Strengthen Your Organization
With Help from Skilled Volunteers
Get Help from 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.
20th Street Boxing Club received an application from Serina for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins received an application from Folorunso for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Joyful Journeys Community Enrichment received an application from Ayoola for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Denver Writes received an application from Hafsa for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Denver Writes received an application from Michael for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Colorado Women's Hall of Fame received an application from Amina for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies received an application from Folorunso for a Copywriting project.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies received an application from Allison for a Copywriting project.
Colorado Women’s Education Foundation received an application from Mehmood for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Healthy Child Care Colorado received an application from Bianca for a Presentation Template Creation project.
Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado/Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation received an application from Anam for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Chris Klug Foundation received an application from Charlie for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Jennifer from Healthy Child Care Colorado listed a Presentation Template Creation project.
Kevin from Denver Writes listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Toluwanimi matched with Colleen from La Plata County Humane Society for a Website consultation call!
Toluwanimi matched with Brian from Boulder County Fair for a Social Media consultation call!
Abhishek matched with Brian from Boulder County Fair for a Social Media consultation call!
Aileen matched with Brian from Boulder County Fair for a Social Media consultation call!
Theatre from Theatre Artibus listed a Management consultation call.
Gretchen matched with Elena from Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, Inc. for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Christine from Peer 180 Recovery Community Organization listed a Social Media consultation call.
Fryda from Hands to the Future listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Robert from 20th Street Boxing Club listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Denver Writes received an application from Vanessa for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies received an application from Pam for a Copywriting project.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies received an application from Lou for a Copywriting project.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies received an application from Victor for a Copywriting project.
Healthy Child Care Colorado received an application from Leonard for a Presentation Template Creation project.
Peer 180 Recovery Community Organization received an application from Trevor for a Social Media consultation call.
Colorado Poverty Law Project received an application from Sapna for a Website Major Update project.
Chris Klug Foundation received an application from Cecilia for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Anna from Chris Klug Foundation listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Modupe matched with Leonard from Friends and Neighbors in Need for a Website consultation call!
David matched with Leonard from Friends and Neighbors in Need for a Website consultation call!
Jessica from Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies listed a Copywriting project.
Ali from Colorado Women’s Education Foundation listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Chatterjee matched with Sandi from Peaks to People Water Fund for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Mary from Colorado Women's Hall of Fame listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Stephanie from Colorado Poverty Law Project listed a Website Major Update project.
Elizabeth matched with Bliss from Ascend Performing Arts for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Community Ministry Southwest Denver received an application from Daniel for an Event Concept & Plan project.
Colorado Women’s Education Foundation received an application from Lameed for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Erin matched with Karen from Community Ministry Southwest Denver for an Online Research project!
EGIFRID matched with Jeanice from Colorado Gynecologic Cancer Alliance for a Video Conferencing consultation call!
Glenda from Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Colorado Women's Hall of Fame received an application from Akinola for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Sara matched with Emily from Habitat for Humanity of Colorado for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Jennifer from Durango Pregnancy Center listed a Translation project.
Judy matched with Sandi from Peaks to People Water Fund for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Valerie matched with Jenna from Vail Friends of Dance for a Website Major Update 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 Gretchen W. helped Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, Inc.
How Chatterjee P. helped Peaks to People Water Fund
How Elizabeth R. helped Ascend Performing Arts
How Erin M. helped Community Ministry Southwest Denver
How Sara K. helped Habitat for Humanity of Colorado
How Calion W. helped Culinary Hospitality Outreach Wellness
How Mike W. helped Guidestone Colorado
How Andrew B. helped Jobs of Hope, Inc
How Jack R. helped Rocky Mountain Welcome Center
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 Colorado Gives Foundation
Who We Are
We are the Colorado Gives Foundation. We connect people, ideas and nonprofits. We are a Jeffco grantmaker and statewide, we invest to build the capacity of nonprofits and donors via ColoradoGives.org, nonprofit endowments and donor services.
What We Believe
We believe that a community is built by connection, and everyone can make good happen. Together, we strive to build resilient, connected and thriving communities, which is good for everyone.
If your nonprofit is a partner of Colorado Gives Foundation and/or on ColoradoGives.org please sign up for Catchafire to access the amazing capacity building services for free!
Read more about Colorado Gives Foundation.
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