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.
Tzu-Jung matched with Sarah from Dream Centers of Colorado Springs for a Presentation Creation project!
Keith matched with Lori from Atlas Preparatory School, Inc for a Print Materials Design project!
Blaise matched with Sarah from Dream Centers of Colorado Springs for a Volunteer Manual project!
Gazette Charities Foundation received an application from Oluwaseun for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Michelle from Community Dental Health listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Lori from Atlas Preparatory School, Inc listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Jan matched with Kay from StableStrides for a Finance consultation call!
Jacob matched with Alex from Pikes Peak Community Foundation for an Event Management consultation call!
Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation received an application from Petr for a Copyediting project.
Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation received an application from Semiat for a Copyediting project.
Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District received an application from Osvaldo for a Translation project.
Alex from Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation listed a Copyediting project.
Teresa matched with Stephanie from Catholic Charities of Central Colorado for a Program Assessment project!
Ethan matched with Carrie from Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs for a Google Ads Campaign Support project!
Fiona from Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District listed a Translation project.
Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation received an application from Jacob for an Event Management consultation call.
Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District received an application from Sandra for a Translation project.
Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District received an application from Marina for a Translation project.
Elizabeth matched with Kay from StableStrides for a Human Resources consultation call!
Kelly from Gazette Charities Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Celeste matched with Morgan from The Arc Pikes Peak Region, Inc. for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Gary from Black Rose Acoustic Society listed a Management consultation call.
Tirth Pravin matched with Alex from Pikes Peak Community Foundation for an Excel Training project!
Pikes Peak United Way received an application from Rashi for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Jan matched with Heather from The Thrive Networks for a Finance consultation call!
Cesar matched with Tracie from Early Connections Learning Centers for a Translation project!
Melissa matched with Tara from PikeRide, Inc for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
Angela matched with Kay from StableStrides for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project!
Alex from Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation listed an Event Management consultation call.
Sean matched with Lyn from Pikes Peak Bulletin Nonprofit News Outlet for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Susan from Trails and Open Space Coalition for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Ann from Status Code 4 Inc. for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Gail from Envida (Disability Services Inc.) for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Avery from StableStrides for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Kate from Home Front Military Network for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Jan from Kidpower of Colorado for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Karen from Safe Place for Pets for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Colorado Springs from Colorado Springs Sports Corporation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Phyllis from Colorado Safety Net Collaborative for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Alli from Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Wendy from Face It TOGETHER, Inc for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Tara from PikeRide, Inc for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Cynthia from Golden Lotus Foundation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Andi from The Thrive Networks for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Sean matched with Stephanie from Classical KCME and Jazz 93.5 for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Shravanth matched with Kathleen from Opera Theatre of the Rockies for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Tara from PikeRide, Inc listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Angela matched with Kay from StableStrides for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Paulina matched with Angela from Silver Key Senior Services for a Translation project!
Black Rose Acoustic Society received an application from Sanghamitra for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
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 Tzu-Jung H. helped Dream Centers of Colorado Springs
How Keith L. helped Atlas Preparatory School, Inc
How Jan H. helped StableStrides
How Teresa A. helped Catholic Charities of Central Colorado
How Ethan Y. helped Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs
How Tirth Pravin G. helped Pikes Peak Community Foundation
How Cesar P. helped Early Connections Learning Centers
How Melissa B. helped PikeRide, Inc
How Diana B. helped Golden Lotus Foundation
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