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.
Daron matched with Julia from Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates for a Website Audit project!
Lakeshore Food 4 Kids received an application from Emmar for a Social Media consultation call.
Lakeshore Food 4 Kids received an application from Anshika for a Social Media consultation call.
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation received an application from Dan for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Lakeshore Food 4 Kids received an application from shoaib for a Social Media consultation call.
Have Mercy received an application from Pooja for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Extended Grace received an application from Tony "Goose" for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Tara from Lakeshore Food 4 Kids listed a Social Media consultation call.
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation received an application from Gizay for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Women's Information Service, Inc. received an application from Gizay for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Barbara Lee from Extended Grace listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Myles matched with Karen from Alpha Family Services for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Amanda from Have Mercy listed a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
John matched with Karla from A Few Friends for the Environment of the World for a Mission, Vision & Values project!
Holly from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation listed an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Coalition for Community Development received an application from yosra for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Greenville Area Community Foundation received an application from Linda for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Joy matched with Amanda from Have Mercy for an Illustration project!
Astra Rai matched with Julia from Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Michelle from Connexion Point Inc. listed a GIF Animation project.
Michelle from Connexion Point Inc. listed a Website Major Update project.
Julia from Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates listed a Social Media Audit project.
Amy matched with Christopher from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation for a Management consultation call!
Chatterjee matched with Karen from Alpha Family Services for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project!
James matched with Gloria from Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance for a Website Minor Update project!
Joy matched with Amanda from Have Mercy for an Illustration project!
Juan matched with Holly from Grand Haven Area Community Foundation for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Greenville Area Community Foundation received an application from Alex for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Women's Information Service, Inc. received an application from Leandro for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Women's Information Service, Inc. received an application from Lisa for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Lake County Habitat Inc received an application from Briana for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Brittany from Women's Information Service, Inc. listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Laura from Greenville Area Community Foundation listed a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Matt matched with Samantha from Habitat for Humanity of Newaygo Co for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Lake County Habitat Inc received an application from JIM for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Lake County Habitat Inc received an application from Mbaogu for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Chatterjee matched with Barbara Lee from Extended Grace for a Brochure Writing project!
Shawn from Lake County Habitat Inc listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Nia matched with Brittany from Women's Information Service, Inc. for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Linda matched with Tara from Fremont Area Community Foundation for an Employee Handbook project!
Leanne J matched with Karen from Hope 101 Ministry for a New Employee Recruiting project!
Elea matched with Barbara Lee from Extended Grace for a Communications consultation call!
Michael matched with Samantha from Habitat for Humanity of Newaygo Co for a Fundraising Plan Assessment project!
Kerri from Coalition for Community Development listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Brian matched with Amanda from Have Mercy for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Mia matched with Laura from Greenville Area Community Foundation for a Website Content Plan project!
Alison matched with Amanda from Have Mercy for a Time Management Coaching project!
Joy matched with Amanda from Have Mercy for an Illustration project!
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters received an application from Jitendra Kumar for a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Liz matched with Lateasa from Door Of Hope CDC for an Organizational Strategy 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 Apr 19th, 2021
How Daron R. helped Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates
Website Audit
Matched Apr 15th, 2021
How Myles W. helped Alpha Family Services
Fundraising Plan Assessment
Matched Apr 13th, 2021
How John A. helped A Few Friends for the Environment of the W...
Mission, Vision & Values
Matched Apr 9th, 2021
How Joy V. helped Have Mercy
Illustration
Matched Apr 8th, 2021
How Amy L. helped Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Management
Matched Mar 30th, 2021
How Chatterjee P. helped Extended Grace
Brochure Writing
Matched Mar 30th, 2021
How Linda J. helped Fremont Area Community Foundation
Employee Handbook
Matched Mar 23rd, 2021
How Mia B. helped Greenville Area Community Foundation
Website Content Plan
Matched Mar 16th, 2021
How Daron R. helped Arts Council of White Lake
Customer Database (CRM) 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 [email protected], 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 [email protected] and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About This Program
The Fremont Area Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Muskegon County, Community Foundation for Mason County, Greenville Area Community Foundation, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Lake County Community Foundation, Mecosta County Community Foundation, Osceola County Community Foundation & Michigan Health Endowment Fund have come together to support West Central Michigan organizations, joining other Michigan-based funders as part of Catchafire 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 Community Foundation for Mason County, Community Foundation for Muskegon County, Fremont Area Community Foundation, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Greenville Area Community Foundation, Lake County Community Foundation, Mecosta County Community Foundation, Osceola County Community Foundation, 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
