Welcome to the Bay Area Capacity Building Collective
Strengthen your organization with the help of pro bono 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.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Jessie for a Website Visual Design project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Akande for a Website Visual Design project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Victor for a Website Visual Design project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Paula for a Website Visual Design project.
Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco received an application from Justin for a Website consultation call.
PUSH Dance Company received an application from Teresa for a Management Skills Coaching project.
SUGARBEARS received an application from David for an Individual Donor Letter project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Naga Aparna for a Website Visual Design project.
Kyra from Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco listed a Website consultation call.
Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco received an application from Michael for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco received an application from De'Andre for a Website consultation call.
Stephen matched with Merc from American Legion War Memorial Commission for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
Cornelius matched with Kyra from Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco for a Social Media Audit project!
Cornelius matched with Kyra from Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco for an Email Marketing Copywriting project!
Chi matched with Kyra from Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco for a Website consultation call!
Kyra from Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
PUSH Dance Company received an application from Mark for a Management Skills Coaching project.
PUSH Dance Company received an application from Tomide for a Website Major Update project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Ogidan for a Website Visual Design project.
Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco received an application from Jill for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
PUSH Dance Company received an application from Michael for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Tomide for a Website Visual Design project.
Raissa from PUSH Dance Company listed a Management Skills Coaching project.
eli from Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center listed a Website Visual Design project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Elizabeth for a Website Visual Design project.
Miss Major Alexander L. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center received an application from Peter for a Website Visual Design project.
Community Alliance for Special Education: CASE received an application from Jessica for an Accounting Systems Review project.
Community Alliance for Special Education: CASE received an application from Joshua for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Bay Area Video Coalition received an application from Mardi for a Public Speaking Coach project.
PUSH Dance Company received an application from Kingsley for a Website Major Update project.
Bay Area Video Coalition received an application from Temitope for a Public Speaking Coach project.
American Legion War Memorial Commission received an application from kareem for a Photo Editing project.
Adama from Weekend-Adventures.org listed an Organizational Executive Summary project.
Bay Area Video Coalition received an application from Chatterjee for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Anthony matched with Coumba from AdunaKids, Inc. for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Elijah matched with Deminika from Re'Optima FRC for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Madhura matched with Coumba from AdunaKids, Inc. for a Webinar Set Up & Training project!
Kate from Community Alliance for Special Education: CASE listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Alida from Community Alliance for Special Education: CASE listed an Accounting Systems Review project.
Kelly matched with John from The BOOM for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Kevin matched with John from The BOOM for a Website Major Update project!
Megan matched with Brian from Community Thrift Store for a Human Resources consultation call!
Alexis matched with Coumba from AdunaKids, Inc. for a Public Speaking Coach project!
18 Reasons received an application from Jim for a Leadership Coaching project.
De'Andre matched with Shehaam from Kiva for a Website consultation call!
Sarah from 18 Reasons listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Merc from American Legion War Memorial Commission listed a Photo Editing project.
Lynee matched with Deminika from Re'Optima FRC for an Organizational Chart Creation project!
SUGARBEARS received an application from Kate for an Individual Donor Letter project.
The BOOM received an application from Nayeli for a Flexible Web Development Support 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 Stephen B. helped American Legion War Memorial Commission
How Cornelius M. helped Occupational Therapy Training Program - San Francisco
How Anthony G. helped AdunaKids, Inc.
How Elijah S. helped Re'Optima FRC
How Kelly L. helped The BOOM
How Megan C. helped Community Thrift Store
How Pauline N. helped Magic Tooth Bus
How Walt L. helped LearnUp Centers
How Linda J. helped Mission Bit
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
Marin Community Foundation, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the Hellman Foundation have joined together to launch the Catchafire Bay Area Collective. This program provides capacity building resources to local nonprofit organizations working to build stronger, more equitable communities.
The participating foundations have partnered with Catchafire to support nonprofit organizations by making connections to pro bono professionals here in the Bay Area and across the world. Through these connections, the Collective maximizes the impact organizations are able to make on the communities they serve.
Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals looking to donate their skills. This resource provides organizations with expert support in areas like marketing and communications, web development, operations, strategy and much, much more.
Learn more about Marin Community Foundation, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the Hellman Foundation.
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