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.
Christy matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Presentation Creation project!
Christine from North Kohala Community Resource Center listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Derek for an Illustration project.
Elad matched with Janice from Oahu Agriculture and Conservation Assn. for a Program Strategy & Goals project!
Malama Kauai received an application from Diping for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Malama Kauai received an application from michael for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Inga matched with Breeani from Hawai'i Rise Foundation for a Copywriting project!
Katie matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Social Media consultation call!
Celeste matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Chatterjee for an Online Research project.
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Lauren for an Illustration project.
Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary listed a Marketing Channel Plan project.
Megan from Malama Kauai listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Rhett for an Online Research project.
Ken matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Photo Editing project!
Elizabeth matched with Frederick from Legacy Reef Foundation for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Paul for a Copywriting project.
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from David for a Copywriting project.
Elisa matched with Breeani from Hawai'i Rise Foundation for a Flexible Copywriting Support project!
Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary listed a Copywriting project.
Ashley matched with Breeani from Hawai'i Rise Foundation for a Presentation Template Creation project!
Anusha matched with Breeani from Hawai'i Rise Foundation for a Pricing Strategy project!
Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary received an application from Dani for a Print Materials Design project.
Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary listed a Print Materials Design project.
Mia matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
JIM matched with Frederick from Legacy Reef Foundation for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Alyssa matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Lindsay matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Nancy matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Online Research project!
Brooke matched with Janice from Oahu Agriculture and Conservation Assn. for an Event Concept & Plan project!
Jill matched with Rozy from Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary listed an Online Research project.
Margaret matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Flexible Copywriting Support project!
Adair matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Online Research project!
Diana matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Michael matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Photo Editing project!
Melissa matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Morgan matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Ana matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Valeria matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for an Illustration project!
Manuel matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Coral matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a (Short) Animation Creation project!
Katie matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Photo Editing project!
Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary listed an Illustration project.
Morgane matched with Kristopher from Never Quit Dreaming for a Website Content Audit project!
Yi Hsun (Richard) matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Lori from Lanakila Pacific listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Elizabeth matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Social Media Set Up project!
Alex matched with Jessica from Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal Rescue And Sanctuary for a Website Major Update project!
Lanakila Pacific received an application from hemant for a Tech Systems 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
Matched Sep 30th, 2020
How Christy R. helped Magical Creatures Of Hamakua - Animal R...
Presentation Creation
Matched Sep 29th, 2020
How Elad L. helped Oahu Agriculture and Conservation Assn.
Program Strategy & Goals
Matched Sep 28th, 2020
How Inga B. helped Hawai'i Rise Foundation
Copywriting
Matched Sep 23rd, 2020
How Elizabeth C. helped Legacy Reef Foundation
Brochure Graphic Design
Matched Sep 1st, 2020
How Morgane L. helped Never Quit Dreaming
Website Content Audit
Matched Aug 19th, 2020
How Tyler V. helped Hope Services Hawaii, Inc.
Social Media
Matched Aug 6th, 2020
How Tara S. helped Kauai Historical Society
Email Marketing System Set Up
Matched Jun 27th, 2020
How Kris C. helped Malama Kauai
Process Assessment
Matched Jun 13th, 2020
How Paige T. helped Assistance Dogs of Hawaii
Website Audit
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
