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.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from David for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Rob matched with Helen from Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health, Inc. for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Jackie matched with Julieane from Danceworks, Inc. for a Communications consultation call!
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Ademola for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from McKersin for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Su-Fang for a Data Visualization project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from Eric for a Google Workspace Set Up project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Shobha for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Mari for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
FoodRight received an application from Amy for a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Michael for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Michael for a Data Visualization project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Anthony for a Data Visualization project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from mehdi for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Rachel for a Data Visualization project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Don for a Data Visualization project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Sandhyavathi for a Data Visualization project.
Our Next Generation Inc received an application from Michelle for a Website Minor Update project.
Bryce from Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management listed a Data Visualization project.
Bryce from Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from Ify for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management received an application from Apoorva for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Jay matched with Emma from Hanan Refugees Relief Group for a Communications consultation call!
Our Next Generation Inc received an application from Jimoh for a Website Minor Update project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from Matt for a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
The Friendship Circle, Inc. received an application from Akinbade for an Email Layout & Template project.
Mark matched with FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL for an Event Slideshow Creation project!
Dayo from St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care listed an Identify Success Metrics project.
FoodRight received an application from Linda for a Flexible Coaching Support project.
FoodRight received an application from Jake for a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Urban Ecology Center received an application from Patrick for a Translation project.
The Friendship Circle, Inc. received an application from melaku for an Email Layout & Template project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from Aidan for a Google Workspace Set Up project.
Jay matched with Rhonda from Waukesha Civic Theater for an Event Management consultation call!
Urban Ecology Center received an application from Bekrattou for a Translation project.
FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL listed a Facilitated Strategy Session project.
Bruce matched with Megan from Ex Fabula for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Alicia matched with FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
FoodRight received an application from Eleni for a Flexible Coaching Support project.
Maire Cait from FoodRight listed a Flexible Coaching Support project.
FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL listed a Video Editing project.
Paula matched with FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Sara from GiGi's Playhouse Milwaukee, LLC listed an Event Concept & Plan project.
TRUE SKOOL received an application from Sharooq for a Google Workspace Set Up project.
Ashleigh & Cindy matched with Mary from League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Becky matched with Mary from League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL listed a Google Workspace Set Up project.
FIDEL from TRUE SKOOL listed a Video Editing project.
The Friendship Circle, Inc. received an application from Gideon for an Email Layout & Template project.
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 Rob W. helped Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health, Inc.
How Mark R. helped TRUE SKOOL
How Perry B. helped Our Daily Bread
How Jacqueline S. helped Urban Ecology Center
How Carroll E. helped Kukolu Organization
How Bob K. helped Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin Inc.
How Brendan M. helped Milwaukee Riverkeeper
How Megan V. helped Milwaukee Christian Center
How Grace N. helped Great Lakes Urban Empowerment Center, Inc.
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