— Justin Kazmark, Founder & Principal at Threadwell & VP at The Morris + King Company
We'll ask you for information about your professional experience, skills, and passions.
We'll send you a personalized list of projects, making it easy for you to pick the perfect volunteer opportunity.
You'll tackle a clearly-defined project and make a huge difference in just a few months.
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MAKE A BIG IMPACT — Volunteering your professional skills through a Catchafire Project provides service that is 10 times more valuable than an average volunteer's hourly wage. We help you make the biggest impact possible with your limited time. |
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CHALLENGE YOURSELF — Working in a new environment with unique resource constraints, you'll find creative solutions to help your organization achieve big results. You'll tackle the role of project lead to produce a valuable deliverable. |
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VOLUNTEER ON YOUR SCHEDULE — Volunteer on a project that requires just 5 hours a week over 3 months or less. You determine when to get the work done, so your volunteering can fit with your busy schedule. |
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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER — Build your professional experience, expand your network, and explore new career paths. A Catchafire Project is a great addition to your resume. |
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Create a profile on our site. Think of this as your volunteer resume. You'll provide information on your professional experience, skills, and interests. |
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Browse our project menu. Our projects have a clearly-defined scope of work, so you know what you're responsible for delivering, what your organization expects of you, and what your organization will bring to the table. To qualify for a project, we'll ask you to answer a few questions to verify that you have the skills and experience for the project you picked. |
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Pick a perfect project. We'll deliver a customized list of projects tailored to you, so you can easily pick the perfect project. All our organizations have made a commitment to value your time and contribution, and you'll also be able to ask questions about a project before you accept it. |
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Impress your organization. Write a brief cover letter to communicate to the organization why you're right for the project. |
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Get introduced to your organization. Once you've been selected by the organization, we'll introduce you so you can get started right away! |
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Manage your time and project. You'll take the lead managing the project, and can keep track of your progress with your Catchafire Project Log. |