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.
Hanif matched with Ingrid from Youth Center of Texas, Inc. for an Online Research project!
Janice from disABILITYsa listed a Social Media consultation call.
Southside First Economic Development Council received an application from Kevin for a Public Relations consultation call.
Alamo City Arts received an application from Mozart for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Ma Hila's Heart received an application from Megan for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Gloria from Ma Hila's Heart listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Leonard matched with Cory from Alamo City Arts for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed a Public Relations consultation call.
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed a Communications consultation call.
Molly matched with Shannon from Hemisfair Conservancy for a Logo Design project!
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed a Finance consultation call.
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed a Social Media Audit project.
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed an Event Budget Creation project.
Gabriela from Southside First Economic Development Council listed a Board Responsibilities & Structure project.
Albert from Raphael Community Free Clinic listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Reema matched with Melanie from disABILITYsa for a Presentation Creation project!
First Tee Greater San Antonio (San Antonio Golf Association) received an application from Faith for an Event Concept & Plan project.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Nicole for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
JIM matched with Cory from Alamo City Arts for a Public Relations consultation call!
Weonkyung matched with Rebecca from Planned Living Assistance Network of Central Texas, Inc. for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Project Transformation Rio Texas received an application from Michal for an Illustration project.
First Tee Greater San Antonio (San Antonio Golf Association) received an application from Joseph for an Event Concept & Plan project.
Alamo City Arts received an application from Gerardo for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Mengqi matched with Rebecca from Planned Living Assistance Network of Central Texas, Inc. for a Website Major Update project!
Alamo City Arts received an application from Tara for a Public Speaking Coach project.
Cory from Alamo City Arts listed a Public Speaking Coach project.
Defranco from American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions listed a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Joseph matched with Lizzy from Alamo City Arts for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Black Outside, Inc received an application from Justin for a Tech Systems consultation call.
American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions received an application from Weonkyung for a Flyer Graphic Design project.
Vijaya matched with Tralise from CAVALRY for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
Lilibeth matched with Ingrid from Youth Center of Texas, Inc. for an Online Research project!
Ingrid from Youth Center of Texas, Inc. listed an Online Research project.
Kercida from Project Transformation Rio Texas listed an Illustration project.
Ma Hila's Heart received an application from Staci for a Storytelling project.
disABILITYsa received an application from Kimberly for an Organizational One-Pager project.
Dee Howard Foundation received an application from Adetomiwa for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Dee Howard Foundation received an application from Kurran for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
First Tee Greater San Antonio (San Antonio Golf Association) received an application from Zubayer for a Thank You Letter project.
Tara matched with Tralise from CAVALRY for a Display Materials Design project!
First Tee Greater San Antonio (San Antonio Golf Association) received an application from Holly for a Thank You Letter project.
Social Venture Partners San Antonio received an application from Alex for an Event Slideshow Creation project.
Hunter matched with Tralise from CAVALRY for an Organizational One-Pager project!
John matched with Lea from Celebrate Dyslexia for an Infographic project!
Christina from Dee Howard Foundation listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Fiona matched with Tralise from CAVALRY for a Website Audit project!
First Tee Greater San Antonio (San Antonio Golf Association) received an application from Nathan for a Thank You Letter project.
Dee Howard Foundation received an application from Wisdom for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Social Venture Partners San Antonio received an application from Kelly for an Infographic project.
Ma Hila's Heart received an application from Howaida for a Storytelling 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 Hanif L. helped Youth Center of Texas, Inc.
How Leonard R. helped Alamo City Arts
How Molly L. helped Hemisfair Conservancy
How Reema L. helped disABILITYsa
How Mengqi J. helped Planned Living Assistance Network of Cen...
How Vijaya B. helped CAVALRY
How John K. helped Celebrate Dyslexia
How Ben B. helped San Antonio Marriage Initiative
How Marianne C. helped Magdalena House
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, LISC, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, DOCUmation, 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
