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.
Leah's Pantry, Inc received an application from Dio for a Website consultation call.
David from Leah's Pantry, Inc listed a Website consultation call.
Kathryn matched with Lauren from Hepatitis C Warmline, UCSF Clinician Consultation Center for a Management Skills Coaching project!
Stephanie matched with Jennifer from EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies for a Data Visualization project!
Alex matched with Lyla from The County of Alameda, California for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Mani matched with Maribel from Richmond Promise for a Tech Systems consultation call!
Rebecca matched with Dane from California Film Institute for a Hiring Strategy project!
EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies received an application from Elizabeth for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
EveryOne Home received an application from Ryan for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Chelsea from EveryOne Home listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Qian matched with Tamar from Native American Health Center, Inc. for a Flexible Copywriting Support project!
Maddie matched with Maria from BANANAS Inc. for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Lara matched with Chirag from Native American Health Center, Inc. for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Jennifer from EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Catherine matched with Liana from California Film Institute for an Excel Dashboard Creation project!
olivier matched with Lyla from The County of Alameda, California for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Jan matched with Lea from EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies for a Finance consultation call!
Loan matched with Adrienne from Leah's Pantry, Inc for a Data Crunching & Analysis project!
CavityFree SF, UCSF Foundation received an application from Bishen for a Short Video Creation Training project.
Karen matched with Spencer from Food as Medicine for a Translation project!
826 National received an application from Liz for a Finance consultation call.
Allison matched with Dane from California Film Institute for a New Employee Onboarding project!
Heidi matched with Chelsea from EveryOne Home for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
Sara matched with Chelsea from EveryOne Home for a Presentation Template Creation project!
patrick matched with Karen from CavityFree SF, UCSF Foundation for an Illustration project!
CavityFree SF, UCSF Foundation received an application from sojib for a Short Video Creation Training project.
CavityFree SF, UCSF Foundation received an application from Timothy for a Short Video Creation Training project.
Karen from CavityFree SF, UCSF Foundation listed a Short Video Creation Training project.
Christian matched with Lauren from Hepatitis C Warmline, UCSF Clinician Consultation Center for a Salesforce Database Customization project!
Thomas (Tom) matched with Larissa from The County of Alameda, California for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
826 National received an application from CPA Peter for a Finance consultation call.
Tiphani matched with Joanne from End Hep C SF, SF Public Health Foundation for a Communications consultation call!
Gary matched with Larissa from The County of Alameda, California for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Medha matched with Larissa from The County of Alameda, California for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Karen matched with Spencer from Food as Medicine for a Translation project!
Patricia matched with Kellyn from ODC for a Translation project!
Abbey from 826 National listed a Finance consultation call.
Wendy matched with Abbey from 826 National for a Finance consultation call!
826 National received an application from Glenn for a Finance consultation call.
Jan matched with Jessica from Lotus Bloom for a Finance consultation call!
Luana matched with Rosaura from DeLIVER Care Van, UCSF for a Merchandising project!
Kimberly matched with Beau from San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Shannon matched with Hugo from Radio Bilingue, Inc. for a Social Media consultation call!
Tim matched with Jethro from Oakland Literacy Coalition for a Human Resources consultation call!
Camille matched with Dane from California Film Institute for a Workplace Culture Assessment project!
Benny matched with Yesenia from DeLIVER Care Van, UCSF for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Karen matched with Spencer from Food as Medicine for a Translation project!
Joan matched with Margaret from Youth Radio DBA YR Media for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
Rebecca matched with Lea from EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies for a Market Analysis project!
Jason matched with Charles from At The Crossroads for a Program Strategy & Goals 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 Jun 21st, 2021
How Kathryn W. helped Hepatitis C Warmline, UCSF Clinician Co...
Management Skills Coaching
Matched Jun 16th, 2021
How Stephanie M. helped EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies
Data Visualization
Matched Jun 16th, 2021
How Alex S. helped The County of Alameda, California
Branded Digital Assets
Matched Jun 16th, 2021
How Mani A. helped Richmond Promise
Tech Systems
Matched Jun 6th, 2021
How Qian Z. helped Native American Health Center, Inc.
Flexible Copywriting Support
Matched Jun 6th, 2021
How Maddie A. helped BANANAS Inc.
Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity
Matched Jun 3rd, 2021
How Catherine C. helped California Film Institute
Excel Dashboard Creation
Matched May 27th, 2021
How Karen S. helped Food as Medicine
Translation
Matched May 26th, 2021
How Heidi B. helped EveryOne Home
Flexible Human Resources Support
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 120 detailed project types.
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”.
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 to troubleshoot 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
The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, East Bay Community Foundation’s ASCEND:BLO Initiative 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 The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, East Bay Community Foundation’s ASCEND:BLO Initiative, 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
