Build Your Organization's Capacity
With Support 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 100+ 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. If you aren't sure where to begin, start by talking to a volunteer to get advice and explore ideas.
Zero Foodprint received an application from Tanaka for a Tech Systems consultation call.
Ginelle from BGO listed a Communications consultation call.
Laura from 350 Bay Area listed an Online Research project.
Joshua matched with Tony from Hunters of Color for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Marco matched with Hannah from Stay Grounded Network for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
michiel from Surfrider Foundation Netherlands listed a Website Minor Update project.
lupa from Comitato per il Sostegno al Movimento Ultima Generazione listed a Social Media consultation call.
Michele from Comitato per il Sostegno al Movimento Ultima Generazione listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Blue River Watershed Group received an application from Charles for a Website consultation call.
The Carbon Literacy Project received an application from Victor G for a Salesforce Database Customization project.
Ocean Blue Project, Inc received an application from Tijani for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Hartford Performs received an application from Shobha for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Stay Grounded Network received an application from Omoniyi for a Video Editing project.
Ocean Blue Project, Inc received an application from Edna for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Coombs Outdoors received an application from Araki for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Idaho Rivers United received an application from Sarah for an Infographic project.
The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York received an application from Pauline for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Ocean Blue Project, Inc received an application from Daniel for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Colorado Farm & Food Alliance received an application from Deborah for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Blue River Watershed Group received an application from Johnathan for a Website consultation call.
Human Impacts Institute received an application from Roger for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Ocean Blue Project, Inc received an application from Shivani for a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Blue River Watershed Group received an application from Abel for a Website consultation call.
Netzwerk Bluehende Landschaft (Mellifera e.V.) received an application from Edna for a Google Analytics Set Up & Training project.
Coosa Riverkeeper received an application from Nardos for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Colorado Farm & Food Alliance received an application from Araki for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
American Farmland Trust received an application from Sarah for an Infographic project.
Car-y-Mor received an application from Andrew for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Human Impacts Institute received an application from Valentina for a Video Editing project.
Alvaro from Human Impacts Institute listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Andrea Bianca matched with Micah from 350 Colorado for an Online Research project!
Lou matched with Denny from ParaCliffHangers for a Brochure Writing project!
Jenna from Malama Learning Center listed an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Idabomo matched with Alvaro from Human Impacts Institute for a Website consultation call!
Churchill matched with Alvaro from Human Impacts Institute for a Website consultation call!
Joshua matched with Alvaro from Human Impacts Institute for a Website consultation call!
Victoria matched with Daniela from Stay Grounded Network for a Translation project!
Marga from Urgenda listed an Online Research project.
Shyanne from Lower East Side Ecology Center listed a Brochure Writing project.
Kimberly from The Laukahi Network listed an Illustration project.
Carmen from Leeway Collective listed 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 Joshua A. helped Hunters of Color
How Victoria E. helped Stay Grounded Network
How Andrea Bianca C. helped 350 Colorado
How Lou M. helped ParaCliffHangers
How Aubrey E. helped UpRoot Colorado
How Brynn B. helped The Laukahi Network
How Leo W. helped Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA)
How Emily S. helped City Growers
How Nathaniel B. helped Camping to Connect
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!
We are partnering with Catchafire to provide access to skilled volunteers across the world for a select group of grassroots organizations. We believe that by bringing high-quality talent to you, our grantees, we can maximize the impact you are able to make for the communities you serve.
Jobs that you post on Catchafire will automatically be posted to your Patagonia Action Works profile, so that you can be connected to the skilled professionals in Patagonia’s customer and employee community.
Catchafire is an online tool that connects social 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 more.
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.
No. Patagonia is sponsoring your access to Catchafire, so it’s completely free for your organization.
Your access to Catchafire starts the day you post your first project and will last as long as you are a Patagonia Grantee, or if you do not receive a grant in the coming year from Patagonia, through the end of August 2020.
On average, projects are matched within two weeks. If you are not seeing the response you hoped for, please reach out to help@catchafire.org, and one of Catchafire's Nonprofit Advisors will get in touch with you.
Absolutely! Schedule a call, or email your questions to help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
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. Your posted projects will also automatically appear on your Patagonia Action Works profile. Those who are interested in your organization’s cause area and who have the skills required for your project will be able to apply.
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.
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”.
You’ll need your organization’s Cybergrants ID to set up your Catchafire account. You can find this ID number on your Patagonia Action Works dashboard’s profile page.
About this Program
Patagonia Action Works connects individuals to organizations working on local environmental issues. The Patagonia Action Works platform makes it possible for anyone to discover and connect with nearby environmental action groups and get involved with the work they do.
As part of Patagonia Action Works, Patagonia is partnering with Catchafire to provide you access to skilled volunteers across the world. We believe that by bringing high-quality talent to you, our grantees, we can maximize the impact you are able to make on the communities you serve.
Catchafire is an online tool designed to connect social 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 more.
Job requests made through Catchafire will automatically post to your Patagonia Action Works profile, introducing Patagonia’s audience to your nonprofit’s skill-based volunteering needs.
Have more questions? Drop us a line.
For questions related to Catchafire, email help@catchafire.org.
If you have questions about Patagonia Action Works North America program, please email ActionWorks@patagonia.com.
If you have questions about Patagonia Action Works Europe program, please email europe.actionworks@patagonia.com.