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.
Chad matched with Kara from Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George's County for a Change Management Coaching project!
Kevin matched with Samantha from Centreville Immigration Forum for a Website Audit project!
Tamsen matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for a Data Collection Plan project!
Lukas matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for an Employee Handbook project!
Wendie matched with Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Otilia matched with Breonna from Nonprofit Prince George's County for a Brochure Writing project!
AFRITHRIVE INC received an application from Elijah Oluwatobi for a Brochure Writing project.
Joyce matched with Truphena from AFRITHRIVE INC for an Employee Handbook project!
Truphena from AFRITHRIVE INC listed a Brochure Writing project.
Anna from GBYM listed a Proposal Review project.
Sarah Joy matched with Matthew from DC127 INC. for a Print Materials Design project!
GBYM received an application from Jamie for a Proposal Review project.
Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center received an application from Sunita for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center received an application from sai havanika for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center received an application from Matej for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Lannette from Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Kara from Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Prince George's County listed an Employee Review Process project.
Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE listed a Storytelling project.
Mazi A. E. from WORDS BEATS & LIFE listed an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Amy matched with Brian from Joseph's House for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Zach matched with Kowshara from Joseph's House for an Excel Training project!
Carlos matched with Kowshara from Joseph's House for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Madison matched with Thayan from Nonprofit Prince George's County for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Gabrielle matched with Sarah from Washington Area Women's Foundation for a Website Visual Design project!
Sarah Joy matched with Phillip from Washington English Center for a Print Materials Design project!
Chatterjee matched with Sarah from Washington Area Women's Foundation for a Website Copywriting project!
Julian matched with Mariel from Live It Learn It for a Salesforce Training project!
Caleb matched with Truphena from AFRITHRIVE INC for a New Employee Onboarding project!
Catherine matched with Barbara from Docs In Progress for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Heather matched with Meghan from District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) for a Website Major Update project!
Lavontte from Nonprofit Montgomery listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Leveling the Playing Field, Inc. received an application from Ojaswini for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Leveling the Playing Field, Inc. received an application from Lachlan for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Max from Leveling the Playing Field, Inc. listed a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Saipriya matched with Khadijah from Samaritan Ministry Of Greater Washington for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
David matched with Khadijah from Samaritan Ministry Of Greater Washington for a Website consultation call!
Haritha matched with Kayla from Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy for a Social Media Audit project!
Ashwin matched with Lauren from Crossroads Community Food Network for a Finance consultation call!
Silver S matched with Lauren from Crossroads Community Food Network for a Finance consultation call!
Grace matched with Josh from Teaching For Change for a Google Analytics Reporting project!
Linda matched with Andrea from Community Tax Aid, Inc. for an Event Management consultation call!
Sam from WORDS BEATS & LIFE listed a Copywriting project.
Rita matched with Ashlee from Red Wiggler Community Farm for an Employee Handbook project!
Alex matched with Anne from Pawfectly Delicious Dog Treats for a Tech Systems Set Up project!
De'Andre matched with Dana Tai Soon from Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company for a Search Engine Keyword Research project!
De'Andre matched with Dana Tai Soon from Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Friends of Anacostia Park received an application from OLIVER for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Friends of Anacostia Park received an application from Caihong for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Friends of Anacostia Park received an application from Davon for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Richard from Friends of Anacostia Park listed 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 Chad M. helped Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/Pr...
How Kevin J. helped Centreville Immigration Forum
How Tamsen B. helped WORDS BEATS & LIFE
How Otilia D. helped Nonprofit Prince George's County
How Joyce S. helped AFRITHRIVE INC
How Sarah Joy S. helped DC127 INC.
How Amy T. helped Joseph's House
How Gabrielle C. helped Washington Area Women's Foundation
How Catherine D. helped Docs In Progress
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.
