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Confidently get quality work done from a pool of top pro bono consultants who can take on any project you need
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.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from Monica for an Excel Training project.
Quadree from Above the EDGE listed a LinkedIn Company Page Set Up project.
Living Naturally Abundant received an application from Kimberly for a Social Media consultation call.
Above the EDGE received an application from Dom for a LinkedIn Company Page Set Up project.
825 Arts received an application from Reghan for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Dom matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Katherine from LiveMore ScreenLess listed a Flexible Human Resources Support project.
Alliance for Sustainability received an application from Davis for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Yue from Light in the Well listed an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Alliance for Sustainability received an application from John for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
C.A.R.E. Clinic received an application from john for a Video Editing project.
Adrienne matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Website consultation call!
Teatro del Pueblo received an application from Semene for an Online Research project.
Nafisa Maliyat matched with Yue from Light in the Well for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jack matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Google Workspace Set Up project!
Susan matched with Christina from Newgate Education and Research Center for an Employee Review Process project!
JCS Affective Sober Living received an application from Lily for a Website Content Plan project.
Full Circle Theater Company received an application from Alexis for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Green Card Voices received an application from Josh for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from Chad for an Excel Training project.
Mark matched with Tim from We Resolve for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Sha from Full Circle Theater Company listed an Event Management consultation call.
Full Circle Theater Company received an application from Shannon for an Event Management consultation call.
Christina matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Katie from Violence Free Minnesota listed an Employee Handbook project.
Quinci from Full Circle Theater Company listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Full Circle Theater Company received an application from Ross for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Jeff matched with Pamela from Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Hitesh matched with Ronda from Alpha Emergence Behavioral Health for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Green Card Voices received an application from BUNJO for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Scott matched with Brian from Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project for a Tech Systems Set Up project!
Jason matched with Katherine from LiveMore ScreenLess for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Steven matched with Pro-Choice from Pro-Choice Minnesota for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Christopher matched with Brian from Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Christopher matched with Brian from Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jennifer from JCS Affective Sober Living listed a Website Content Plan project.
Scott matched with Brian from Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Carla matched with Robin from The Advocates for Human Rights for a Leadership Coaching project!
Teatro del Pueblo received an application from Aniq for an Online Research project.
Newgate Education and Research Center received an application from Yiting for a Finance Process Assessment project.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from Joshua for an Excel Training project.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from Neema for an Excel Training project.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from John for an Excel Training project.
A Better Road Foundation Inc received an application from Kirtoria for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Ivana matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Website consultation call!
Jeff matched with Jennifer from French-American Heritage Foundation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jeanine from Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project listed an Excel Training project.
Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project received an application from Ross for an Excel Training project.
A Better Road Foundation Inc received an application from Henry for an Individual Donor Letter project.
A Better Road Foundation Inc received an application from Lemmy for a Flexible Tech Support project.
When you join, you get unlimited access to a suite of services...
On-demand project support
Access expert pro bono consultants to fill every skill and staffing gap
On-site volunteers
Recruit in-person volunteers for your next community event
Technical training
Get technical advice and training on new software
Coaching
One-on-one coaching and professional development
Custom work, at no expense to you
Get specific deliverables done for every need including translation, website creation, donor letters, HR handbook, and more
Community groups
Meet leaders like you with access to peer to peer forums and networking opportunities
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 Dom D. helped French-American Heritage Foundation
How Nafisa Maliyat O. helped Light in the Well
How Susan B. helped Newgate Education and Research Center
How Mark S. helped We Resolve
How Scott B. helped Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project
How Steven M. helped Pro-Choice Minnesota
How Carla S. helped The Advocates for Human Rights
How Melissa C. helped The Free Book Buggie
How Gary G. helped Creative Healing Space, Inc
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.