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.
Crag Law Center received an application from Sourabh for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Friends of the Urban Forest received an application from Kamran for a Copywriting project.
Justine from Buffalo Field Campaign listed a Print Materials Design project.
Friends of the Urban Forest received an application from Teagan for a Copywriting project.
Citizens for East Shore Parks received an application from Ellen for a Copywriting project.
Solar Youth received an application from Samantha for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Lacey & Paul from Indigenous ReGeneration listed a Business Plan Review project.
Lacey & Paul from Indigenous ReGeneration listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Lacey & Paul from Indigenous ReGeneration listed a Board Assessment project.
Samantha from Next Up listed a Google Analytics Reporting project.
Samantha from Next Up listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Samantha from Next Up listed a Workplace Culture Assessment project.
Samantha from Next Up listed an Employee Handbook project.
Samantha from Next Up listed a Compensation Plan project.
Cody matched with Zak from River Network for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Citizens for East Shore Parks received an application from Joshua for a Copywriting project.
Citizens for East Shore Parks received an application from Greg for a Copywriting project.
Surfrider Foundation NYC received an application from Fiona for an Event Planning Strategy Sessions project.
KIDS for the BAY received an application from Hamilton for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Samuel Lawrence Foundation received an application from Kimberly for a Human Resources consultation call.
Crag Law Center received an application from Charles for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Solar Youth received an application from Sarah for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Surfrider Foundation NYC received an application from Sarah for a Print Materials Design project.
Malama Loko Ea - Ola Kawailoa Loko Ea received an application from Sarah for an Infographic project.
Carol from Institute for Environmental Solutions listed a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Richard matched with Justine from Buffalo Field Campaign for an Audio Editing project!
Zach matched with Justine from Buffalo Field Campaign for a Video Editing project!
Rebecca from Rivers & Lands Conservancy listed an Illustration project.
Nikita from Surfrider Foundation NYC listed a Vendor Selection project.
Nikita from Surfrider Foundation NYC listed an Event Planning Strategy Sessions project.
Nikita from Surfrider Foundation NYC listed a Print Materials Design project.
Nikole from Just Transition Alliance listed a Visual Branding consultation call.
Nikole from Just Transition Alliance listed a Social Media consultation call.
MarieClaire from John Muir Project listed a Social Media consultation call.
Shelley matched with Johnny from City Surf Project for a Salesforce Training project!
MarieClaire from John Muir Project listed a Communication Materials Audit project.
Zak from River Network listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Friends of the Urban Forest received an application from Hamilton for a Copywriting project.
Food Forward received an application from Chieri for a Display Materials Design project.
The Rivers Trust received an application from Rahul for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
City Surf Project received an application from Eriola for a Website Visual Update project.
Nancy matched with Adrianne from SAVI - Strategic Alliance Veteran Integration for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Sarah matched with Laura from Food Forward for an Infographic project!
Allison matched with Scott from Friends of Ballona Wetlands for a Copywriting project!
Casey matched with Dup from California Wilderness Coalition for an Illustration project!
Amanda matched with Emily from Malama Loko Ea - Ola Kawailoa Loko Ea for a Social Media consultation call!
Brian matched with Scott from Friends of Ballona Wetlands for a Board Organizational Guidelines project!
Bobbie Ysabel matched with William from Little River Waterkeeper for a Website Visual Design project!
Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment received an application from Brent for an Event Planning Strategy Sessions project.
City Surf Project received an application from Victor for a Website Visual Update project.
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 120 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 120+ pre-scoped projects or post a consultation call to get started.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 100+ 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 nonprofits 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 to troubleshoot 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.
You can work on an unlimited number of projects throughout your membership, but can only post up to five projects at a time. Once you finish a project, mark it “complete” and you can post a new project. Note: you can post as many Ask An Expert phone calls as you’d like.
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.
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.
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, please email ActionWorks@patagonia.com.
