Welcome to
One Texas
Strengthen your organization with the help of pro bono 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.
Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas received an application from Addisyn for a Human Resources consultation call.
Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas received an application from nalini for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas received an application from Karthik for a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Open Door Preschools received an application from Lesedi for a Website Audit project.
Katie from Truth be Told listed a Video Conferencing consultation call.
Open Door Preschools received an application from Pavel for a Website Audit project.
Ashley matched with Lesa from Williamson County Crisis Center d/b/a Hope Alliance for a Visual Branding consultation call!
Marva from Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas listed a Data & Analytics consultation call.
Marva from Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas listed a Human Resources consultation call.
Texas Empowerment Academy received an application from Grazielle for an Illustrated Animation project.
Llyas from Texas Empowerment Academy listed an Impact Report Graphic Design project.
Tiffany matched with Krista from Open Door Preschools for a Website consultation call!
Scott matched with Taryn from Any Baby Can for a Video Editing project!
Stephanie matched with Emily from Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties for a Branded Digital Assets project!
Emily from Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties received an application from Harlan for a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Llyas from Texas Empowerment Academy listed an Illustrated Animation project.
Llyas from Texas Empowerment Academy listed a Brochure Graphic Design project.
Herb matched with Meme from MEASURE Austin for an Accounting Systems Review project!
Thomas matched with Taryn from Any Baby Can for a Video Editing project!
Krista from Open Door Preschools listed a Website Audit project.
C2H received an application from Brenna for a Website Content Audit project.
Phil matched with Kate from Austin Palliative Care for a Brochure Graphic Design project!
Tali matched with Shawna from Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastoral Care for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Debbie matched with Denise from St. David's Foundation for a Presentation Creation project!
Benjamin matched with Phyllis from Saffron Trust Women's Foundation for a Storytelling project!
Brian matched with Rachel from Solar Austin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Joey matched with Rachel from Solar Austin for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Emily from Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties listed a Logo Design project.
Sujoy matched with Christina from NAMI Central Texas for a Social Media Audit project!
Gary matched with Cindy from Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastoral Care for a Leadership Coaching project!
Todos Juntos Learning Center received an application from Vladimir for a Website Minor Update project.
Dylan matched with Beryl from Solar Austin for a Website consultation call!
Thow Chiang matched with Beryl from Solar Austin for a Website consultation call!
Cleoniki matched with Lesa from Williamson County Crisis Center d/b/a Hope Alliance for a Copywriting project!
Joy matched with Mariela from BookSpring for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
C2H received an application from Kavita for a Website Content Audit project.
Jennifer matched with Talli from Jewish Family Service of San Antonio for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Economic Growth Business Incubator received an application from Zena for a Google Ads Campaign Support project.
Anya matched with Christina from Impact Austin for an Organizational One-Pager project!
Jonathan matched with Sharon from NAMI Central Texas for a Fundraising consultation call!
Naomi from Black Trans Leaders-Austin listed a Logo Design & Visual Brand Identity project.
Chifundo matched with Naomi from Black Trans Leaders-Austin for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Bryan matched with Naomi from Black Trans Leaders-Austin for a Brand Messaging consultation call!
Jennifer matched with Ann from African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities for an Organizational Strategy consultation call!
Janelle matched with Llyas from Texas Empowerment Academy for a Copyediting project!
Anthony matched with Josie from A Gift of Time for a Marketing Strategy Consultation project!
Todos Juntos Learning Center received an application from Rashmi for a Website Minor Update project.
Christina from Todos Juntos Learning Center listed a Website Minor Update project.
Michael matched with Sharon from NAMI Central Texas for a Fundraising 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 Nov 24th, 2020
How Ashley M. helped Williamson County Crisis Center d/b/a Ho...
Visual Branding
Matched Nov 20th, 2020
How Scott L. helped Any Baby Can
Video Editing
Matched Nov 19th, 2020
How Stephanie A. helped Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet...
Branded Digital Assets
Matched Nov 17th, 2020
How Herb T. helped MEASURE Austin
Accounting Systems Review
Matched Nov 13th, 2020
How Phil L. helped Austin Palliative Care
Brochure Graphic Design
Matched Nov 13th, 2020
How Debbie G. helped St. David's Foundation
Presentation Creation
Matched Nov 12th, 2020
How Benjamin T. helped Saffron Trust Women's Foundation
Storytelling
Matched Nov 6th, 2020
How Sujoy C. helped NAMI Central Texas
Social Media Audit
Matched Nov 6th, 2020
How Gary G. helped Samaritan Center For Counseling and Pastor...
Leadership Coaching
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 help@catchafire.org, 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 help@catchafire.org and one of Catchafire’s Nonprofit Advisors will be in touch within 24 business hours.
About This Program
The St. David’s Foundation’s commitment to strengthening and supporting the nonprofit sector includes more than giving financial grants. We’ve heard from many of our organizations working in Central and Rural Texas that limited access to talent and human capital has made it difficult to build capacity and devise a sustainable organization for years to come.
St. David's Foundation has partnered with Catchafire to launch the One Texas program that will bring your nonprofit “on-demand” access to a network of 85,000+ consultants, pro bono, from across the country.
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 help@catchafire.org, or schedule a Catchafire introduction call to learn more about how your organization can build capacity with help from skilled pro bono professionals
