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 120+ 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.
Kimberly matched with Harmonee from Sustainable Molokai for a Public Speaking Coach project!
Lauren from Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Arpit matched with Kirsten from Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc listed a Marketing Strategy Sessions project.
Dashiell from Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Malama Maunalua received an application from Sneha for a Website Visual Design project.
Manoa Heritage Center received an application from Charise for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Malama Maunalua received an application from Venkat for a Website Visual Design project.
Malama Maunalua received an application from MinJung for a Website Visual Design project.
Pamela from Malama Maunalua listed a Website Visual Design project.
Amy matched with Markus from Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Manoa Heritage Center received an application from Megan for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Nancy matched with Suzanne from B.E.A.C.H. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Nancy matched with Suzanne from B.E.A.C.H. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Manoa Heritage Center received an application from Nicole for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Manoa Heritage Center received an application from Victor for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Amy matched with Suzanne from B.E.A.C.H. for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Manoa Heritage Center received an application from Azzeddine for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Nancy matched with Suzanne from B.E.A.C.H. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Shreyans matched with Lisa from Healthy Climate Communities for a Website Audit project!
Justyna matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for a Website Audit project!
Meghan matched with Sarah from Catholic Charities Hawaii for a Marketing Strategy Sessions project!
Thomas matched with Evelyn from The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Kika matched with Evelyn from The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii for an Illustration project!
Sondra matched with Lauren from Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jade matched with Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc for a Social Media Set Up project!
Lawrence matched with Lauren from Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture for an Infographic project!
Jack matched with Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc for an Excel Training project!
Paula matched with Paula from Hawaii Afterschool Alliance for a Website Visual Design project!
Ashley matched with Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Joy Marie matched with Lisa from Healthy Climate Communities for a Website Visual Design project!
Pallavi V matched with Violet from 'Ohana Pilikoko for a Finance consultation call!
Tony matched with Hye Jung from Education Incubator for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Gabriel matched with Susan from Friends of the Future for an Excel Training project!
Dorothy matched with Renee from Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry for a Merchandising project!
Jennifer matched with Emma from Hawaii Conservation Alliance Foundation for a Communications consultation call!
Vinod matched with Kristen from Hope Services Hawaii, Inc. for a Customer Database (CRM) Setup project!
Natasha matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for an Event Branding & Marketing Materials project!
Joel matched with Bevanne from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Priya matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for a Social Media Set Up project!
Jan matched with Charlene from Hikaalani for a Finance consultation call!
CEMAL matched with Delia from Kauai Historical Society for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project!
Pratibha matched with Jayne from Rainbow School, Inc. for a Finance consultation call!
Joel matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for a Grant Template project!
Feiyang matched with Heather from Hawaii Symphony Orchestra for a Translation project!
Alex matched with Markus from Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care for a Website consultation call!
Adam matched with Delia from Kauai Historical Society for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Valeria matched with Cynthia from Rainbow School, Inc. for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Zahra matched with Cynthia from Rainbow School, Inc. for a Financial Planning project!
Alex matched with Markus from Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care for a Website consultation call!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 120 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 120+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Public Speaking Coach
How Kimberly V. helped Sustainable Molokai
Salesforce Database Customization
How Arpit J. helped Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge
Tech Systems Call
How Amy Z. helped Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care
Individual Donor Letter
How Nancy R. helped B.E.A.C.H.
Website Audit
How Shreyans J. helped Healthy Climate Communities
Marketing Strategy Sessions
How Meghan M. helped Catholic Charities Hawaii
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
How Thomas C. helped The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
Brochure Graphic Design
How Sondra R. helped Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture
Social Media Set Up
How Jade S. helped Mediation Services of Maui, Inc
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 100+ 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 nonprofits 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 120 detailed project types.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects throughout your membership, but can only post up to five projects at a time. Once you finish a project, mark it “complete” and you can post a new project. Note: you can post as many Ask An Expert phone calls as you’d like.
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 help@catchafire.org, and one of Catchafire's Nonprofit Advisors will get in touch to troubleshoot 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 help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About This Program
Because philanthropy is many things—a boost for individuals in time of need, a catalyst for change, a spark for social innovation, and a lever for reform—the Hawaii Community Foundation is many things. Among them, HCF is a resource, a partner, a funder, an advocate. At the heart of everything we do at HCF is a commitment to deliver meaningful impact that will benefit Hawaii.
Through this partnership with Catchafire we are providing our grantees with access to skills-based volunteers across the world. We believe that by bringing talent to our grantees, we can maximize the impact organizations are able to make on the communities they serve.
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 more.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
Email the Catchafire team at help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled pro bono professionals
