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.
Gearin' Up Bicycles received an application from Ceyhun for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Julie from Gearin' Up Bicycles listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Asian American Lead received an application from Zannatul for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE received an application from Bina for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Lizette matched with Ama from Community Advocates For Family & Youth for a Social Media consultation call!
Greg from Thrive DC listed an Elevator Pitch Coaching project.
US CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY received an application from MOHAMMED for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Samantha matched with Kowshara from Joseph's House for a Website consultation call!
US CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY received an application from Charlie for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
US CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY received an application from Ken for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Luis matched with Lisa from GBYM for a Website Content Plan project!
Tina from Friends Of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens listed an Employee Review Process project.
Christine Morano from Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy listed a Website Major Update project.
Jane from US CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Centreville Immigration Forum received an application from Lindsey for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
GBYM received an application from Jacob for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Evan matched with Amy from Story District for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Juan matched with Amy from Story District for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Thomas matched with Carla from Smith Center for Healing and the Arts for a Video Editing project!
Lisa from GBYM listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Abdul from Asian American Lead listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Asian American Lead received an application from Leonard for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Asian American Lead received an application from Kayalvilli for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Asian American Lead received an application from Xinyu for an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Teaching For Change received an application from Anagha for a Hiring Strategy project.
Centreville Immigration Forum received an application from Ori for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Community Advocates For Family & Youth received an application from Huaqi for a Website consultation call.
Larry matched with Judy from Capitol Hill Village for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Samantha from Centreville Immigration Forum listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Community Advocates For Family & Youth received an application from Petronillah for a Website consultation call.
Teaching For Change received an application from Zahra for a Hiring Strategy project.
Teaching For Change received an application from Vidhi for a Hiring Strategy project.
Kenneth matched with Jason from Turning The Page for a Logo Design project!
Ama from Community Advocates For Family & Youth listed a Website consultation call.
Austin matched with Ama from Community Advocates For Family & Youth for a Website consultation call!
Arthur matched with John from RESET for a Board Assessment project!
Keesha from Teaching For Change listed a Hiring Strategy project.
Shannon from DC Charter School Alliance listed a Financial Planning project.
Community Advocates For Family & Youth received an application from Sanaz for a Website consultation call.
Jenni matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for a Website Minor Update project!
Anais matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Carla matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for a Compensation Plan project!
Brian matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for a Board Operations & Systems project!
Dylan matched with Amir from Nonprofit Prince George's County for a Website Technical Updates project!
Luis matched with Lisa from GBYM for a Website consultation call!
Jojo matched with Lisa from GBYM for a Website consultation call!
Ashley matched with Lisa from GBYM for a Website consultation call!
Shweta matched with Brooke from World Arts Focus/Joe's Movement Emporium for an Online Survey project!
Hannah matched with Michelle from Live It Learn It for a Communications consultation call!
John matched with Christine Morano from Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy for a Copywriting 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
Matched May 26th, 2022
How Lizette R. helped Community Advocates For Family & Youth
Social Media
Matched May 24th, 2022
How Luis G. helped GBYM
Website Content Plan
Matched May 17th, 2022
How Thomas B. helped Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Video Editing
Matched May 11th, 2022
How Larry W. helped Capitol Hill Village
Management Skills Coaching
Matched May 6th, 2022
How Kenneth B. helped Turning The Page
Logo Design
Matched May 6th, 2022
How Arthur H. helped RESET
Board Assessment
Matched Apr 28th, 2022
How Jenni A. helped WORDS BEATS & LIFE
Website Minor Update
Matched Apr 23rd, 2022
How Shweta G. helped World Arts Focus/Joe's Movement Emporium
Online Survey
Matched Apr 20th, 2022
How John N. helped Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy
Copywriting
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 120 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 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 [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.
