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.
Andrew matched with David from Tennessee Riverkeeper for a Video Editing project!
Emily matched with Jennifer from Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed for a Print Materials Design project!
Sailesh matched with Mike from Trees That Feed Foundation for a Facebook Ads Set Up project!
Men and Families Center, Inc. received an application from Brendan for a Photo Editing project.
Karisa from Ocean Blue Project, Inc listed a Website Usability Audit project.
Uma nandhini matched with Katy from California Institute of Environmental Studies for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Jessie from White River Waterkeeper listed a Custom Digital Images project.
Jessie from White River Waterkeeper listed a Social Media consultation call.
Jessie from White River Waterkeeper listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Sarah from Bee Girl listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Anjali from TIMBY listed a Website consultation call.
Kymberly from Bullsugar Alliance listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Saskia from Kampagne Meine Landwirtschaft/Wir haben es satt! listed a Translation project.
Andrea from Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development (CT RC&D) listed a Brand Messaging consultation call.
Sharon matched with Bill from Groundswell Coastal Ecology for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Ryan from Midwest Grows Green listed an Individual Donor Letter project.
Paul matched with Diana from Moms Advocating Sustainability for a Board Structures and Role Definitions project!
Shark Stewards received an application from Sneha for a Website Visual Design project.
Tennessee Environmental Council received an application from Duante for a Video Editing project.
John Muir Project received an application from Lynda for a Communication Materials Audit project.
Environmental Integrity Project received an application from Olexandr for a Video Editing project.
Earth Law Center received an application from Steven for an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
The Honeybee Conservancy received an application from Caroline for a Website Copywriting project.
Sajid matched with Tania from Ojai Valley Land Conservancy for a Customer Database (CRM) Setup project!
Myriam from Everybody Solar listed an Email Marketing Copywriting project.
Jazmine matched with Tracey from My Sea to Sky for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Karisa from Ocean Blue Project, Inc listed a Search Engine Marketing Plan project.
Bethan matched with David from Tennessee Riverkeeper for an Infographic project!
Anna from Ventura County Farm to School listed a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
Uwannika "Pebbles" matched with David from Tennessee Riverkeeper for an Illustration project!
Danielle matched with Emily from Homeless Garden Project for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Jessie from White River Waterkeeper listed a Data Crunching & Analysis project.
Susan matched with David from Tennessee Riverkeeper for an Illustration project!
Anna from Ventura County Farm to School listed a Video Editing project.
Laurens matched with nancy from Get Inspired for an Email Marketing System Set Up project!
Cameron matched with Karisa from Ocean Blue Project, Inc for an Event Press Kit project!
ewan matched with Kimeona from 808 Cleanups for an Organization Goal Setting project!
Katerina matched with David from Shark Stewards for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Samuel Lawrence Foundation received an application from Mark for a Video Editing project.
Center for Creative Land Recycling received an application from Callum for a Brochure Writing project.
Backbone Campaign received an application from Tamara for a HR Systems project.
Friends of Cedar Mesa received an application from Brian for an Email Layout & Template (Series) project.
DE-CRUIT received an application from Peter for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Center for Creative Land Recycling received an application from Gema for a Social Media Strategy Sessions project.
David from Tennessee Riverkeeper listed an Illustration project.
Robert matched with Shari from Friends of Family Farmers for a Website Visual Update project!
Ivana from Friends of the Los Angeles River listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Eric matched with Tania from Ojai Valley Land Conservancy for a Customer Database (CRM) Setup project!
Jae matched with Julia from Grow Ahead for an Illustration project!
Claire matched with Theo from London Waterkeeper for an Online Research 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.
Great Connections Are Made Here
Video Editing
How Andrew A. helped Tennessee Riverkeeper
Print Materials Design
How Emily R. helped Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed
Facebook Ads Set Up
How Sailesh P. helped Trees That Feed Foundation
Marketing Strategy Call
How Uma nandhini N. helped California Institute of Environmen...
Customer Database (CRM) Setup
How Sajid S. helped Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
Individual Donor Letter
How Jazmine M. helped My Sea to Sky
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
How Katerina S. helped Shark Stewards
Website Visual Update
How Robert Y. helped Friends of Family Farmers
Illustration
How Jae V. helped Grow Ahead
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 North America program, please email ActionWorks@patagonia.com.
If you have questions about Patagonia Action Works Europe program, please email europe.actionworks@patagonia.com.
