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.
Susan from Family And Youth Initiative Inc listed a Board Recruitment Plan project.
Tania matched with Kai from Liberty's Promise for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Rikki from The Arc of Northern Virginia listed an Employee Handbook project.
Jenni from Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. listed a Public Relations consultation call.
Josh matched with Katie Rose from Community Advocates For Family & Youth for a Thank You Letter project!
Katie Rose from Community Advocates For Family & Youth listed a Video Editing project.
Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. received an application from Larry for a Public Relations consultation call.
Larry matched with Kim from Nonprofit Village Center, Inc. for a Fundraising consultation call!
Valerie from Keys For The Homeless Foundation, Inc. listed a Fee-For-Service Strategy Sessions project.
Live It Learn It received an application from Steven for an Accounting Systems Review project.
Ben matched with Janet from Joey's Foundation for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Stephanie matched with Takesha from Nonprofit Prince George's County for a Logo Design project!
CASA - Prince George's County, Inc. received an application from Cristina for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center received an application from Cyril for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Ajay matched with Dan from Washington Improv Theater for a Google Ads Campaign Support project!
Barbara from Community Advocates For Family & Youth listed a Data Visualization project.
Kathy matched with Kai from Liberty's Promise for an Organizational Chart Creation project!
Yury from Liberty's Promise listed a Website Content Plan project.
Kate matched with Jessy from District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Katherine matched with Julie from The DC Special Education Cooperative for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project!
Jenni matched with Anne from Arts on the Block for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Suresh matched with Jenni from Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
William from Dance Institute Of Washington listed a Fundraising consultation call.
First Shift Justice Project received an application from Sarita for a Website Major Update project.
LaDonna matched with Dan from Washington Improv Theater for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Literacy Council Of Montgomery County, Maryland received an application from Danielle for a Social Media Audit project.
Jill D. Robinson, matched with Julie from The DC Special Education Cooperative for a Social Media Audit project!
Florence from Live It Learn It listed an Accounting Systems Review project.
Kym matched with Christine from Father Mckenna Center for a Website consultation call!
Colleen from Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) listed a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Andrew matched with Christine from Father Mckenna Center for a Website consultation call!
Shawn matched with Lucy from Together We Bake for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Nonprofit Montgomery received an application from Inie (Nia) for an Employee Handbook project.
DC Language Immersion Project Inc. received an application from Stephen for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project.
Andres matched with Sean from Liberty's Promise for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Erin from District Of Columbia Forensic Nurse Examiners listed a Storytelling project.
Colin matched with Rebecca from The DC Special Education Cooperative for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Stephanie matched with Rebecca from The DC Special Education Cooperative for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Literacy Council Of Montgomery County, Maryland received an application from Anjani for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Julie from The DC Special Education Cooperative listed an Employee Handbook project.
Tyler matched with Janet from Joey's Foundation for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Teaching For Change received an application from sripriya for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Teaching For Change received an application from Siyamala for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Lori matched with Rebecca from The DC Special Education Cooperative for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Sid matched with Katie Rose from Community Advocates For Family & Youth for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Teaching For Change received an application from Sam for a Flexible Tech Support project.
Lisa matched with Montana from Community Advocates For Family & Youth for a Website Content Plan project!
Erin from Smith Center for Healing and the Arts listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
vance matched with Christine from Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy for a Human Resources consultation call!
Takesha from Nonprofit Prince George's County listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) 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
Matched Oct 23rd, 2020
How Tania J. helped Liberty's Promise
Social Media Content Calendar
Matched Oct 22nd, 2020
How Josh Z. helped Community Advocates For Family & Youth
Thank You Letter
Matched Oct 21st, 2020
How Larry K. helped Nonprofit Village Center, Inc.
Fundraising
Matched Oct 16th, 2020
How Stephanie A. helped Nonprofit Prince George's County
Logo Design
Matched Oct 15th, 2020
How Ajay G. helped Washington Improv Theater
Google Ads Campaign Support
Matched Oct 14th, 2020
How Kate B. helped District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH)
Branded Digital Assets
Matched Oct 14th, 2020
How Katherine S. helped The DC Special Education Cooperative
Google Analytics Set Up & Training
Matched Oct 14th, 2020
How Jenni S. helped Arts on the Block
Salesforce Database Customization
Matched Sep 29th, 2020
How Yvette W. helped The Arc of Northern Virginia
Compensation Plan
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 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 and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just mark 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 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 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 help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled volunteers.
