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.
Safe & Sound received an application from Colton for a Translation project.
Nancy matched with Walter from African American Leadership Alliance MKE for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project!
Cathy from Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc. listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Cathy from Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc. listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Christiana matched with Amera from Paralyzed Veterans of America - WI Chapter for a Storytelling project!
Michael matched with Amera from Paralyzed Veterans of America - WI Chapter for a Storytelling project!
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Stephen for a Website consultation call.
Riverworks Development Corporation received an application from Zach for an Online Research project.
Augie from Urban Ecology Center listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Urban Ecology Center received an application from Muz for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
African American Leadership Alliance MKE received an application from Stephen for a Website Audit project.
International Association for Human Values received an application from Muz for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
National fellowship for Black and Latino males received an application from Alice for a Public Relations consultation call.
Chenny matched with Sophia from Friedens Food Pantry for a Website Visual Design project!
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Noble for a Website consultation call.
Riverworks Development Corporation received an application from Isha for an Online Research project.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Dave for a Website consultation call.
Maxie from Radio Milwaukee listed an Event Management consultation call.
Adrienne matched with Patrick from BizStarts Milwaukee for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Genisx Inc received an application from Blair for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
African American Leadership Alliance MKE received an application from David for a Social Media Audit project.
African American Leadership Alliance MKE received an application from Oyewole for a Website Audit project.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Kelechi for a Website consultation call.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Haritha for a Website consultation call.
Lisa matched with Serah from Riverworks Development Corporation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Sajita matched with Serah from Riverworks Development Corporation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Paola matched with Serah from Riverworks Development Corporation for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Chatterjee matched with Walter from African American Leadership Alliance MKE for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Sara from GiGi's Playhouse Milwaukee, LLC listed an Event Management consultation call.
Sara from GiGi's Playhouse Milwaukee, LLC listed an Event Management consultation call.
Neil from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee Inc listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Adeniyi for a Website consultation call.
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association received an application from Rehmat for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Koinonia Family Development Center received an application from QuickDN for an Excel-Based Accounting System project.
BikerFest Block Party received an application from Brian for a Social Media consultation call.
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association received an application from QuickDN for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Janeel for a Website consultation call.
Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative received an application from Umair for a Finance consultation call.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Erin for a Website consultation call.
Shirene matched with Mercedes from Groundwork Milwaukee for an Excel Training project!
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association received an application from Chinenye for a Visual Branding consultation call.
Koinonia Family Development Center received an application from Obinna for a Website Copywriting project.
Julia matched with Stacey from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Inc for a Translation project!
Louie from Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. listed a Website consultation call.
Kevin from Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. received an application from Drew for a Website consultation call.
Anavictoria matched with Cyrena from Mahogany Cares for a Board Responsibilities & Structure project!
MENTOR Greater Milwaukee received an application from Adrienne for an Event Management consultation call.
Riverworks Development Corporation received an application from Christabel for an Online Research project.
Friedens Food Pantry received an application from Andy for a Tech Systems 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 Nancy S. helped African American Leadership Alliance MKE
How Christiana S. helped Paralyzed Veterans of America - WI Chapter
How Chenny W. helped Friedens Food Pantry
How Lisa S. helped Riverworks Development Corporation
How Shirene S. helped Groundwork Milwaukee
How Julia A. helped Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Inc
How Anavictoria P. helped Mahogany Cares
How Araki A. helped Center For Leadership of Afrikan Women's Wellness
How Rohit P. helped Wisconsin Philanthropy Network
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
Bader Philanthropies, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and Zilber Family Foundation have joined forces to support a nonprofit capacity-building program, the Greater MKE Partnership. The Greater MKE Partnership is a program that was started with a shared vision that nonprofits in Milwaukee would have access to additional tools and talent through Catchafire’s pro-bono consultants.
As part of the Greater MKE Partnership, nonprofits get access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming to leverage a network of more than 100,000 skilled pro-bono consultants who will help with needs such as website development, online marketing, strategic planning, professional development, and other areas of critical work. Through Catchafire, the Greater MKE Partnership supports nonprofits as they strengthen their operations and teams, while ultimately accelerating 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 skill sets.
Bader Philanthropies, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and Zilber Family Foundation.
For foundations interested in learning more about the Greater Milwaukee Partnership 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