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.
Kaori matched with Cheryl from Orca Network for a Website consultation call!
Hawaii Marine Animal Response received an application from Kyle for a Logo Design project.
Earth Law Center received an application from Ramnath for a Process Improvement project.
California Wilderness Coalition received an application from Janni Louise for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) received an application from Alessandro for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Green America received an application from Melanie for an Illustration project.
The Carbon Literacy Project received an application from Etienne for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Green America received an application from Serena for an Illustration project.
CITTADINI PER L'ARIA onlus received an application from Isabel for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Orca Network received an application from Kaori for a Website Audit project.
Resource Central received an application from Mohamed Abdulla for an Infographic project.
The Carbon Literacy Project received an application from Chris for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Seshasayi matched with Cristin from Help One Child for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Shannon matched with Sarah from Bee Girl for an Infographic project!
Sondra matched with Faye from Wolf Haven International for a Public Relations consultation call!
Sarah from Bee Girl listed a Print Materials Design project.
Sanjit matched with Carrie from Our Climate Education Fund for a Social Media Audit project!
Juliana matched with Megan from The River Otter Ecology Project for an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project!
Cheryl from Orca Network listed a Website Audit project.
Mikaela from Save The Waves Coalition listed a Translation project.
Tom matched with Dick from Coalition to Save the Menominee River, inc. for a Public Relations consultation call!
Roland from Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Kymberly from Friends of the Everglades listed a Thank You Letter project.
Ashley matched with Mike from Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness for a Print Materials Design project!
Dominic from Protect Our Winters UK listed a Website Visual Design project.
Olga from Tripod Ltd listed a Human Resources consultation call.
David matched with Olga from Tripod Ltd for a Human Resources consultation call!
Michael matched with Lori from Food for Thought Ojai for a Human Resources consultation call!
Robin matched with Lori from Food for Thought Ojai for a Human Resources consultation call!
Jayme matched with Lori from Food for Thought Ojai for a Human Resources consultation call!
CITTADINI PER L'ARIA onlus received an application from Nino for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
All Our Energy received an application from Eric for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Food Forward received an application from Bryan for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Public Media Network received an application from ANA MARIA for a Logo Design project.
Hawaii Marine Animal Response received an application from ANA MARIA for a Logo Design project.
Hawaii Marine Animal Response received an application from Elliott for a Logo Design project.
California Wilderness Coalition received an application from Elliott for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Human Impacts Institute received an application from Adair for a Transcription project.
SoCal 350 Climate Action received an application from Maxwell for a Flexible Marketing Strategy Support project.
Friends of Auburn Ravine received an application from Shauneen for an Illustration project.
California Wilderness Coalition received an application from Kassandra for a Branded Digital Assets project.
Urban Rivers received an application from Tom for a Customer Database (CRM) Set Up project.
Slow Food Deutschland e.V. received an application from Elliott for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Shark Stewards received an application from Annie for an Event Logistics Planning project.
Shark Stewards received an application from Shawna for an Excel Training project.
Friends of Auburn Ravine received an application from Alexandra Emma for an Illustration project.
Clean River Partners received an application from Ben for a Website consultation call.
Earth Law Center received an application from Susan for an Online Research project.
Friends of the Everglades received an application from Danielle for a Thank You Letter project.
VOICE Ireland received an application from Chelsea for a Video Editing 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
Matched Jul 30th, 2021
How Kaori P. helped Orca Network
Website
Matched Jul 29th, 2021
How Shannon O. helped Bee Girl
Infographic
Matched Jul 29th, 2021
How Sanjit O. helped Our Climate Education Fund
Social Media Audit
Matched Jul 29th, 2021
How Juliana C. helped The River Otter Ecology Project
Instagram Set Up & Strategy
Matched Jul 29th, 2021
How Ashley P. helped Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
Print Materials Design
Matched Jul 28th, 2021
How Juan M. H. helped Earth Law Center
Flexible Human Resources Support
Matched Jul 28th, 2021
How Samantha G. helped American Hiking Society
Storytelling
Matched Jul 28th, 2021
How Anais C. helped Save The Waves Coalition
Translation
Matched Jul 28th, 2021
How Dora B. helped Soil Heroes Foundation
Illustration
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 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 and calls throughout your membership. Once you finish a project, just mark sure to mark it “complete”.
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 North America program, please email ActionWorks@patagonia.com.
If you have questions about Patagonia Action Works Europe program, please email europe.actionworks@patagonia.com.
