm for a Communications consultation call!
Robert matched with Lorie from State Street Theater Company New Ulm for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Family Values For Life received an application from Akinyemi for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Family Values For Life received an application from Amy for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Vijay Chaitanya matched with Madeline from Public Art Saint Paul for a Board Prospecting project!
Family Values For Life received an application from Leslie for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Shateka from Family Values For Life listed a Professional Bio Writing project.
Family Values For Life received an application from Simon for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Family Values For Life received an application from Corlins for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Minnesota State Horticultural Society received an application from Caroline for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Roxanne matched with Barbara from Sweet Potato Comfort Pie for a Copywriting project!
Jack matched with Amy from Hastings Family Service for an Excel Training project!
Minnesota State Horticultural Society received an application from Robin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Connor matched with Katherine from LiveMore ScreenLess for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Minnesota State Horticultural Society received an application from Yikun for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Theresa from The Advocates for Human Rights listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Lara from Minnesota State Horticultural Society listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Jeffrey matched with Lara from Minnesota State Horticultural Society for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Jay matched with Madeline from Public Art Saint Paul for an Event Management consultation call!
Olamide matched with Suree from Creative Healing Space, Inc for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Julie matched with Paul from Elpis Enterprises for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
I-Nu matched with Bethany from International Association for Refugees for an Illustration project!
Gregory matched with Theresa from The Advocates for Human Rights for a Leadership Coaching project!
Fatima-Azzahra matched with Bethany from International Association for Refugees for a Translation project!
melaku matched with Bethany from International Association for Refugees for a Translation project!
LaKisha matched with Suree from Creative Healing Space, Inc for an Event Management consultation call!
Minnesota State Horticultural Society received an application from Hope for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Fabiola matched with katie from Community Justice Investigations for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Adrianne matched with katie from Community Justice Investigations for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Karen matched with katie from Community Justice Investigations for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
John matched with Stephanie from Face to Face Health and Counseling for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Tanaka matched with Stephanie from Face to Face Health and Counseling for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Osvaldo matched with Bethany from International Association for Refugees for a Translation project!
Sarah matched with Terry from Alliance for Sustainability for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Chris matched with Jessica from Hastings Family Service for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Tricia matched with Elena from Foster Advocates for a Data Crunching & Analysis project!
Maya matched with Katherine from LiveMore ScreenLess for a Press Release project!
Stephen matched with Heather from Walk-In Counseling Center Inc for a Website consultation call!
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
How Maia I. helped Midwest Food Connection
How Isiah L. helped Alpha Emergence Behavioral Health
How Jennifer O. helped Alliance for Sustainability
How Vijay Chaitanya P. helped Public Art Saint Paul
How Roxanne D. helped Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
How Jack R. helped Hastings Family Service
How Connor C. helped LiveMore ScreenLess
How Olamide P. helped Creative Healing Space, Inc
How Julie L. helped Elpis Enterprises
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 150+ 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 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
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation work to strengthen our state and ensure that Minnesota is a place where everyone can thrive. We consistently work to make our community a stronger, more equitable place.
This year, the Foundation are partnering with Catchafire to provide skills-based volunteering to organizations in the East Metro and Greater Minnesota regions. The Foundation believe that by bringing capacity-building services to grantees and partner organizations, we can maximize the positive impact these organizations are able to make in the communities they serve.
Read more about the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation here.
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 volunteers.