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.
Mark matched with Allison from American Helicopter Museum and Education Center for a Website Content Audit project!
Shelby from Fiorenza's Food for Friends listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Dan from Youth Service, Inc. listed an Email Layout & Template project.
Dan from Youth Service, Inc. listed a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Dan from Youth Service, Inc. listed a Google AdWords Set Up project.
Alex matched with Diana from Phoenixville Area Time Bank for a HR Systems project!
Della from Nee Danse/Theatre listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Decade to Doorways Partnership received an application from Josh for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Regional Housing Legal Services received an application from Sarah for a Compensation Plan project.
Nationalities Service Center received an application from Tara for a Proposal Review project.
Soutoura Foundation received an application from Pat for a Visual Brand Guide project.
Justice Bell Foundation received an application from Lyron for a Press Release project.
Camp Jamison received an application from Lyron for an Organization Press Kit project.
Michael matched with Gretchen from Nationalities Service Center for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Jacqueline from Camp Jamison listed a Prospect Research project.
Amanda from Justice Bell Foundation listed a Press Release project.
Lisa matched with Sokhna Khady from Soutoura Foundation for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Kim from Philadelphia Orchard Project listed a Copyediting project.
Gretchen from Nationalities Service Center listed a Proposal Review project.
Resilience Women's Center received an application from Kent for a Business Plan Review project.
Resilience Women's Center received an application from Carolina for a Business Plan Review project.
Decade to Doorways Partnership received an application from Daron for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
Nationalities Service Center received an application from Nik for a Proposal Review project.
Dawn from Resilience Women's Center listed a Business Plan Review project.
Adrienne matched with David Aaron from Will Trippley Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Jacqueline from Camp Jamison listed an Organization Press Kit project.
Regional Housing Legal Services received an application from Yvette for a Compensation Plan project.
Michael matched with Susan from ARTZ Philadelphia for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sanctuary Farm Phila received an application from Bracey for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Regional Housing Legal Services received an application from Ingrid for a Compensation Plan project.
Rachel from Regional Housing Legal Services listed a Compensation Plan project.
JIM matched with Alexandria from Hope Partnership for Education for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Shelby from Fiorenza's Food for Friends listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Benjamin matched with Susan from ARTZ Philadelphia for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Theresa matched with Chamor from Warrior Writers of Culture Trust for a Management consultation call!
Danielle matched with David Aaron from Will Trippley Foundation for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Betty from West Park Cultural Center listed a Website Minor Update project.
Lauren from Decade to Doorways Partnership listed a Search Engine Optimization Audit project.
John Bartram Association received an application from Courtney for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Lilian matched with Amanda from Justice Bell Foundation for a Display Materials Design project!
Eva matched with Molly from YoungMoms for a Print Materials Design project!
Sokhna Khady from Soutoura Foundation listed a Visual Brand Guide project.
MileStone Academy received an application from Adrienne for a Copywriting project.
Warrior Writers of Culture Trust received an application from Renee for a Mission, Vision & Values project.
John Bartram Association received an application from Alice for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
MileStone Academy received an application from Stacey for a Copywriting project.
Keys 4 Success received an application from Daniel for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Sarisha matched with Nia from Mercy Neighborhood Ministries for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Brian matched with Gregory from Overbrook West Neighbors CDC for a Board Organizational Guidelines project!
MileStone Academy received an application from JIM for a Copywriting 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.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Matched Feb 26th, 2020
How Mark R. helped American Helicopter Museum and Education C...
Website Content Audit
Matched Feb 26th, 2020
How Alex M. helped Phoenixville Area Time Bank
HR Systems
Matched Feb 25th, 2020
How Michael N. helped Nationalities Service Center
Marketing Strategy Sessions
Matched Feb 25th, 2020
How Lisa P. helped Soutoura Foundation
Mission, Vision & Values
Matched Feb 24th, 2020
How Adrienne G. helped Will Trippley Foundation
Marketing Strategy
Matched Feb 21st, 2020
How JIM P. helped Hope Partnership for Education
Individual Donor Letter
Matched Feb 18th, 2020
How Eva G. helped YoungMoms
Print Materials Design
Matched Feb 17th, 2020
How Sarisha M. helped Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
Salesforce Database Customization
Matched Feb 12th, 2020
How Angela L. helped Five Loaves & Two Fish Unlimited- HERO Inc.
Website Visual Design
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.
