Catchafire’s Rachel Chong Connects Skilled Volunteers with Social Good Programs
Social good programs and nonprofit organizations often don’t have the same monetary resources as large businesses, but they still need skilled professionals in accounting, healthcare, finance, law and many other practices to help them accomplish their goals. Fortunately, there are thousands of talented professionals who are willing to volunteer their services for good causes. The problem for many nonprofits, however, is finding the professionals with the right skillset for the positions they need. Enter Rachel Chong, who is both a cool person in technology and the CEO of Catchafire. Chong founded Catchafire to be an online service specifically dedicated to matching up skilled volunteers with organizations that need their help.
Nonprofits work with Catchafire and tell Chong and her team what they need as far as pro-bono workers. This information includes not only the skills that organizations require, but also the amount of time they need volunteers to be available. Professionals can then log into Chong’s site, enter their skills and availability and Catchafire will automatically match them up with an appropriate organization. If a user has trouble creating a profile on the site, online tech support can always help to provide a solution. Chong and her company claims to vet nonprofits thoroughly before collaborating with them. This vetting process is in place in order to ensure that volunteers don’t end up working for any ineffectual or poorly managed groups.
Of course, volunteers will still have to apply for positions in many cases, as acceptance into a role is not automatic. Chong’s company will schedule an interview between a potential volunteer and an organization once a social good program has accepted an application. It does not matter whether the volunteer is a lawyer or an IT support professional, there is always a selection process to attempt to ensure quality experiences for both parties.
Before founding and becoming CEO of Catchafire, Rachel Chong worked in the nonprofit sector herself as a program manager for BRAC. Her educational background includes a graduate degree from Duke University, where she also founded and acted as president of the Duke Microfinance Club. This cool person’s background in finance gives her important insight into how to handle her company’s money, while her background working in the nonprofit sector likely helps her manage Catchafire’s operations. Chong’s combine skillset seems to make her a perfect fit for her current role.
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