Our Terms of Use cover this in full. Here are quick answers to the two most common questions about who owns project work.
Does the nonprofit or the volunteer own the finished work?
The nonprofit owns the rights to the project deliverables. Under U.S. copyright law, all deliverables a volunteer creates through a Catchafire project are treated as "work for hire." "Work for hire" means the organization that received the work owns the rights to it, not the person who created it. So once a project is complete, the nonprofit owns the deliverables.
Can volunteers show their project work in their portfolio?
Yes. Volunteers can feature the work they completed through Catchafire in these ways:
In their portfolio.
To advertise their own services.
For any other non-commercial purpose (meaning not to sell the work itself for profit).
Questions?
If you have any questions, reach out using the blue chat bubble at the bottom-right of your screen. If you use a keyboard only or a screen reader, please email us instead at [email protected].