Strengthen Your Organization
With Pro Bono 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. It's easy to set up a brainstorming call in Catchafire.
Autism Community Network received an application from kim for a Video Editing project.
City Year San Antonio received an application from kim for a Video Editing project.
Victoria matched with Cindy from Children's Bereavement Center RGV for a Translation project!
Victoria matched with Cindy from Children's Bereavement Center RGV for a Translation project!
Nassim matched with Iliana from Alamo Area Community Network for a Pricing Strategy project!
Aarya matched with Sandra from Sporti Transforming Lives for an Open Board Position consultation call!
Chelsea from City Year San Antonio listed a Video Editing project.
Katie from Autism Community Network listed a Video Editing project.
Dharmi matched with Sandra from Sporti Transforming Lives for a Marketing Materials consultation call!
Eva matched with Sarah from San Antonio Area Foundation for a Translation project!
Tyrell matched with Ashley from STEPS for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
House of Neighborly Service, nonprofit on Westside of San Antonio received an application from Sophine for an Employee Handbook project.
Daniel from New Braunfels Youth Collaborative listed a Display Materials Design project.
Deyaa matched with Krista from DaisyCares for a Website Content Plan project!
Damien matched with Christy from Haven For Hope for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Rishitha matched with Christy from Haven For Hope for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Jay matched with Christy from Haven For Hope for an Artificial Intelligence consultation call!
Nisi matched with Emma from True Vine Elevation Academy for a Social Media Set Up project!
Sandra from House of Neighborly Service, nonprofit on Westside of San Antonio listed an Employee Handbook project.
Jay matched with Diana from JOVEN, Inc. for a Human Resources consultation call!
City Year San Antonio received an application from William for an Audio Editing project.
Daniel from New Braunfels Youth Collaborative listed an Employee Handbook project.
Chelsea from City Year San Antonio listed an Audio Editing project.
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Aastha Ravindrakumar for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Social Venture Partners San Antonio received an application from KEMIGISHA for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Becky from Social Venture Partners San Antonio listed a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Social Venture Partners San Antonio received an application from Niffy for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project.
Annie matched with Stacey from New Braunfels Youth Collaborative for an Impact Report Graphic Design project!
Michael matched with Scott from Thru Project for a Time Management Coaching project!
Latched Support received an application from Ajay for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from John for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Elaine matched with Zoe from Respite Care of San Antonio for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Naman for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Sara matched with Amir from Students of Service (SOS) for a Flexible Program Strategy Support project!
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Arkam for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Julie for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Xai for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Jack matched with Bobby from San Antonio Area African American Community Fund for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Anthony matched with Carmen from AMPEDINC! for an Excel-Based Accounting System project!
Stephanie matched with Terri from Haven For Hope for a Logo Design project!
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Sandeep for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Lutchano matched with Katie from Autism Community Network for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Deyaa for a Website Content Audit project.
Katie from Autism Community Network listed a Presentation Creation project.
Flavian matched with Becky from Social Venture Partners San Antonio for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Teresa from Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy listed a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Teresa from Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy listed a Website Content Audit project.
Mihaela matched with Christopher from Alamo City Arts for a Google Ads Campaign Support project!
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Moshood for a Website Accessibility Audit project.
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy received an application from Joshua for a Website Content Audit 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 Victoria E. helped Children's Bereavement Center RGV
How Nassim Z. helped Alamo Area Community Network
How Aarya M. helped Sporti Transforming Lives
How Tyrell S. helped STEPS
How Nisi B. helped True Vine Elevation Academy
How Annie L. helped New Braunfels Youth Collaborative
How Michael W. helped Thru Project
How Elaine B. helped Respite Care of San Antonio
How Sara C. helped Students of Service (SOS)
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 engaging with nonprofits that are tackling challenges and impacting communities 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 in this effort, including the San Antonio Area Foundation, H.E.Butt Foundation, K Harvey Brand Partners, LISC, Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation, San Antonio Area African American Community Fund and the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to work with us to provide Catchafire's program to help your nonprofit expand capacity and deepen impact through access to a network of 85K+ pro bono consultants from around the world.
Our funding cohort is unique - we know each of the nonprofits we support. We are here to help you succeed, and funding Catchafire subscriptions is one of the tools we use. Catchafire is the largest online platform connecting 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