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.
Project C.L.A.S.S.Y. received an application from Snehal for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Resilience Women's Center received an application from Bruce for a Business Plan Review project.
Dimplez 4 Dayz, Inv"c. received an application from Genalyn for an Operating Budget project.
Michele from Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia received an application from Omer for a Tech Systems Review project.
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger received an application from Neetika for a Logo Design project.
StudentsCare received an application from Francesca for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Anti-Defamation League Eastern PA/NJ/DE Region received an application from Jordan for a Social Media consultation call.
Abbey matched with Heidi from Starfinder Foundation for a Copyediting project!
Gregory G. matched with Quibila from SELF, Inc. for a Membership Strategy project!
Michele from Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger listed a Thank You Letter project.
Chandra from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery & Delaware County listed a Print Materials Design project.
Jade from Project C.L.A.S.S.Y. listed a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Chandra from Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery & Delaware County listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Miles matched with Kim from Philadelphia Orchard Project for a Remote Team Strategy project!
Andrea from Anti-Defamation League Eastern PA/NJ/DE Region listed a Social Media consultation call.
Bruce matched with Molly from YoungMoms for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Sayre Health Center 2 received an application from Ali Batuhan for a Finance consultation call.
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center received an application from Yishan for a Website Usability Audit project.
Anti-Defamation League Eastern PA/NJ/DE Region received an application from Isaac Fernando for a Social Media consultation call.
Sayre Health Center 2 received an application from Jan for a Finance consultation call.
Anti-Defamation League Eastern PA/NJ/DE Region received an application from Melissa for a Social Media consultation call.
Dawn from Resilience Women's Center listed a Business Plan Review project.
Dawn from Resilience Women's Center listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Karen from Jubilee School listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Jennifer matched with Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation for an Online Survey project!
Denise matched with Jade from Project C.L.A.S.S.Y. for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Danny matched with Joann from Regenerating Our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. for a Website Visual Design project!
Eric matched with Erica from StudentsCare for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Kirsten from Sayre Health Center 2 listed a Finance consultation call.
Nathan matched with Hadass from The Graduate! Network, Inc. for a Social Media Set Up project!
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greatere Philadelphia received an application from Myown for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County received an application from Dominique for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute received an application from Michelle for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project.
Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute listed a Marketing Strategy Sessions project.
Devon from Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
Alyssa from Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger listed a Logo Design project.
Jorge matched with Janet from Julia's Grace Foundation for an Infographic project!
Heather matched with Aishika from Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greatere Philadelphia for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia received an application from Ruchi for a Tech Systems Review project.
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County received an application from Elizabeth for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Genesis matched with Susan from Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation for an Employee Handbook project!
Mary-Anne from Cranaleith Spiritual Center listed a Website consultation call.
Cecilia from Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Asha matched with Patricia from Feast of Justice Ministries for a Human Resources consultation call!
YoungMoms received an application from Kristen for a Website Usability Audit project.
Citizen Advocacy of Chester County received an application from Randi for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Casey from Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Sue Hellen matched with Jackie from Harmony Theater for an Identify Success Metrics project!
Pabitra matched with Lois from Hairs 2 U Wig Bank for a Thank You Letter 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
Copyediting
How Abbey M. helped Starfinder Foundation
Membership Strategy
How Gregory G. G. helped SELF, Inc.
Remote Team Strategy
How Miles N. helped Philadelphia Orchard Project
Search Engine Optimization Audit
How Bruce J. helped YoungMoms
Online Survey
How Jennifer K. helped Julia's Grace Foundation
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
How Denise G. helped Project C.L.A.S.S.Y.
Website Visual Design
How Danny S. helped Regenerating Our Offspring Through Storie...
Social Media Set Up
How Nathan K. helped The Graduate! Network, Inc.
Human Resources Call
How Asha J. helped Feast of Justice Ministries
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.
