{"id":37515,"date":"2014-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glg.tempsite.space\/news\/glg-catchafire-announce-partnership-to-match-employees-with-skills-based-volunteer-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:40:56","slug":"glg-catchafire-announce-partnership-to-match-employees-with-skills-based-volunteer-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/news\/glg-catchafire-announce-partnership-to-match-employees-with-skills-based-volunteer-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"GLG & Catchafire Announce Partnership to Match Employees with Skills-Based Volunteer Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pioneer in Matching Professionals with Nonprofit Volunteer Opportunities to Collaborate with World\u2019s Largest Membership for Professional Learning and Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York, New York; October 22, 2014<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Catchafire, the leading skills-based volunteer platform (www.catchafire.org<\/a>), and GLG, the world\u2019s largest professional learning platform (GLG.it<\/a>), today announced a new partnership to match GLG employees with nonprofit volunteer opportunities.<\/p>\n

Catchafire connects nonprofits with talented volunteers whose professional skills meet the organizations\u2019 specific needs. GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) is the world\u2019s largest membership for professional learning and expertise, matching its clients with leading policy specialists, academics, engineers, former C-level managers, and professional leaders for advice and insight.<\/p>\n

The partnership launches with 40 targeted volunteer projects across the social sector, including organizations\u2019 efforts to combat hunger, to support affordable housing, to promote biodiversity conservation, and to eliminate stigma associated with depression and suicide. For each project, Catchafire matches one or more GLG employees with a nonprofit or social enterprise that needs their particular backgrounds and skills.<\/p>\n

Catchafire CEO Rachael Chong founded the organization in 2009 after becoming frustrated with the dearth of opportunities to volunteer her professional skills to nonprofits. She reasoned that volunteers and nonprofits would both be better served by leveraging volunteers\u2019 unique professional skills \u2013 in finance, marketing, development, strategy \u2013 to meet nonprofits\u2019 specific organizational needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission at Catchafire is to build a community of individuals helping to make the social sector more efficient and effective \u2013 and in the process to build nonprofit capacity to help change the world,\u201d Chong said. \u201cLike GLG, we deliver unique, mutually beneficial connections between professionals and organizations. Our parallel missions inspired this partnership, and we are excited GLG is joining our effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

GLG serves professionals who need unique perspective that can\u2019t be found in one-size-fits-all industry reports, conferences, and other mass professional learning offerings by connecting them with individuals who have firsthand expertise or operational experience. Today GLG serves the world\u2019s leading investors, entrepreneurs, corporations, consulting firms, nonprofits, and startups. Its membership includes more than 400,000 experts. GLG is scaling one-to-one learning, pairing its members and clients thousands of times a week, around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is to transform the way the world\u2019s top professionals share expertise and learn, and we\u2019re excited to be part of Catchafire\u2019s efforts to transform the way top professionals volunteer and make a difference,\u201d said GLG Director of Social Impact Jennifer Field. GLG Global Head of Human Resources Matthew Jagoda added, \u201cOur 900 employees are curious, courageous, and focused on service \u2013 for our clients and our communities. We\u2019re proud to dedicate our most important resource \u2013 our people \u2013 in support of important work for the world\u2019s benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chong is also a GLG Social Impact Fellow (www.GLGSocialImpact.com\/fellows<\/a>). GLG launched the Social Impact Fellowship earlier this year, giving twelve promising social entrepreneurs access to one-on-one learning from GLG\u2019s members, without cost. Fellows and their teams work collaboratively with GLG professionals to leverage the breadth and depth of the membership to inform strategic decisions and increase impact. GLG has additionally made a small investment in Catchafire.<\/p>\n

About Catchafire<\/strong><\/p>\n

Catchafire matches professionals who want to give their skills with nonprofits and social enterprises that need their help. Catchafire matches professionals and organizations based on a variety of characteristics \u2013 including skills, cause interests, and time availability \u2013 and helps organizations identify their needs as short-term, discrete, and individual-based projects. This project structure makes it easy for professionals to help in the midst of their busy daily lives. To find out more, visit\u00a0www.catchafire.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@Catchafire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About GLG \/ Gerson Lehrman Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLG is transforming the way the world\u2019s top professionals share expertise and learn. GLG curates custom learning experiences among professionals and thought leaders across fields, within a rigorous compliance framework. GLG scales one-to-one learning through conversations, mentorships, small group convenings, surveys, and other interactions with its network of more than 400,000 experts. Global, technology-driven, and nimble, GLG is the world\u2019s largest membership for professional learning and expertise. Its more than 900 employees work in 21 offices in 12 countries. To find out more, visit\u00a0www.GLG.it<\/a>\u00a0and follow\u00a0@GLG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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