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!
Freedom's Place, Inc. received an application from Aishani for a Website consultation call.
Freedom's Place, Inc. received an application from Chidvi for a Website consultation call.
Lisa matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Website Copywriting project!
Tiffany from Freedom's Place, Inc. listed a Website consultation call.
David matched with Tiffany from Freedom's Place, Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Freedom's Place, Inc. received an application from Rjay for a Website consultation call.
Wendy from TasteWise Kids listed an Organizational Strategy consultation call.
Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. received an application from Yu Cheng for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Climb for Hope, Inc received an application from Nike for a Logo Design project.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from Dr. Amanda for a Management consultation call.
Climb for Hope, Inc received an application from Rodinberg for a Logo Design project.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from Chinue for a Management consultation call.
Climb for Hope, Inc received an application from Gaurav for a Logo Design project.
Climb for Hope, Inc received an application from Jeremiah for a Logo Design project.
Climb for Hope, Inc received an application from Reina for a Logo Design project.
Donna from Asylee Women Enterprise listed a Management consultation call.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from Erica for a Management consultation call.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from Soumen for a Management consultation call.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from Dennis for a Management consultation call.
Asylee Women Enterprise received an application from David for a Management consultation call.
Marjorie matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Website Visual Design project!
Andrew from Climb for Hope, Inc listed a Logo Design project.
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center received an application from Jeanne for a Data Collection Plan project.
ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. listed a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project.
Renuka matched with Tiffany from Freedom's Place, Inc. for a Website consultation call!
Olivia from Upstream Alliance listed a Website Usability Audit project.
Upstream Alliance received an application from Aashish for a Website Usability Audit project.
Upstream Alliance received an application from Keith for a Website Usability Audit project.
Upstream Alliance received an application from Oreofe for a Website Usability Audit project.
Melodie from Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center listed a Data Collection Plan project.
Renuka matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Search Engine Optimization Audit project!
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center received an application from Ami for a Data Collection Plan project.
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center received an application from Swetha for a Data Collection Plan project.
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center received an application from Michael for a Data Collection Plan project.
Aaliyah matched with KAREEN from TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Ben matched with Amanda from Leadership - Baltimore County for a Data & Analytics consultation call!
Out for Justice received an application from Sharmilan for a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Dwan from Out for Justice listed a Social Media Content Calendar project.
Dustin matched with Nick from HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collaborative for a Website Set Up (CMS-Based) project!
Aaliyah matched with KAREEN from TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS for a Flyer Graphic Design project!
Marco Antonio matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for an Illustration project!
Keith matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Logo Design project!
Presley matched with Wendy from TasteWise Kids for an Online Research project!
Douglas matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for an Operating Budget project!
Sylvia matched with Amanda from Leadership - Baltimore County for a Logo Design project!
Jeremiah matched with Kristy from Ministry Beyond Myself for a Website Major Update project!
Carter matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Flexible Human Resources Support project!
Kevin matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for an Individual Donor Letter project!
Sheeba matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Print Materials Design project!
Jeniah matched with ORLANDO from Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc. for a Video Editing project!
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
Matched Oct 4th, 2022
How Lisa C. helped Music Instruction For All Learners, Inc.
Matched Oct 4th, 2022
How David G. helped Freedom's Place, Inc.
Matched Sep 13th, 2022
How Aaliyah E. helped TRANSFORMING YOUTHS INTO ADULTS
Matched Sep 6th, 2022
How Dustin L. helped HEAL Refugee Health and Asylum Collabora...
Matched Aug 29th, 2022
How Presley D. helped TasteWise Kids
Matched Aug 4th, 2022
How Jessica B. helped Asylee Women Enterprise
Matched Jul 22nd, 2022
How Faryal N. helped We Will All Rise, Inc.
Matched Jul 13th, 2022
How Eric S. helped Tomorrow's Promise Foundation Inc
Matched Jul 6th, 2022
How Sasha V. helped Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore C...
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 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 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.
