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.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Amy for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Gerald for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin received an application from Joseph for a Translation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Ron for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Peter for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Deborah for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Ion matched with Madison from Medical College Of Wisconsin for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Kyle matched with Madison from Medical College Of Wisconsin for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Dan for a Program Assessment project.
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers received an application from Kingsley for a Translation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Viraj for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Green County Department of Public Health received an application from Adah for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Anne from Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers listed a Translation project.
Cornelius matched with Anne from Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers for a Translation project!
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Shashwat for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Andy for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Matthew for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Sunday for a Translation project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Collins for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Gaurav for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Fasiha for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Harsh P. for a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Solesi for a Program Assessment project.
Paul matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Social Media Set Up project!
Jennifer from Sauk County Health Department listed a Program Assessment project.
Sauk County Health Department received an application from Sruthi for a Program Assessment project.
Jennifer from Sauk County Health Department listed a Translation project.
Mental Health America of Wisconsin received an application from James for a Communications consultation call.
Agenor matched with Sarah from NEW Mental Health Connection for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project!
Cecilia matched with Jennifer from Sauk County Health Department for a Management consultation call!
Maria from Prevent Blindness Wisconsin listed a Translation project.
Oneida County Health Department received an application from Prishal Fernando for a Communications consultation call.
Sandra matched with Skyler from YWCA Madison, Inc for a Translation project!
Martina from Mental Health America of Wisconsin listed a Communications consultation call.
Luciana matched with Monica from Medical College Of Wisconsin for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Venette from Oneida County Health Department listed a Communications consultation call.
Sandra matched with Samantha from Prevent Blindness Wisconsin for a Translation project!
Sandra matched with Marylee from Iowa County Health Department for a Translation project!
Bridget from Green County Department of Public Health listed a Marketing Strategy Consultation project.
Victoria matched with Kaylee from Rusk County Department of Health & Human Services for a Translation project!
Michele matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Website Content Plan project!
Harshwardhan matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Daniel matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Brian matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Daemion matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for an Illustration project!
Sun matched with Jay from YWCA Madison, Inc for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Kathryn matched with Laura from Catholic Multicultural Center for a Website Visual Design project!
Tino matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Maryam matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Website consultation call!
Ro matched with Heather from Recovery Pathways for a Logo Design 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 Ion S. helped Medical College Of Wisconsin
How Agenor C. helped NEW Mental Health Connection
How Sandra B. helped YWCA Madison, Inc
How Kathryn A. helped Catholic Multicultural Center
How Molly Z. helped Oneida County Health Department
How Mengxiang X. helped Dane County Multi Agency Center
How Andrea P. helped Briarpatch Youth Services
How Erin H. helped Rooted WI Inc.
How Tom C. helped Employment Resources, Inc.
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 [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 Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have joined together to launch a statewide nonprofit capacity-building program, "Partnership for a Healthy Wisconsin," to strengthen our state's nonprofits' capacity to improve health and advance health equity.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and much, much more.
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 pro bono professionals