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.
Tyler from Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation (ABF) listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Thomas from Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Urban Tech Hero received an application from Opeyemi for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Safe Harbor of Chester County received an application from Mosharof Hoosain for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Natalia matched with Danny from Urban Tech Hero for a Website Major Update project!
Jessica from Safe Harbor of Chester County listed a Google Ads Set Up project.
Jessica from Safe Harbor of Chester County listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Sharon matched with Karen from George L Cannon II House of H.O.P.E. for Girls for a Community Agreement Creation Training project!
Melissa matched with Erin from Wildflower Composers for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project!
Danny from Urban Tech Hero listed a Presentation Creation project.
Federation of Neighborhood Centers received an application from Frank for a Website Minor Update project.
Safe Harbor of Chester County received an application from Santiago for a Leadership Coaching project.
Perfect Timing Multisport received an application from Larry for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Gentle Gratitude received an application from Ambassador Marian for a Finance consultation call.
Gentle Gratitude received an application from HANY for a Finance consultation call.
Safe Harbor of Chester County received an application from Jessica for a Leadership Coaching project.
Community Hero Action Group (501c3) and Community Hero Impact Alliance (501c4) received an application from Rudson Gabriel for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
East Mount Airy Neighbors EMAN received an application from Larry for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Nigel matched with Tanya from Mom Your Business for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Judy matched with Latanya from Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation (ABF) for an Event Budget Creation project!
Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation (ABF) received an application from Mark for a Social Media consultation call.
Jennae Michelle Foundation received an application from Araki for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Confident Queen Collective received an application from Douglas for a Finance consultation call.
Jill matched with Anne from West Mt Airy Neighbors for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Katie matched with Branda from Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc. for a Management consultation call!
Danny from Urban Tech Hero listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Jennae Michelle Foundation received an application from Justin for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Wilma Theater received an application from Admassu for a Human Resources consultation call.
Sistatalkphl received an application from Carla for an Event Management consultation call.
Urban Tech Hero received an application from derek for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Community Hero Action Group (501c3) and Community Hero Impact Alliance (501c4) received an application from Justin for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Community Hero Action Group (501c3) and Community Hero Impact Alliance (501c4) received an application from Natalia for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Perfect Timing Multisport received an application from Carla for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Gentle Gratitude received an application from Ayda for a Finance consultation call.
Atiyah from Black Girls Love Math listed a Finance Process Assessment project.
Ben matched with Tanya from Mom Your Business for a Website consultation call!
Confident Queen Collective received an application from Anne for a Finance consultation call.
FELLOWS received an application from Noah for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Community Hero Action Group (501c3) and Community Hero Impact Alliance (501c4) received an application from Adrian W. for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Deneisha from Gentle Gratitude listed a Finance consultation call.
Confident Queen Collective received an application from richard for a Finance consultation call.
Confident Queen Collective received an application from Tiffany for a Finance consultation call.
Logan matched with Anne from West Mt Airy Neighbors for a Communications consultation call!
Bernard from FELLOWS listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Kevin from Federation of Neighborhood Centers listed a Website Minor Update project.
Federation of Neighborhood Centers received an application from Rick for a Storytelling project.
Community Hero Action Group (501c3) and Community Hero Impact Alliance (501c4) received an application from Amber for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Jill matched with Anne from West Mt Airy Neighbors for a Communications consultation call!
Kanza matched with Sara from Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc. for a Storytelling project!
Pavel matched with Denise from Patchwork: A Storytelling Guild for an Artificial Intelligence 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 Natalia V. helped Urban Tech Hero
How Sharon S. helped George L Cannon II House of H.O.P.E. for Girls
How Melissa T. helped Wildflower Composers
How Nigel C. helped Mom Your Business
How Judy S. helped Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation (ABF)
How Katie S. helped Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc.
How Ralph B. helped The Garces Family Foundation
How Barbara V. helped Overbrook West Neighbors, Inc.
How Kurran S. helped West Mt Airy Neighbors
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 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 [email protected], or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.