Strengthen Your Organization
With Experts Who Help Advance Your Mission
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 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. If you are not sure where to begin, start by talking to a volunteer to get advice and explore ideas.
Hannah matched with Francisca from Real Food for Kids for a Translation project!
Community Family Life Services received an application from Laura for an Operating Budget project.
Carol from Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Council For Court Excellence received an application from Abiola for a Website Copywriting project.
Community Family Life Services received an application from sandy for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
The Training Source, Inc. received an application from Vincent for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Michele matched with Kara from Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George's County for an Excel-Based Accounting System project!
Homes Not Borders Inc. received an application from Araki for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Nick's Place received an application from Vishal for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Council For Court Excellence received an application from Araki for a Website Copywriting project.
WORDS BEATS & LIFE received an application from Araki for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Shena from Community Family Life Services listed an Accounting Systems Review project.
Shena from Community Family Life Services listed an Operating Budget project.
Shena from Community Family Life Services listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Megan from WORDS BEATS & LIFE listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
WORDS BEATS & LIFE received an application from John for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Francisca from Real Food for Kids listed a Translation project.
Ubair matched with Francisca from Real Food for Kids for a Translation project!
Blanca matched with Lisbeth from Together We Bake for a Translation project!
Homes Not Borders Inc. received an application from Uswat for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
HBI received an application from Akindele for a Communications consultation call.
Asma matched with Francisca from Real Food for Kids for a Translation project!
Mason matched with Francisca from Real Food for Kids for a Translation project!
Community Development Network of Maryland Inc. received an application from Taimur Ullah Khasru for an Event Management consultation call.
Cheryl matched with Spencer from First Shift Justice Project for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Brian matched with Grace from Together We Bake for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jay matched with Toni from Hope House for a Finance consultation call!
Misty from Council For Court Excellence listed a Website Copywriting project.
Community Family Life Services received an application from John for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Anne from Pawfectly Delicious Dog Treats listed a Video Editing project.
Chatterjee matched with Jason from DC Justice Lab for an Online Research project!
Revati from Community Family Life Services listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Marren matched with Francisca from Real Food for Kids for a Translation project!
Francisca from Real Food for Kids listed a Translation project.
Francisca from Real Food for Kids listed a Translation project.
Francisca from Real Food for Kids listed a Translation project.
Francisca from Real Food for Kids listed a Translation project.
Jonathan matched with Valerie from Keys For The Homeless Foundation, Inc. for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Blaise matched with Jacqueline from Recovery Cafe DC for an Employee Handbook project!
The Training Source, Inc. received an application from Shiva for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
The Training Source, Inc. received an application from Rene for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
The Training Source, Inc. received an application from Ahmet Hasim for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Lutchano matched with Marissa from Council For Court Excellence for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jennifer matched with Angie from Springsong Museum for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project!
Claudia from Community Development Network of Maryland Inc. listed an Event Management consultation call.
Deborah from HBI listed a Communications consultation call.
Dan from Washington Improv Theater listed an Email Layout & Template project.
Anne matched with Tricia from Together We Bake for a Website consultation call!
Danielle matched with Monte from Changing Perceptions for an Organizational Chart Creation project!
The Training Source, Inc. received an application from Smita for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up 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 Hannah E. helped Real Food for Kids
How Michele M. helped Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George's County
How Cheryl M. helped First Shift Justice Project
How Brian A. helped Together We Bake
How Chatterjee P. helped DC Justice Lab
How Blaise M. helped Recovery Cafe DC
How Lutchano L. helped Council For Court Excellence
How Jennifer K. helped Springsong Museum
How Danielle F. helped Changing Perceptions
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected] and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About this Program
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation is the largest private, independent, local foundation focused exclusively on the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Foundation is the legacy of Morris Cafritz, one of Washington’s leading commercial and residential builders from the early 1920’s to the mid-60’s. An outstanding civic leader known for his generosity, Morris Cafritz established the Foundation in 1948. His wife, Gwendolyn, one of Washington’s leading hostesses in the post World War II years, was President of the Foundation from 1964 to 1988. In December 1988, Calvin Cafritz was elected to the Board of Directors of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and since February 1989, has served as Board Chairman. In July 1993, he was elected President and CEO of the Foundation.
The Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for residents of the Washington, DC area and is partnering with Catchafire, the largest online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. Through this partnership, grantees will have access to virtual, skills-based volunteers, to help them further their missions related to building a brighter future in the arts and humanities, community services, education, health, and the environment.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at [email protected], or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.