Isiah matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Harry matched with Emily from Irish Immigration Center for a Campaign Marketing Plan project!
Kim from The Center Foundation listed a Custom Digital Images project.
Mariska from Philadelphia Hospitality listed an Event Marketing Materials project.
Jonathan matched with Kristin from The Garage Community & Youth Center for a Social Media Strategy project!
Nicolette matched with Katie from Cradle of Hope for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Redemption Housing received an application from Coya for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Redemption Housing received an application from Stephen for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Dignity Housing, Inc. received an application from Ronnesha for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Women's Resource Center received an application from Toca for a Photography project.
After-School All-Stars Philadelphia & Camden received an application from Greg for a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Punk Talks received an application from Katrina for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
Elizabeth from Progressive Change CDC listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Kim from Philadelphia Orchard Project listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Carree matched with Sue from Literacy Council of Norristown for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey received an application from Quentin for a Tech Systems Review project.
Melinda matched with Stuart from Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance for a Search Engine Marketing Plan project!
Jessica from Dignity Housing, Inc. listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Emily from Emily's Entourage listed an Annual Report Design (Digital Only) project.
Nicole matched with Sarah from After-School All-Stars Philadelphia & Camden for a Press Kit project!
Becca matched with Jillian from Philly Girls in Motion for a Google AdWords Set Up project!
Sindia matched with Patty from Camp Dreamcatcher for a Financial Planning project!
Youth Mentoring Partnership received an application from Bree for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Aakash matched with Rick from The Rock School for Dance Education for a Program Assessment project!
Georgina from Beacon Theatre Productions listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
South Jersey Robotics received an application from Zhenghua for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
North Light Community Center received an application from Stephanie for a Human Resources consultation call.
South Jersey Robotics received an application from Nitesh for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Enakshi matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for an Illustration project!
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Jen from Youth Mentoring Partnership listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Kendal matched with Lisa from The Homesteadista for a Social Media Strategy project!
Jennifer from South Jersey Robotics listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
North Light Community Center received an application from Lisa for a Human Resources consultation call.
The Community's Foundation received an application from Annalise for a Website Visual Design project.
Sukanya matched with Sheri from Career Wardrobe for a Compensation Plan project!
Sarah from After-School All-Stars Philadelphia & Camden listed an Online Research project.
Sarah from After-School All-Stars Philadelphia & Camden listed an Email Marketing Template Design project.
Sarah from After-School All-Stars Philadelphia & Camden listed a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey received an application from Sachin for a Tech Systems Review project.
Lisa matched with Rick from The Rock School for Dance Education for an Employee Handbook project!
Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey received an application from Timothy for a Tech Systems Review project.
Punk Talks received an application from Jackson for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
Susan matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Steve matched with Heather from The Community's Foundation for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Heather from The Community's Foundation listed a Website Visual Design project.
Arthur matched with julie from Inner Strength Foundation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Lisa from The Homesteadista listed a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Isis matched with Lisa from The Homesteadista for a Mobile App Prototyping (iOS) project!
Alexandra from Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc. listed a Tech Systems Review 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 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.