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.
Imani from Love In Action Inc. listed an Event Management consultation call.
Peace Economy Project received an application from Brian for a Board Assessment project.
10 Billion Strong received an application from Derek for a Google Ads Set Up project.
10 Billion Strong received an application from Sanjay for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Larry matched with Dennis from Gateway Festival Orchestra for a Storytelling project!
Araki matched with Aaron from Ferguson Youth Initiative for a Website consultation call!
Danities matched with Aaron from Ferguson Youth Initiative for a Website consultation call!
Daniel matched with Aaron from Ferguson Youth Initiative for a Website consultation call!
Emily matched with Aaron from Ferguson Youth Initiative for a Website consultation call!
Meshach matched with Aaron from Ferguson Youth Initiative for a Website consultation call!
10 Billion Strong received an application from Mannan for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center received an application from Katharine for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center received an application from Anthony for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Montay Mclaurin Foundation received an application from Lauwana for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Ibukun matched with Sonia from Let's P.L.A.Y. for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Jennifer from St. Louis Art Place Initiative listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
John matched with Michelle from The Core Collective at Saint Vincent for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Kiana from Montay Mclaurin Foundation listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Gillian from Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
John matched with Lisa from Buddies Not Bullies for a Print Materials Design project!
Katerina from Peace Economy Project listed a Board Assessment project.
Arbie from The Christian Life Center listed a Communications consultation call.
St. Louis ArtWorks received an application from Mark for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Join Hands ESL, Inc. received an application from Greg for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
North Newstead Association received an application from Jacob for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Kelly matched with Katerina from Peace Economy Project for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Olivia matched with Monica from Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Center for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Monica from Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Center listed an Accounting Systems Set Up project.
Avenues Counseling Center received an application from John for a Logo Design project.
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Center received an application from John for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
St. Louis ArtWorks received an application from Mark for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Monica from Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Center listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Casey from North Newstead Association listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
Muriel from St. Louis Area Diaper Bank listed a Website Usability Audit project.
Mia matched with Ivy from I Am My Sister Foundation for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Marina matched with Sofia from St. Louis Area Diaper Bank for a Translation project!
Courtney from Avenues Counseling Center listed a Logo Design project.
Join Hands ESL, Inc. received an application from Adeife for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
10 Billion Strong received an application from Josiah for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Joseph matched with Charles from Open Space STL for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Patrick from 10 Billion Strong listed a Google Ads Set Up project.
Olorunfemi matched with Shavanna from Da Hood Connect for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Gabriella matched with Dennis from Gateway Festival Orchestra for a Print Materials Design project!
Brent matched with Angela from Dutchtown South Community Corporation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Nguyet Anh matched with Katerina from Peace Economy Project for an Illustration project!
CARE STL received an application from Kathleen for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Jessica from HLH Heroes Foundation listed an Event Management consultation call.
Abby from Join Hands ESL, Inc. listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Tracy Lee matched with Nicole from Got Your Six Support Dogs for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
Araki matched with Kelsey from HOME WORKS! for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity 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 Larry F. helped Gateway Festival Orchestra
How Araki A. helped Ferguson Youth Initiative
How John M. helped The Core Collective at Saint Vincent
How John M. helped Buddies Not Bullies
How Kelly V. helped Peace Economy Project
How Olivia S. helped Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Center
How Marina O. helped St. Louis Area Diaper Bank
How Olorunfemi B. helped Da Hood Connect
How Tracy Lee M. helped Got Your Six Support Dogs
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
Missouri Foundation for Health and the St. Louis Community Foundation have joined forces to support a nonprofit capacity-building program, the Greater St. Louis & Missouri Capacity Building Network. The Greater St. Louis & Missouri Capacity Building Network is a program that was started with a shared vision that nonprofits within the region would have access to additional tools and talent through Catchafire’s pro-bono consultants.
As part of the Greater St. Louis & Missouri Capacity Building Network, nonprofits get access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled pro-bono consultants who will help with needs such as website development, online marketing, strategic planning, professional development, and other areas of critical work. Through Catchafire, the Greater St. Louis & Missouri Capacity Building Network supports nonprofits as they strengthen their operations and teams, while ultimately accelerating their efforts to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of nonprofits, and is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skill sets.
Learn more about Missouri Foundation for Health and the St. Louis Community Foundation.
For foundations interested in learning more about the Greater St. Louis & Missouri Capacity Building Network and how to get involved, please contact Catchafire.
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