We’re celebrating 1000 matches on Match My Project.
While the impact of 1000 projects is impossible to quantify, we’re toasting to this milestone by sharing some outstanding projects and organisations on Match My Project
1. One business that completed 57 projects on Match My Project
Alphatrack Systems, a fire and security systems specialist, is #1 on two Match My Project leaderboards – Hyde Housing and Hackney Giving.
From providing 60 blood pressure devices for members of Hackney Congolese Women Support Group to funding a year of free, healthy school breakfasts for school children in South London, Alphatrack Systems has set a gold standard for social value delivery.
We are proud to work in partnership with forward-thinking businesses like Alphatrack Systems that use our technology to deliver meaningful social value in local communities.
2. One community organisation that completed 36 projects on Match My Project
Rotary Chichester Harbour has been providing wrap-around support to the Chichester community for over 25 years.
The organisation runs a clothes bank and provides practical support for families and individuals in need. These include members of the community who are impacted by poverty, illness or domestic abuse.
They’ve completed more projects through Match My Project than any other community organisation, and have worked with 17 suppliers on Match My Project, including CLM Fireproofing, Purdy Contracts Ltd., AD Construction Group, Globant UK Ltd. and Cleanscapes Ltd.
3. Providing nature-immersive education to 1,000 children in Islington and Hackney
The Garden Classroom connects urban communities with nature to foster wellbeing and inspire environmental stewardship.
They matched with Just Ask Estate Services Ltd. through Match My Project to receive support for their Urban Forest School programme.
Through Match My Project, Just Ask Estate Services Ltd. offered funding that will allow The Garden Classroom to cover the costs of a facilitator for Urban Forest School sessions. Their support has also enabled the purchase of branded waterproof jackets, whittling knives, Japanese pull saws for woodwork activities, children’s binoculars for wildlife identification, fire kits, cups and flasks, slack lines, and gymnastics rings.
4. Carbon literacy training for young people in the North West
Ridge & Partners, a Built Environment Consultancy, partnered with the Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) through Match My Project to deliver their flagship carbon literacy training programme: Ridge Green Futures.
Ridge invited five young people from GMYN to their offices in Manchester. During the visit, they completed Ridge’s Green Futures certificate, which explores the effects of climate change on the built environment.
This initiative aims to support Stockport-based young people who are or have been in care or are disabled/neurodivergent in accessing introductory opportunities in construction.
Ridge has delivered other work experience opportunities for care-experienced individuals through Match My Project, which you can read about here.
5. Sustainable, long-term support for young people with disabilities in Birmingham
The Hive College, an organisation that supports young people with disabilities, matched with Kier Highways on Match My Project, to enable some work placement opportunities for their young people.
What started as a single match has now become a relationship. Kier Highways has since provided work placement opportunities for over 10 of The Hive College’s learners, delivered fire marshal and first aid training for learners, and donated over £15,000 to fund a car for the College.
6. Three case studies from Cambridge City Council’s Match My Project Launch event
We saw a diverse range of resources being delivered as part of Cambridge City Council’s Match My Project pilot phase. This included:
– Kier Construction matched with Jimmy’s Cambridge, a charity supporting people experiencing homelessness, to provide a design service for the charity’s yearly impact report.
– Connected Kerb matched with Cambridge Online, a charity that advocates for digital inclusion, to donate four laptops to students in need.
– Macbrook Gas matched with Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC to deliver 8 induction hobs for cookery classes for vulnerable community members.
7. Collaborative and creative spaces for local people in Birmingham
Fierce Festival, a festival of theatre, performance and experiences, matched with Birmingham City University on Match My Project to deliver a specially commissioned participatory artwork.
This artwork, called Softly/Tenderly, was aimed at creating spaces for local people to engage with potentially difficult aspects of Birmingham’s history in a gentle, nuanced way.
Birmingham City University and their partner, STEAMhouse, provided technical support to manage the health and safety of the participatory artwork, as well as the physical space and hospitality support for the artwork to take place.
The artwork reached around 100 audiences over a week, and allowed people to engage with potentially difficult narratives in a shared, creative space.
The stories we’ve shared represent just a fraction of the impact our partners have created together.
We’re grateful to everyone who has participated in this growing ecosystem, whether you’ve been with us since day one or joined more recently.
Now, with the foundations firmly established, we look forward to facilitating many more connections in the months and years ahead.
Are you a business looking fulfil your Social Value commitments? You can connect directly with grassroots organisations doing important work in local communities on Match My Project.
Are you a community organisation looking for a direct route to private-sector support? Your project could be the next to receive crucial support and resources.
Sign up via your local authority’s homepage at matchmyproject.org.
