Strengthen Your Organization
With Help from Skilled Volunteers
Connect With Talented and Engaged Professionals
This program connects you with talented professionals looking to give back, allowing you to access expertise in areas such as marketing, web development, operations, strategy, and more.
Catchafire's menu of 150+ pre-scoped projects, each with specific deliverables and project steps, makes it easy to find what you need and match with a volunteer with the right skills for the job. And if you aren't sure where to begin, start by talking to a volunteer to get advice and explore ideas.
Esther matched with Carol from Our House Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Melissa matched with Drew from Pikes Peak Makerspace for a Human Resources consultation call!
Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs received an application from Reggie for a Communications consultation call.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Mindy for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Jessica for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Kimberly for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Kids on Bikes received an application from Patrick for a Translation project.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Vic for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Agida for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Patrick for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Carl from Rocky Mountain Field Institute listed a Management Skills Coaching project.
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center received an application from Nicole for a Human Resources consultation call.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Dr. Nader for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute received an application from Michael for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Black Rose Acoustic Society received an application from Amr for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Pikes Peak Bulletin Nonprofit News Outlet received an application from R. Janelle for an Event Management consultation call.
Kids on Bikes received an application from Laura for a Translation project.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Diganta for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from VICTOR for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado received an application from VICTOR for a Program Assessment project.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from FANNUEL for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Lyn from Pikes Peak Bulletin Nonprofit News Outlet listed an Event Management consultation call.
Pikes Peak Bulletin Nonprofit News Outlet received an application from Adrianne for an Event Management consultation call.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Jon for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Yana for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Michele for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Chatterjee matched with Heather from The Thrive Networks for a Storytelling project!
Ukraine Power Inc received an application from Temilola for an Open Board Position consultation call.
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center received an application from Fayemi for a Human Resources consultation call.
Anna Beth matched with Tarin from Partners in Housing for a Volunteer Manual project!
Jennifer from Ukraine Power Inc listed an Open Board Position consultation call.
Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center received an application from Robert for a Human Resources consultation call.
Eileen matched with Carol from Our House Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Agbelusi matched with Carol from Our House Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Vlad-Christian matched with Carol from Our House Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado received an application from Anna for a Program Assessment project.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado received an application from Prathyusha Reddy for a Program Assessment project.
Lisa from Kingdom Builder's Family Life Center listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Angels of America's Fallen received an application from Togu for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Angels of America's Fallen received an application from Ben for a Visual Branding consultation call.
D'Juana matched with Caitlyn from Hope Mountain Behavioral Health for a Social Media Audit project!
Tiara from Angels of America's Fallen listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Tella matched with Tiara from Angels of America's Fallen for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Relevant Word Ministries received an application from Moses for a Social Media Set Up project.
Angels of America's Fallen received an application from Mira for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Jess from Kids on Bikes listed a Translation project.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado received an application from Edna for a Program Assessment project.
Black Rose Acoustic Society received an application from Chukwudi for a Tech Systems consultation call.
PikeRide, Inc received an application from tahar for an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Agenor matched with Jessica from Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 150 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 150+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
Great Connections Are Made Here
How Esther P. helped Our House Inc.
How Anna Beth R. helped Partners in Housing
How D'Juana Z. helped Hope Mountain Behavioral Health
How Carter S. helped Pikes Peak Makerspace
How Chatterjee P. helped PikeRide, Inc
How James D. helped Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs
How Christine L. helped Trails and Open Space Coalition
How Paula D. helped Opera Theatre of the Rockies
How Simon K. helped Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 150+ 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 organizations 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 150+ detailed project types.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just make sure to mark it “complete”.
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 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 Chapman Trusts, Colorado Springs Health Foundation, The Dakota Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, Ent Credit Union Foundation, Gazette Charities Foundation, GE Johnson Foundation, Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation, Leighty Foundation, Lindsay-Brisbin Fund, Moniker Foundation, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, RNR Foundation, and the Strub Heer Fund have joined forces to support a nonprofit capacity-building program, Pikes Peak Connect. Pikes Peak Connect is a program that was started with a shared vision that nonprofits throughout the Pikes Peak Region would have access to additional tools and talent through Catchafire’s pro-bono consultants.
As part of Pikes Peak Connect, nonprofits get access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled pro-bono consultants who will help with needs such as website development, online marketing, strategic planning, professional development, and other areas of critical work. Through Catchafire, Pikes Peak Connect helps organizations identify and achieve their philanthropic goals while accelerating their mission to contribute towards an ecosystem for systemic change.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of nonprofits, and is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skill sets.
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 pro bono professionals