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.
Shourya matched with Keyona from Wellspring House For Youth for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Jargonist Inc. received an application from Jan for a Finance consultation call.
Federation of Neighborhood Centers received an application from Karan for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District received an application from Olaniyi for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Peter from Philadelphia Chapter SPEBSQSA listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Hola Cultura received an application from Olaniyi for a Proposal Review project.
Chatterjee matched with Oronde from Federation of Neighborhood Centers for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Oronde from Federation of Neighborhood Centers listed a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Graduate! Philadelphia received an application from Sonal for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Seaside Sustainability received an application from Olaniyi for a Logo Design project.
Yoga 4 Philly, 501c3 received an application from Irina for an Email Marketing System Set Up project.
Brothers Building A Better Nation received an application from Irina for an Email Marketing System Set Up project.
Alexis matched with Douglas from Survivors Alliance for Growth and Employment for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Integrate for Good received an application from Meghan for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Carter Family Foundation received an application from Olaniyi for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District received an application from Olaniyi for a Video Editing project.
Federation of Neighborhood Centers received an application from Sakshi for an Organizational One-Pager project.
Graduate! Philadelphia received an application from Cristian for an Employee Review Process project.
World Love Forum received an application from Olaniyi for a Video Editing project.
Om matched with Chelsea from Federation of Neighborhood Centers for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Lisa from Lion's Story Village listed a Change Management Coaching project.
Connections For Humanity received an application from Sam for a Board Prospecting project.
South Philadelphia Shtiebel received an application from Charles for a Compensation Plan project.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from DeShawn for a Website consultation call.
Federation of Neighborhood Centers received an application from Tony for an Organizational One-Pager project.
Carter Family Foundation received an application from Fatima for a Website Content Plan project.
Rachelle from Graduate! Philadelphia listed an Employee Review Process project.
Rachelle from Graduate! Philadelphia listed a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Amelia Viviana from The Village /Prestwick listed a Website consultation call.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from Chiaoan for a Website consultation call.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from Edd for a Website consultation call.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from Iteoluwa for a Website consultation call.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from P for a Website consultation call.
The Village /Prestwick received an application from Sharik for a Website consultation call.
Integrate for Good received an application from Michael for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
South Philadelphia Shtiebel received an application from Ramona for a Compensation Plan project.
Connections For Humanity received an application from Sharmi for a Board Prospecting project.
Madi matched with Erin from Wildflower Composers for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Erica matched with A from Carter Family Foundation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
P matched with Amanda from Philadelphia Orchard Project for a Website consultation call!
Integrate for Good received an application from Sharon Sruthi for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Compass Health received an application from Caroline for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
A from Carter Family Foundation listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
A from Carter Family Foundation listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Selena matched with Emily from Global Philadelphia Association for a Website Visual Design project!
Ritti matched with Emily from Global Philadelphia Association for a Website Visual Design project!
Jonathan matched with Laurie from DMAX Foundation for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Chiaoan matched with Destiny from Federation of Neighborhood Centers for a Website consultation call!
Delaware County Veterans Memorial Assoc received an application from Favour for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
James matched with Jacoby from Young Men of Distinction for a Data Collection Plan 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 Chatterjee P. helped Federation of Neighborhood Centers
How Alexis B. helped Survivors Alliance for Growth and Employment
How Madi H. helped Wildflower Composers
How Selena Y. helped Global Philadelphia Association
How Jonathan V. helped DMAX Foundation
How Bre E. helped International Ballet Exchange
How Kyu Bin L. helped Forever Captain Poodaman The Ahmad Butler Foundation
How Kynthia H. helped Project Always Receiving
How Wayne L. helped The Hip Hop Foundation
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.