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.
Bill matched with Bill from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Communications consultation call!
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii received an application from XIAOJUN for a Translation project.
Daron matched with Olani from Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii received an application from Eriana for a Translation project.
Freddy matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for an Illustration project!
Covey matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for a Social Media Set Up project!
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii received an application from Ibrahim for a Translation project.
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii received an application from Krystal for a Website Audit project.
Legacy Reef Foundation received an application from Tara K. for a Flexible Social Media Support project.
Jahnvee matched with Gary from The Caregiver Foundation for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Maureen from Assistance Dogs of Hawaii listed a Website Audit project.
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii received an application from Paige for a Website Audit project.
Patricia from Legacy Reef Foundation listed a Flexible Social Media Support project.
La'akea Village received an application from Sukhmani for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Roman matched with Juanita from Hawaii Rural Water Association for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Larry matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Management consultation call!
Grace matched with Holly from Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii for a Translation project!
Michael matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Holly from Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii listed a Translation project.
Holly from Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii listed a Translation project.
Ally matched with Olani from Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) for a Storytelling project!
Minglong matched with Holly from Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii for a Translation project!
Austin matched with Dorian from Helping Hands Hawaii for a Website consultation call!
Krisztian matched with Hye Jung from Education Incubator for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Herbert matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for an Operating Budget project!
Herbert matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Presentation Creation project!
Herbert matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Finance consultation call!
Matt matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
La'akea Village received an application from Rachel for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Derek matched with Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc for a Video Conferencing consultation call!
La'akea Village received an application from Nicole for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Oliver matched with Naomi from Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii for an Employee Handbook project!
La'akea Village received an application from Aryan for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
La'akea Village received an application from Aryan for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Leslie from Mediation Services of Maui, Inc listed a Short Video Creation Training project.
Michael matched with Lana from Hui Noeau for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
DeBorah from La'akea Village listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
La'akea Village received an application from Louise for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
DeBorah from La'akea Village listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Lori matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Corey matched with Blaire from Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests for a Social Media Starter Strategy project!
Yuval matched with Susanne from Legacy Reef Foundation for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
Shane matched with Emma from Hawaii Conservation Alliance Foundation for a Video Conferencing consultation call!
Deepthi matched with Isaiah from Teach For America-Hawaii for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Jan matched with Rebekah from Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests for an Accounting Systems Review project!
Jen matched with Jamie from Oahu Invasive Species Committee for a Social Media Audit project!
Andy matched with Markus from Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Shannon matched with Markus from Kokua Mau A Movement to Improve Care for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Hakim matched with Soo San from Faith Action for Community Equity for a Leadership Coaching project!
Mohamed matched with Cortney from The Kohala Center for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
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
Matched Jun 3rd, 2020
How Bill O. helped Legacy Reef Foundation
Communications
Matched May 29th, 2020
How Covey B. helped The Caregiver Foundation
Social Media Set Up
Matched May 16th, 2020
How Grace Z. helped Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii
Translation
Matched May 1st, 2020
How Oliver G. helped Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii
Employee Handbook
Matched Apr 8th, 2020
How Deepthi R. helped Teach For America-Hawaii
Webinar Set Up & Training
Matched Apr 8th, 2020
How Jan H. helped Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests
Accounting Systems Review
Matched Apr 6th, 2020
How Jen R. helped Oahu Invasive Species Committee
Social Media Audit
Matched Mar 24th, 2020
How Mohamed D. helped The Kohala Center
Salesforce Database Customization
Matched Mar 20th, 2020
How Morgen M. helped Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge
Document Template Design
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 and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just mark 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 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
