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.
David Aaron from Will Trippley Foundation listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Will Trippley Foundation received an application from Nishi for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights received an application from Cindy for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
David Aaron from Will Trippley Foundation listed a Public Relations consultation call.
Ingrid from The One Less Foundation listed a Merchandising project.
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute received an application from Brian for a Board Organizational Guidelines project.
CASA of Philadelphia County received an application from Alex for a Website consultation call.
The One Less Foundation received an application from Hayley for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Ingrid from The One Less Foundation listed a Custom Digital Images project.
Ingrid from The One Less Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Ingrid from The One Less Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Robert from Garces Foundation listed a Website Visual Update project.
Isaac matched with Jack from Good Shepard Mediation Program for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Heather from The Community's Foundation listed a Print Materials Design project.
Lindsay from Philadelphia Young Playwrights listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative received an application from Mike for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Live Like Blane Foundation received an application from Dan for a Display Materials Design project.
James matched with Dale from HealthWorks Academies for a Website consultation call!
Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute listed an Infographic project.
Stephanie matched with Melinda from Orion Communities for a Time Management Coaching project!
Dale from HealthWorks Academies listed a Website consultation call.
Carrie matched with Ingrid from The One Less Foundation for a Storytelling project!
Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute listed a Board Organizational Guidelines project.
Rebecca matched with Kim from Philadelphia Orchard Project for a Press Release project!
Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute listed a Board Structures and Role Definitions project.
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute received an application from stephanie for a Storytelling project.
Good Shepard Mediation Program received an application from Azzeddine for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Rebeca matched with Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Christine from Upper Darby Community Outreach Corporation listed a Finance consultation call.
Michael matched with Chiwishi from Five Loaves & Two Fish Unlimited- HERO Inc. for a Finance consultation call!
Heather from The Community's Foundation listed an Infographic project.
Bingyan matched with Jessica from Dignity Housing, Inc. for an Excel Dashboard Creation project!
Mike from Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Rochelle from New Covenant Church of Philadelphia listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Emma matched with Brenda from Hope Partnership for Education for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Justyna matched with Susan from Darby Creek Valley Association for a Website Audit project!
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Yinka for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Melinda matched with Mariska from Philadelphia Hospitality for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Gabriel matched with Sophie from Home of the Sparrow for a Data Visualization project!
Alex matched with Daniel from Students Run Philly Style for a Website consultation call!
Shirley matched with Sophie from Home of the Sparrow for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Yael from CASA of Philadelphia County listed a Website consultation call.
Five Loaves & Two Fish Unlimited- HERO Inc. received an application from Glen for a Website Update project.
Melanie matched with Heather from Community Volunteers in Medicine for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Joan matched with Ashley from Police Athletic League of Philadelphia for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Good Shepard Mediation Program received an application from LISA for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Phillip matched with Frances from Chester Community Coalition for a Video Editing project!
Amanda from Live Like Blane Foundation listed a Display Materials Design project.
Art-Reach received an application from William Peter for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Sarah matched with Jacqueline from Camp Jamison for a Facebook Ads Set Up 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.
