What support do you need?

You’ve got access to 150+ pre-scoped projects and thousands of skills-based volunteers to help.

How it works

1. Post what you need
   Describe what you need — a consultation or project you need done

2. Volunteers apply or match
   Skilled pros come to you and you can request experts

3. Pick who fits best
   You review and choose who you want to work with

Explore support by category of need

• Executive leadership
• Finance & operations
• Fundraising
• Human resources
• Marketing & communications
• Professional development
• Program management
• Technology

Popular project templates

1. Marketing & communications
   Visual Brand Guide
   Duration: 2-6 weeks
   Provide consistency and coherence to your Organization’s visual identity with a branding guide that lays out design choices such as colors, font styles, and graphics.

2. Marketing & communications
   Illustration
   Duration: 2-5 weeks
   Bring marketing materials to life with a compelling visual, or design a custom illustration that conveys the defining characteristics of your Organization in a way that words and logos alone cannot.

3. Program management
   Online Research
   Duration: 1-4 weeks
   Get an extra pair of hands on deck to help you conduct research on a particular topic or question.

4. Human resources
   Employee Handbook
   Duration: 2-3 weeks
   Improve transparency and accountability by clarifying your employees’ legal rights and your Organization’s benefits, policies, and other expectations for performance and conduct, in a new or revised employee handbook.

5. Finance & operations
   Data Collection Plan
   Duration: 2-5 weeks
   Identify your program’s success metrics, and learn how to collect and analyze data to regularly measure the effectiveness and impact of your programs.

6. Marketing & communications
   Logo Design
   Duration: 1-4 weeks
   Elevate your Organization’s visual identity with a new or refreshed logo.

7. Technology
   Website Major Update
   Duration: 2-6 weeks
   Update your Organization's website by making a major change to the navigation, layout, or design.

8. Marketing & communications
   Flyer Graphic Design
   Duration: 1-2 weeks
   Develop a flyer that will help your Organization stand out so you can push your messaging and mission farther.

9. Marketing & communications
   Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
   Duration: 2-6 weeks
   Elevate your Organization’s visual identity with a new or refreshed logo, or other design choices such as colors, font styles, and graphics that reflect your mission and vision.

FAQs

What is Catchafire? What can I do here?

Much like a job board, start by posting your need and then receive applications from volunteer experts who want to help. Expect to receive multiple talented applicants, and choose who to work with based on their profiles. For larger projects, you can even interview volunteers before choosing who to work with.

• Engagements range from quick consultations to larger projects.
• Choose from 150+ pre-scoped project templates designed for common nonprofit needs.
• Get support across areas like fundraising, marketing, technology, strategy, and operations.

Who are our volunteers?

Catchafire volunteers are talented professionals looking to support causes and communities they care about by offering their skills. Our volunteers have an average of 16 years of professional experience, and 70% have previous experience in the nonprofit sector. Catchafire volunteers donate their time; you never pay for completed work.

Can I choose who I want to work with?

Yes. On Catchafire, you are in control throughout the application process and choose who you want to work with. When volunteers apply to your project, you review their profiles, interview them, and decide who to work with. We recommend reviewing a volunteer's experience, references, and portfolio before accepting any applicant. If you encounter a suspicious profile or feel unsure about a volunteer, reach out to our team through live chat.

Is this really free? Who is paying for it? How long do I have access?

Through the generous support of your foundation or corporate sponsor, you have been given free, flexible and unlimited access to Catchafire through your program year. If you enjoy using this platform and are getting value from it, please let your funder know. If you are unsure who your sponsor is, check the logo in the top left corner of the navigation bar.