Key Skills Hub
Leverage talented volunteers to drive your mission
Connect With Skilled Professionals
The Key Skills Hub enables you to leverage the extensive expertise of volunteers looking to give back. With the Key Skills Hub, you can augment your existing programming in such areas as marketing, web development, operations, strategy and more.
With a menu of 120+ pre-scoped projects, with specific deliverables and project steps, the Key Skills Hub easily allows you to connect to volunteers with the right skills for your needs. Start growing your community of volunteers beyond your neighborhood, by getting the best advice and ideas that Greater Philadelphia and the world have to offer.
Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation listed an Online Survey project.
John Bartram Association received an application from Nathan for a Website Audit project.
Kat matched with Katherine from Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity for a Website Visual Design project!
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Carlos for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity received an application from Brenda for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Tara matched with Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation for a Messaging Guidelines project!
Joel matched with Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Heather matched with Mary-Anne from Cranaleith Spiritual Center for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Winnie from Pennyslvania Resources Council listed a Foundation Grant Research project.
Larry matched with Winnie from Pennyslvania Resources Council for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Michaela matched with Charlene from Cranaleith Spiritual Center for an Employee Handbook project!
Francesca matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for a Brochure Writing project!
Francesca from Aevidum listed an Illustration project.
Jessica matched with Jessica from Dignity Housing, Inc. for a Communications consultation call!
LJ from John Bartram Association listed a Website Audit project.
Danielle from Nationalities Service Center listed a Print Materials Design project.
The Rock School for Dance Education received an application from Alejandra for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Career Wardrobe received an application from Phillippa for a Compensation Plan project.
Stacy matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Cheryl matched with Novella from Women of Faith and Hope, Inc. for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Yolanda matched with Ginny from Aiden's A Team! Inc. for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Ginny from Aiden's A Team! Inc. listed a Data Collection Plan project.
Rahul matched with Chiwishi from Five Loaves & Two Fish Unlimited- HERO Inc. for a Finance consultation call!
Abhi matched with Amanda from Live Like Blane Foundation for a Tech Systems Set Up project!
Zoey matched with Sherry from Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project for a Translation project!
Rich matched with MAry from Sow Good Now for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Venture For America received an application from Larry for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia received an application from Shrimoyee for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Katherine from Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity listed a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Megan from Women's Resource Center listed an Online Research project.
Robert matched with Kris from Orion Communities for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Saumya matched with Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation for a Data Collection Plan project!
Esther from Rebuilding Together Philadelphia listed an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project.
Larry matched with Amy from Inner Strength Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Esther from Rebuilding Together Philadelphia listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
Francesca from Aevidum listed a Merchandising project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Austin for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Bryan for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Michaela for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Deepa matched with Jessica from Dignity Housing, Inc. for a Storytelling project!
Zhang Sah received an application from Nadia for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Nicholas for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Abhay for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from Rodmann for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Salvatore from Zhang Sah listed a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Stockard Star matched with Ingrid from The One Less Foundation for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Renee matched with Ingrid from The One Less Foundation for a Revenue Generation Plan project!
Zhang Sah received an application from Saumya for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Zhang Sah received an application from PAC for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Joel matched with Lori from Redemption Housing for a Thank You 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.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From 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
The Philadelphia Foundation is a connector, activator and accelerator for enhancing quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region. By connecting and encouraging collaboration among the regions nonprofit organizations, businesses and Greater Philadelphians of all ages, we can accelerate positive change in the community.
The Philadelphia Foundation has positioned itself to sit at the intersection of Philadelphia’s philanthropic landscape by embracing partnerships that will build the city, region and beyond. True partnerships go beyond just the public sector, for the issues facing society are everyone’s.
The Key Skills Hub is a tool to leverage these partnerships by providing skills-based volunteerism to strengthening the effectiveness of Greater Philadelphia nonprofits. Through our partnership with Catchafire, this resource can help increase the organizational capacity for organizations, by connecting them with the best talent, pulling from a diverse stock of volunteers including the companies of the Philadelphia Corporate Volunteer Council as well as Catchafire's network of volunteers who specialize in areas like marketing and communications, web design, operations, strategy and more.
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 volunteers.