It Takes A City
Accelerate your impact with help from skilled volunteers
An Unrestricted Resource to Empower Baltimore Nonprofits
Our capacity building program is designed to extend your team and expand your skill set with a massive pool of skilled volunteers who complete tangible projects and provide expert consultation in areas such as marketing, finance, and web development so you can spend more time focusing on your mission.
We are proud to launch Catchafire Baltimore, a project supported by The Catchafire Foundation. This initiative is more than a technology tool — it provides the framework and skills to support equity across Baltimore by empowering nonprofit leaders like yourself to decide what you need to sustain your work over time, giving you more control of your organization's growth and overall impact. This program is free to all nonprofits in Baltimore — simply sign up!
Baltimore Rock Opera Society received an application from PRETTY for a Website consultation call.
Baltimore Rock Opera Society received an application from Stephen for a Website consultation call.
Professional Development nd Research Center International received an application from Sofia for a Website Audit project.
Baltimore Rock Opera Society received an application from Lina for a Website consultation call.
Professional Development nd Research Center International received an application from Wennan for a Website Audit project.
Tou matched with Tina from The Pro Bono Counseling Project for a Google Ads Set Up project!
Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative (BGJWC) received an application from Wally for an Operating Budget project.
Tyler matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for an Excel Training project!
Chinwendu matched with Chidimma from New Song Community Learning Center for a Website consultation call!
Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative (BGJWC) received an application from David for an Operating Budget project.
Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative (BGJWC) received an application from Nicolas for an Operating Budget project.
Lynn from Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative (BGJWC) listed an Operating Budget project.
Professional Development nd Research Center International received an application from Chatterjee for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Professional Development nd Research Center International received an application from Oleh for a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Claudia from Baltimore Rock Opera Society listed a Website consultation call.
Bhim from Professional Development nd Research Center International listed a Partnership Proposal Presentation project.
Bhim from Professional Development nd Research Center International listed a Website Audit project.
Ubair matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for an Excel Training project!
Professional Development nd Research Center International received an application from Camryn for a Website Audit project.
Elvia matched with KAREEN from TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Dan matched with Nick from HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative for a Leadership Coaching project!
Valeria matched with Myra from Rebirth Tabernacles of Glory for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Jessica matched with Beth from Asylee Women Enterprise for a Leadership Coaching project!
Rafia matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Kristi matched with Nirali from Metrics for Management for a Management consultation call!
Amanda matched with Sade from Win in STEM Inc. for an Instagram Set Up & Strategy project!
Abdelaziz matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for a Website Minor Update project!
Jorge matched with Alexander from Team Redemption for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Jon matched with Lawrence from Outcast Food Network for a Marketing Strategy consultation call!
Dale matched with Jonathan from Ashland Community Development Corporation for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
David matched with Erin from B-More Dog for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Kristen matched with Beth from Asylee Women Enterprise for a Change Management Coaching project!
Araki matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for a Website consultation call!
Christopher matched with Erin from B-More Dog for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Marci matched with Laura from Asylee Women Enterprise for a Time Management Coaching project!
Araki matched with KAREEN from TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS for a Logo Design project!
Ryan matched with John from Heathcote for a Flexible Data Support project!
Ashwin matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for an Operating Budget project!
Yohana matched with John from Heathcote for an Online Survey project!
Justin matched with John from Heathcote for an Identify Success Metrics project!
Jide matched with Jenn from Friends of Great Kids Farm for a Website consultation call!
Keli matched with Jenn from Friends of Great Kids Farm for a Website consultation call!
Kayiza matched with Michele from Unintentional Purpose Inc for a Social Media consultation call!
Anika matched with Jabril from The Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Office of Resident Services for an Event Management consultation call!
Ted matched with LaQuida from Smalltimore Homes for an Elevator Pitch Coaching project!
Freda matched with Randi from Metallic Luxury for a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project!
Hiral matched with David from HOPE4U20/20 for a Market Analysis project!
Lucy matched with Jessica from Caroline Center for a Website consultation call!
Chatterjee matched with Sade from Win in STEM Inc. for a Presentation Creation project!
Ezekiel matched with Jessica from Caroline Center for a Website consultation call!
How It Works
1. Explore Available Projects
Browse through over 150 proven 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
Great Connections Are Made Here
How Tou Y. helped The Pro Bono Counseling Project
How Tyler B. helped Unintentional Purpose Inc
How Elvia R. helped TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS
How Dan M. helped HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative
How Amanda B. helped Win in STEM Inc.
How Dale K. helped Ashland Community Development Corporation
How Kristen W. helped Asylee Women Enterprise
How Ryan C. helped Heathcote
How Anika K. helped The Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Office of Resident Services
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Work With Talented Professionals From Around the World
Finding the right match is important. Each of the 150+ proven 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 Baltimore 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.
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 Our Approach
For a little over a decade, Catchafire has provided its platform to thousands of nonprofit organizations throughout the globe, bringing equitable systems of support to help local nonprofits maximize their impact and meet the needs of residents.
At Catchafire, we believe in inclusive capacity building that is more accessible and responsive, more deeply rooted in mutual trust, and more scalable to reach the widest range of nonprofits — with a special focus on communities that have been under-resourced and underrepresented. Because of our particular approach, we were provided the opportunity, alongside The Catchafire Foundation, to launch our platform in any city within the United States.
Through interviews with nonprofits and community members, it was clear Baltimore and its surrounding area already has all the changemakers (you!) it needs. The surest path forward to strengthening Baltimore neighborhoods is by bridging the gap to expert talent through consistent access to critical capacity building projects and operational support. You are the experts in your neighborhood and by no means do we want to change the way you advocate for your city, we simply want to exist as a resource to help you grow.
Get Started by Signing Up Today
If you have more questions, email the Catchafire team at [email protected]. We also encourage you to share this offering with any 501c3 in Baltimore.