Catchafire is a New York-based organization which makes skill-based connections between professional volunteers and other non-profits. It was founded in 2009 by Rachael Chong.Lore Croghan (July 5, 2009). "New Yorkers turn recession-era gloom into entrepeneurial gold". NY Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2014.John Leland (November 1, 2011). "Volunteering Rises on the Résumé". NY Times. Retrieved November 27, 2014. Catchafire matches professionals who want to donate their time with nonprofits who need their skills.
Volunteers with any of a wide variety of skills can browse Catchafire to find short-term projects which match their specific talents. Catchafire has been explicitly compared with matchmaking or dating websites."A 'Match.com' for Nonprofits and Volunteers" Fox Business Small Business Center, March 3, 2011
Chong has said she was inspired to start Catchafire by her experience volunteering for a house-building project in The Bronx, which left her financial and banking skills "untapped," requiring her instead to haul lumber around a building site.Ann Fisher, "A matchmaker for nonprofits and skilled volunteers" Crains NY Business, January 21, 2011 "We're matching what people do in their day-to-day lives with the opportunity to apply those amazing skills to a non-profit that truly needs it," she has said.Laurie Segall "Giving thanks, Web 2.0 style" CNN Money, November 24, 2010
See also Skills-based volunteering Social entrepreneurship
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