Chiwishi from Five Loaves & Two Fish Unlimited- HERO Inc. listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Michelle matched with Michelle from The Business of Doing Good for a Website Update project!
The Monkey and The Elephant received an application from Ria for an Employee Review Process project.
Jounce Partners received an application from Kimberly for an Individual Donor Letter project.
The Common Market received an application from Ben F. for an Email Campaign Set Up project.
Kei from Project 440 Inc. listed an Event Photography project.
Linda from Sunday Suppers listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
The Monkey and The Elephant received an application from Zefan for an Employee Review Process project.
John from Senior Community Services-Delaware County listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Kiasha from UC Green listed a Facebook Marketing & Donations Setup project.
Lisa from The Monkey and The Elephant listed an Employee Review Process project.
Good Shepherd Corp. d/b/a Good Shepherd Mediation Program received an application from Emese Dora for a Succession Planning project.
PathWays PA received an application from Ana M for a Brand Messaging project.
The Monkey and The Elephant received an application from Kim for an Employee Review Process project.
Audrey matched with John from Senior Community Services-Delaware County for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks(PhilaLandmarks) received an application from Steven for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Pennyslvania Resources Council received an application from Mbulelo for an Event Photography project.
Onyx Valley of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia received an application from Maureen for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
Philadelphia Hune, Inc. received an application from Chris for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Walter matched with Susan from Darby Creek Valley Association for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greatere Philadelphia received an application from Supaporn for a Website Update project.
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Kathleen for a Storytelling project.
Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians received an application from Jana for a Photography project.
Christine matched with Robin from Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania for an Email Campaign Set Up project!
Noukka matched with Kyree from Onyx Valley of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
David matched with Kyree from Onyx Valley of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia for a Project Management Plan project!
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Aleks from Big Picture Alliance listed a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project.
Rick matched with Kei from Project 440 Inc. for an Event Photography project!
Onyx Valley of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia received an application from Christopher for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Megan for a Storytelling project.
Joann from Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. listed a Board Recruitment Strategy project.
Danielle from Jounce Partners listed a Strategic Partnerships Research project.
Danielle from Jounce Partners listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Heather matched with Jenifer from The Monell Center for a Print Materials Design project!
Susan matched with Daniella from HIAS PA for a Photography project!
Narasimha from Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greatere Philadelphia listed a Website Update project.
Caitlin from The Common Market listed an Email Campaign Set Up project.
Francesca matched with Samip from South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) for a Translation project!
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greatere Philadelphia received an application from Nancy for a Website Update project.
Onyx Valley of Culture Trust Greater Philadelphia received an application from Rita for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Chris matched with Caitlin from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia for a Website Audit project!
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Brittany matched with Delores from Houseofable for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Peace matched with Patty from Camp Dreamcatcher for a Website Audit project!
Janet matched with John from Senior Community Services-Delaware County for an Elevator Pitch Creation project!
Sofia matched with Donielle from Limitless Performing Arts for an Operating Budget project!
Philadelphia Hune, Inc. received an application from Christine for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Mark matched with Joann from Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Wanqin matched with Sonya from Juniper Productions for a Website Visual Design project!
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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 our 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 80 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.
The Philadelphia Foundation (TPF) seeks to increase effective philanthropic investment in Greater Philadelphia. By connecting individuals and institutions across sectors and geography, and advancing civic initiatives through partnerships and collaboration, we foster the region’s economic, civic and social vitality. We remain committed to strengthening the capacity of our community’s nonprofit organizations, enhancing economic mobility, and addressing the needs of high poverty and other vulnerable populations.
We partner with Catchafire to support select organizations by providing access to skills-based volunteers across the world. We believe that by bringing talent to our grantees, we can maximize the impact these organizations are able to make on the communities they serve.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and more.
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.