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As more and more organisations sign up to Match My Project, an important question is – how does Match My Project work alongside the National TOMs? The National TOMs framework is a set of financial proxies that provides a financial value for Social Value requirements – often specified in government tender documents.  They were introduced […]

Liz is the Head of Communities and Social Value at the Breyer Group, a leading property services provider that has been working with the public sector for over 60 years. We’ve been collaborating with Liz and her Community and Social Value Manager, Bobby Lorraine for the last couple of months and wanted to share what […]

Tell us a bit about your role at Kinovo – what’s a typical day like for you?  I am the Marketing and Social Value Manager at Kinovo Group, which consists of specialist property services contractors, Dunhams, Purdy and Spokemead, so there is always a variety of different jobs to complete, and no day is ever […]

At Onward, we are committed to making the most positive impact we can for the people and communities we serve. We want our investment to stretch beyond bricks and mortar. Our Director of Strategy, Rob Loughenbury, tells us more… Our Corporate Plan ‘The Onward Difference’ sets out our commitment to make a positive difference by enabling […]

We understand there simply might not be community projects on MatchMyProject that your business is able to support. But you may still have excess capacity and resources to share.  To date, MatchMyProject (MMP) has been a ‘one way’ marketplace. In other words, businesses could only respond to requests for help from the local community. We’re […]

Here are some things to think about when posting projects and using Match My Project. When signing up for an account, DO… Sign up with accurate information about your organisation Wait for an email to access your account, once the contracting authority has accepted your registration. Remember to look and check at whether there are […]

2024 has been a big one for Match My Project. We asked each MMP team member to tell us about their highlight of the year. Here are the moments we’ll remember 2024 by as a team: Dan, Founder and Team Captain It’s not been a bad year for Match My Project. We’ve brought some great […]

How Match My Project is helping create collaborative and creative spaces for local communities Fierce Festival is a festival of theatre, performance and experiences which takes place in and around Birmingham every two years. This year, Fierce matched with Birmingham City University on Match My Project.  From this collaboration, the perfect home for a specially […]

At Match My Project, we celebrate businesses that step up to create meaningful jobs and training opportunities in their communities – and Ridge & Partners is a shining example of this commitment in action. Ridge & Partners, a Built Environment Consultancy, recently partnered with the Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) through Match My Project to […]

Today is World Mental Health Day. Why celebrate Mental Health Day? Mental health matters, today and every other day.  According to mental health charity Mind, 2 million people are currently stuck on waiting lists for NHS mental health services.  Mental health stigma is a significant issue. People are being left behind by a broken mental […]

We recently heard from Ruth Martin, work placement coordinator at The Hive College, about how Match My Project has been helping her source opportunities for young people with disabilities in Birmingham. I’m Ruth, I’m from The Hive College. We are an outstanding, according to Ofsted (and ourselves), college in Erdington North Birmingham. We offer courses […]

Earlier this week at Birmingham and Solihull Social Value Conference, we heard from Carol Glenn, Social Value Programme Manager at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council about the council’s learnings getting Social Value delivered. The story so far At Solihull Council, we’ve got Social Value embedded in our procurement processes quite well. And that’s the easy part, […]

In communities across the UK, remarkable stories of collaboration and positive change are unfolding. At Match My Project, we’re privileged to witness firsthand how local initiatives can spark transformation and bring people together. As summer draws to a close, we want to shine a spotlight on some inspiring projects that exemplify the power of community […]

Deliver the Best Social Value in Your Communities with Match My Project. How can you make a bigger impact? What if you could boost your business by transforming your social engagement? Match My Project is here to help you take your Social Value delivery to the next level.  We believe in the power of Social […]

The amount of vacancies due to skills shortages in England more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, from 226,500 to 531,200.  At Match My Project, we’ve been tackling this problem through our Pathways to Work feature,  which gets people from underserved communities into work and training by facilitating partnerships between community organisations and businesses. We’re […]