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 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.
Brian matched with Lynwood from BCIC Early Achievers for an Event Management consultation call!
Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) received an application from Lume for a Board Prospecting project.
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan received an application from Jiayi for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan received an application from Linus for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Daniel for a Logo Design project.
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Chukwura for a Board Prospecting project.
Monica from Remembering Cherubs listed a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Tri-Unity Community Development Corporation received an application from Jonathan for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Sunday for a Logo Design project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Francis for a Logo Design project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Kareem for a Logo Design project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Tim for a Logo Design project.
Transportation Riders United (TRU) received an application from Jessica for a Professional Bio Writing project.
Jonathan matched with Megan from Transportation Riders United (TRU) for a Talent Recruitment consultation call!
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Sanjay for a Board Prospecting project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from David Prince for a Logo Design project.
Second Ebenezer Church received an application from Omotosho for a Communications consultation call.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Akande for a Logo Design project.
Issoufou matched with Kaela from Read to a Child for a Flexible Tech Support project!
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Ryan for a Logo Design project.
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan received an application from Andres for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Paula matched with Kathy from Waterford Community Coalition for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
Yikun matched with Beth from Jr. Achievement of Southeastern MI for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Shashwat for a Board Prospecting project.
Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan received an application from Nicholas for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton received an application from Nirali for a Logo Design project.
Janice from Looking At The Whole Picture Foundaiton listed a Logo Design project.
Anna from Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan listed a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Cornelius matched with David from Tri-Unity Community Development Corporation for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
David from Tri-Unity Community Development Corporation listed a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Mary from Keep it Moving Inc listed a Finance consultation call.
Tabitha from Second Ebenezer Church listed a Communications consultation call.
Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) received an application from Hriday for a Board Prospecting project.
Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) received an application from NJ VINAY CHANDRA for a Board Prospecting project.
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Collins for a Board Prospecting project.
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Venkatesh for a Board Prospecting project.
Matt matched with Jazmine from JazzyKat Kids, Inc. (a/k/a Urban Fit Kids) for a Website Audit project!
Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) received an application from Jason for a Board Prospecting project.
De'Andre matched with Anna from Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jacqueline from Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. listed a Board Prospecting project.
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Fabricio for a Board Prospecting project.
Perfecting Community Development Corporation received an application from Emma Catherine for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) received an application from Michael for a Board Prospecting project.
Denise from Initiating Communities Helping Area Neighborhoods Gain Empowerment (ICHANGE) listed a Board Prospecting project.
Judy from Perfecting Community Development Corporation listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Judy from Perfecting Community Development Corporation listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Adrianne matched with Michele from Hope Against Trafficking for an Event Management consultation call!
Kate matched with Michele from Hope Against Trafficking for an Event Management consultation call!
Jenn matched with Mona from Work & Play Special Needs Resource Center for an Event Management consultation call!
louie matched with Mona from Work & Play Special Needs Resource Center for an Event Management consultation call!
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 Brian M. helped BCIC Early Achievers
How Issoufou T. helped Read to a Child
How Paula D. helped Waterford Community Coalition
How Yikun C. helped Jr. Achievement of Southeastern MI
How Matt B. helped JazzyKat Kids, Inc. (a/k/a Urban Fit Kids)
How Jennifer P. helped Foundations Preschool of Washtenaw County
How Michael H. helped S&D PJ Housing
How Kazushi U. helped The Art Experience
How Jennifer D. helped Youth Arts Alliance
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 this Program
United Way for Southeastern Michigan is excited to join Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the Skillman Foundation, the Washtenaw Coordinated Funders, and funders in the Great Lakes Bay Region in the statewide nonprofit capacity-building program, One Michigan.
One Michigan is a collaborative with a shared vision that one day every nonprofit in Michigan can have access to the tools and talent they need through Catchafire’s on-demand support to create positive social change across the state.
As part of One Michigan, nonprofits get access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled volunteers who will help pro bono with needs such as website development, online marketing, strategic planning, professional development, and other areas of critical work. Through Catchafire, One Michigan empowers nonprofits to strengthen their operations, teams, and ultimately accelerate their efforts to build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of nonprofits and is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills.
Learn more about United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Washtenaw Coordinated Funders, Midland Area Community Foundation, United Way of Midland County, Saginaw Community Foundation, United Way of Saginaw County, Bay Area Community Foundation, United Way of Bay County, Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation, United Way of Gratiot & Isabella Counties, Greenleaf Trust, The Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and the Skillman Foundation.
For foundations interested in learning more about One Michigan and how to get involved, please contact Catchafire.
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