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 120+ 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.
Pallavi matched with Keziah from Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands for a Display Materials Design project!
Gail from VI Volunteer Advocates for Children listed a Branded Digital Assets project.
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands received an application from Tarah for a Marketing Materials consultation call.
VI Volunteer Advocates for Children received an application from Palwasha for a Branded Digital Assets project.
St. John Community Foundation received an application from Kaustubh Mani for a Fee-For-Service Strategy Sessions project.
Hilary matched with Pamela from St. John Wildlife and Donkey Rescue, Inc. for a Flexible Tech Support project!
Dan matched with Sophia from Caribbean Genealogy Library for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Zijie matched with Jay from Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts for a Website Usability Audit project!
Laken matched with Jay from Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts for a Volunteer Manual project!
Bunky matched with Keziah from Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands for an Illustration project!
Lawrence "Tucky" matched with Sophia from Caribbean Genealogy Library for an Illustration project!
Kristina matched with Amber from The Virgin Islands Children Museum for an Illustration project!
Barclay matched with Amber from The Virgin Islands Children Museum for an Illustration project!
Jennifer matched with Sophia from Caribbean Genealogy Library for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
TLC Foundation received an application from Michael for a Proposal Review project.
Yuval matched with Kristen from St John Singers d/b/a Sing St John for an Accounting Systems Set Up project!
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Ailea for a Website consultation call.
Yuval matched with Kristen from St John Singers d/b/a Sing St John for a Finance consultation call!
Olha matched with Sophia from Caribbean Genealogy Library for a Website User Experience project!
Dan matched with Sophia from Caribbean Genealogy Library for a Branded Digital Assets project!
JIM matched with FINNITTA from SEAT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center for an Individual Donor Letter project!
TLC Foundation received an application from Marlane for a Proposal Review project.
Tanika matched with Veronica from St John Singers d/b/a Sing St John for a Social Media Audit project!
Lynette matched with Virginia from Clean Sweep Frederiksted for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Eric matched with Virginia from Clean Sweep Frederiksted for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Tyler from TLC Foundation listed a Proposal Review project.
Ellen matched with Donnalie from YWCA of the Virgin Islands - YTEENS VI Inc. for a Copywriting project!
Hunter matched with Phyllis from St. John Wildlife and Donkey Rescue, Inc. for a Website Management Training (CMS-Based) project!
Luis matched with Donnalie from YWCA of the Virgin Islands - YTEENS VI Inc. for a Website Visual Design project!
Ebette from Legal Services of the Virgin Islands listed a Marketing Materials consultation call.
Sabrina matched with Veronica from St John Singers d/b/a Sing St John for a Social Media consultation call!
Mia matched with Alayna from VI Montessori School and Peter Gruber International Academy for a Social Media Content Calendar project!
Tara matched with Ebette from Legal Services of the Virgin Islands for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Sharon for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
Aishwarya matched with Jon from St. John Community Foundation for an Excel Training project!
Mary matched with Donnalie from YWCA of the Virgin Islands - YTEENS VI Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Luis matched with Donnalie from YWCA of the Virgin Islands - YTEENS VI Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Jon from St. John Community Foundation listed a Fee-For-Service Strategy Sessions project.
Alexa matched with Keziah from Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands for an Event Management consultation call!
Astrid matched with Asya from Animal Care Center of St. John for a Flexible Graphic Design Support project!
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Casey for a Social Media consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Micaela for a Social Media consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Ed for a Website consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from TAIWO for a Website consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Sabrina for a Social Media consultation call.
Nicole from United Jazz Foundation listed a Website consultation call.
Nicole from United Jazz Foundation listed a Social Media consultation call.
Nicole from United Jazz Foundation listed a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Aaron for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
United Jazz Foundation received an application from Larry for a Marketing Strategy consultation call.
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
Matched May 12th, 2021
How Pallavi C. helped Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin...
Display Materials Design
Matched May 7th, 2021
How Hilary L. helped St. John Wildlife and Donkey Rescue, Inc.
Flexible Tech Support
Matched May 6th, 2021
How Dan G. helped Caribbean Genealogy Library
Branded Digital Assets
Matched May 5th, 2021
How Laken B. helped Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts
Volunteer Manual
Matched May 4th, 2021
How Kristina B. helped The Virgin Islands Children Museum
Illustration
Matched Apr 26th, 2021
How Yuval N. helped St John Singers d/b/a Sing St John
Accounting Systems Set Up
Matched Apr 13th, 2021
How Lynette S. helped Clean Sweep Frederiksted
Brochure Graphic Design
Matched Apr 12th, 2021
How Ellen G. helped YWCA of the Virgin Islands - YTEENS VI Inc.
Copywriting
Matched Mar 29th, 2021
How Tara R. helped Legal Services of the Virgin Islands
Marketing Strategy
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!
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 Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands was created to serve both donors and nonprofit organizations of the Virgin Islands that want to ensure the highest quality of life for both present and future generations.
We are partnering with Catchafire to connect nonprofits in the Virgin Islands with access to a network of skills-based volunteers to help you accomplish the projects you need the most. We believe that by connecting you with high-quality talent, your organization can more efficiently and effectively carry out the important work you do every day.
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 more.
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
