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.
Green Living Science received an application from Yvonne for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Community Family Life Center received an application from melaku for a Website consultation call.
Community Family Life Center received an application from Vantressa for a Website consultation call.
Green Living Science received an application from Saksham for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Michael matched with Reuben from The Better Detroit Youth Movement for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Black to the Land Coalition received an application from Ben for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Green Living Science received an application from Vidhi for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Abdullahi for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Subhasish for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Amirah for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Rachelle for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Ty for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Fatema for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Ammara for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Community & Home Supports, Inc received an application from Sean for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Willie from Community Family Life Center listed a Website consultation call.
TAIWO matched with Willie from Community Family Life Center for a Website consultation call!
Community Family Life Center received an application from Olawale for a Website consultation call.
Dream of Detroit received an application from Mira for a Marketing Channel Plan project.
Community Family Life Center received an application from Ayomide for a Website consultation call.
Dream of Detroit received an application from Emmanuel for a Video Editing project.
Dream of Detroit received an application from Ajayi for a Video Editing project.
Empowerment Zone Coalition, Inc. received an application from Saurabh for a Board Prospecting project.
Community & Home Supports, Inc received an application from Michael for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Green Living Science received an application from Runtian for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Ann from Dream of Detroit listed a Video Editing project.
Adrienne from Black to the Land Coalition listed a Tech Systems consultation call.
Community & Home Supports, Inc received an application from Olamide for an Email Marketing System Set Up project.
Dream of Detroit received an application from Vivian for a Video Editing project.
Black to the Land Coalition received an application from Mike for a Tech Systems consultation call.
John from Community & Home Supports, Inc listed an Email Marketing System Set Up project.
John from Community & Home Supports, Inc listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Ann from Dream of Detroit listed a Marketing Channel Plan project.
Growing Forward Together received an application from Cameron for a Presentation Template Creation project.
Green Living Science received an application from Venkata Sai Sri Vyshnavi for an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Jay matched with Christina from Destined For Greatness Mentoring for a Communications consultation call!
Julia from Growing Forward Together listed a Presentation Template Creation project.
Curtis from Green Living Science listed an Excel Dashboard Creation project.
Seth matched with Kaela from Read to a Child for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Jesus matched with Summer from Fresh Start Clubhouse, Inc. for a Flexible Tech Support project!
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Detroit received an application from Michael for a Tech Systems Review project.
Henry matched with Rochelle from Safe & Sound Ministries for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project!
Sapna matched with Shauntenell from Perfecting Community Development Corporation for a Website Major Update project!
A Brighter Way received an application from Priya for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Detroit received an application from Augustine for a Tech Systems Review project.
Michele matched with Djenaba from Black to the Land Coalition for an Employee Handbook project!
Anastasia matched with Donna from Higher Ground Abodes for a Visual Brand Guide project!
Green Living Science received an application from Jin for a Program Assessment project.
Talisman matched with Cyekeia from Detroit College Access Network (DCAN) for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Jay matched with Cyekeia from Detroit College Access Network (DCAN) for an Organizational Strategy 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 TAIWO S. helped Community Family Life Center
How Jesus S. helped Fresh Start Clubhouse, Inc.
How Henry o. helped Safe & Sound Ministries
How Michele M. helped Black to the Land Coalition
How Anastasia P. helped Higher Ground Abodes
How Yikun C. helped Jr. Achievement of Southeastern MI
How Erin W. helped T.E.A. (Teach Empower Achieve)
How Ritwik V. helped Transportation Riders United (TRU)
How Sanghamitra P. helped Dream of Detroit
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