Justice Bell Foundation received an application from Tatsiana for an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project.
julie from Inner Strength Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Joann from Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Amanda from Justice Bell Foundation listed an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project.
ali from Venture For America listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
The Community's Foundation received an application from Nandan for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Harmony Theater received an application from Jorge for a Website Audit project.
Philadelphia Boys Gymnastics received an application from Lauren for a Website Visual Design project.
Harmony Theater received an application from Pooja for a Website Audit project.
Joelle matched with Melissa from Ryan's Case for Smiles for a Print Materials Design project!
Heather from The Community's Foundation listed a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project.
Friends Rehabilitation Program received an application from Robert for a Management Skills Coaching project.
The Community's Foundation received an application from Lisa for a Website Construction (CMS-Based) project.
Face to Face received an application from Scott for an Event Branding Materials project.
Jenifer from Harmony Theater listed a Website Audit project.
Campaign for Working Families, Inc. received an application from Lina for a Volunteer Recruitment Plan project.
Shanai matched with Susan from Darby Creek Valley Association for a Press Release project!
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed an Email Template Design project.
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed a Training Plan Development project.
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Joel matched with Dan from Youth Service, Inc. for a Thank You Letter project!
Wings for Success received an application from FEIXUAN for a Program Strategy & Goals project.
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Michael for a Training Plan Development project.
Dan from Youth Service, Inc. listed a Volunteer Recruitment Plan project.
Jonathan from Campaign for Working Families, Inc. listed a Volunteer Recruitment Plan project.
Heather from The Community's Foundation listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Citizen Advocacy of Chester County received an application from Mike for a Storytelling project.
Faqs4Life received an application from Candyce for a Website Visual Design project.
Fred from Philadelphia Boys Gymnastics listed a Website Visual Design project.
Joel matched with Dan from Youth Service, Inc. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
New Leash on Life USA received an application from Jon for a Board Assessment project.
Marnie from Citizen Advocacy of Chester County listed a Storytelling project.
Citizen Advocacy of Chester County received an application from Alisa for a Storytelling project.
Art-Reach received an application from Vaishnavi for a Messaging Guidelines project.
Donnie matched with Alexandra from Adoption Center for a Website Audit project!
Holden matched with Josephys from Haitian-American United For Change (HAUC) for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Robin from Center for Literacy listed a Market Analysis project.
Robert matched with Mary from Springboard Meditation Sangha for a Board Structures and Role Definitions project!
New Leash on Life USA received an application from Kahnoy for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Jay matched with Barry from Harmony Theater for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Maile from Friends Rehabilitation Program listed a Management Skills Coaching project.
The Brightening Center received an application from Priyanka for a Finance consultation call.
Holli matched with Robin from Garces Foundation for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Jeff matched with Melanie Marie from Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
The Brightening Center received an application from Suh for a Finance consultation call.
Madeline matched with Susan from Darby Creek Valley Association for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Kaitlin matched with Robin from Garces Foundation for an Annual Report Design (Digital & Print) project!
Wings for Success received an application from Victoria for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Faqs4Life received an application from Nathan 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 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.
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.