Strengthen Your Organization
With Help 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 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.
Angelica from YWCA San Antonio listed a Leadership Coaching project.
Brandon matched with Angelica from YWCA San Antonio for a Time Management Coaching project!
YWCA San Antonio received an application from Rhian for a Leadership Coaching project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Tessa for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Anamul for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
San Antonio Christian Dental received an application from Todd for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Rasika for a Storytelling project.
Tanya from Each One Teach One, Inc. listed an Illustration project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Majid for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Brandon for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
San Antonio Christian Dental received an application from Jenesis for a Google Ads Set Up project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Yahiya for a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from ChangeForce for a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Olivia matched with Lea from Celebrate Dyslexia for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Joseph matched with Mike from TEAMability for a Public Relations consultation call!
Julie matched with Mike from TEAMability for a Public Relations consultation call!
Defranco from American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions listed a Customer Database (CRM) Audit project.
Defranco from American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions listed a Facebook Ads Set Up project.
NDENGE matched with Janice from disABILITYsa for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Piya matched with Janice from disABILITYsa for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Cibolo Center for Conservation received an application from Karlis for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Maestro Entrepreneur Center received an application from Ruchika for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
kim matched with Jaclynn from Bexar Branches Alliance for a Website Visual Design project!
Cibolo Center for Conservation received an application from Wilson for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
San Antonio Christian Dental received an application from Jon for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Cibolo Center for Conservation received an application from Esha Reddy for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Kim Jashua for a Storytelling project.
Latched Support received an application from Deepa for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Latched Support received an application from Berkley for a Case Study Writing project.
Ride Connect Texas received an application from Saqlain for a Presentation Creation project.
San Antonio Christian Dental received an application from Alejandro for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Ride Connect Texas received an application from Siddhartha for a Presentation Creation project.
Brandon matched with Angelica from YWCA San Antonio for a Time Management Coaching project!
Michael matched with Angelica from YWCA San Antonio for a Time Management Coaching project!
Afia matched with Angelica from YWCA San Antonio for a Time Management Coaching project!
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Berkley for a Storytelling project.
Maestro Entrepreneur Center received an application from Lisa for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Bethany for a Storytelling project.
San Antonio Christian Dental received an application from Adam for a Google Ads Set Up project.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Holger for a Storytelling project.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Adebusuyi for a Storytelling project.
Acts of Hope Center received an application from Waqar for a Storytelling project.
Arlynn from Acts of Hope Center listed a Storytelling project.
Laeree from Maestro Entrepreneur Center listed a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Latched Support received an application from Kristen for a Management Skills Coaching project.
Maestro Entrepreneur Center received an application from RUTH for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Maestro Entrepreneur Center received an application from Leena for a Talent Recruitment consultation call.
Hearts Need Art: Creative Support for Patients and Caregivers received an application from Amanda Erin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Ride Connect Texas received an application from Muthu for a Presentation Creation project.
Leigh from Cibolo Center for Conservation listed a Social Media Content Calendar 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 Brandon G. helped YWCA San Antonio
How Olivia S. helped Celebrate Dyslexia
How Joseph C. helped TEAMability
How kim e. helped Bexar Branches Alliance
How Victoria E. helped Girls on the Run of Bexar County
How Jack B. helped San Antonio Christian Dental
How Peter O. helped Latched Support
How Enakshi R. helped Social Venture Partners San Antonio
How Kameron R. helped Pride Center San Antonio
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 150+ detailed project types.
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”.
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 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
Social Venture Partners San Antonio includes many names you already know, and some you don’t. We are C-suite leaders, volunteers, parents, community leaders, philanthropists – a network of local partners that are engaging with nonprofits that are impacting challenges across the region. We give our financial gifts, as well as our expertise to innovative organizations.
SVPSA invited our local philanthropy allies to join us on this effort, including San Antonio Area Foundation, H.E.Butt Foundation, KGB Texas, LISC, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, CapTrust, Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation, the San Antonio Area African American Community Fund, and Texas Capital Bank to work with us to provide Catchafire’s program to bring your nonprofit “on-demand” access to a network of 85,000+ consultants, pro bono, from across the country.
Our funding cohort is unique - we know each of the nonprofits we support. We are here for you to help you succeed, and this tool plays a role in that. Catchafire is the largest, online tool that connects social good organizations with talented professionals from around the world looking to donate their skills to help you.
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
