Strengthen Your Organization
With Help from Skilled Volunteers
About this Program
Austin Public Health has a mission of preventing disease, promoting health, and protecting the well-being of all. To continue to carry out this mission, Austin Public Health has invested in a partnership with Catchafire.
Catchafire is a full service, on-demand solution designed to address the wide-ranging and complex needs of social good agencies. Catchafire is the largest online tool to connect social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills.
As an invitee of Austin Public Health’s first program, agencies have access to Catchafire’s innovative virtual platform and programming. These resources 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.
For partners interested in learning more about Austin Public Health’s partnership with Catchafire and how to get involved, please contact Catchafire.
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.
Ellen matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Copyediting project!
SAIVA received an application from Emmanuel for a Visual Brand Guide project.
Lock Arms for Life received an application from Huy for a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Creative Action received an application from Orin for a Human Resources consultation call.
Sonali from SAIVA listed a Visual Brand Guide project.
Sonali from SAIVA listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Sustainable Food Center received an application from Nicholas for a Finance consultation call.
Sustainable Food Center received an application from Emmanuella for a Finance consultation call.
Leesa from Lock Arms for Life listed a Flexible Web Development Support project.
Equidad ATX, Inc. received an application from Veronica for an Employee Handbook project.
Victoria matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Translation project!
Jaris from Foundation Communities listed a Translation project.
Leigh matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Social Media consultation call!
Alanna matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Social Media consultation call!
Anthony from Sustainable Food Center listed a Finance consultation call.
AFTV Five (AFTV5) received an application from Adrianne for an Event Management consultation call.
Sustainable Food Center received an application from Harrison for a Finance consultation call.
Sam from Creative Action listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Travis County received an application from Barnabas for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Mary from Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Travis County listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Travis County received an application from Sanghamitra for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Travis County received an application from Ibrahim for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Victoria matched with Leesa from Lock Arms for Life for a Translation project!
Ross matched with Lindsay from Creative Action for a Flexible Web Development Support project!
Kaley matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Nicole matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
American Gateways received an application from Sarayuu Reddy for a Finance consultation call.
American Gateways received an application from Precious for a Finance consultation call.
Rosalinda from American Gateways listed a Finance consultation call.
Marren matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Marina matched with Alycia from Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastoral Care for a Translation project!
AFTV Five (AFTV5) received an application from Josiah for an Event Management consultation call.
Samuel from AFTV Five (AFTV5) listed an Event Management consultation call.
Marren matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Marren matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
victorio matched with Taryn from Any Baby Can for a Logo Design project!
Fabio Francesco matched with Jennifer from The RISE Center for Liberation in Early Childhood Education for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Radhika matched with Sonali from SAIVA for a Social Media Audit project!
Marren matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Julie matched with Josie from Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastoral Care for a Website Audit project!
Cecilia matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Ankita matched with Sonali from SAIVA for a Brochure Writing project!
Marren matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Zachary matched with Maria from VinCare Services of Austin Foundation for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Race matched with Maria from VinCare Services of Austin Foundation for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Ashton from Equidad ATX, Inc. listed an Employee Handbook project.
Cecilia matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation project!
Paola matched with Graciela from American Gateways for a Translation 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 Ellen B. helped Lock Arms for Life
How Ross E. helped Creative Action
How Kaley S. helped American Gateways
How victorio m. helped Any Baby Can
How Fabio Francesco D. helped The RISE Center for Liberation in Early Childhood Education
How Radhika S. helped SAIVA
How Julie C. helped Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastoral Care
How Mehran H. helped Austin Urban Technology Movement
How Mina C. helped Sustainable Food Center
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.
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