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Royal Borough of Greenwich‘s Social Value delivery platform, Match My Project, is now live. We had a great launch earlier in the month, led by Dean Hogan MSc MCIPS CIWFM and Damon Cook. Thank you to everyone who joined from Greenwich’s business and community networks. Like many London boroughs, there are deprived areas cheek by […]

Something special is growing in the concrete heart of London. In Islington, one of England’s most densely populated boroughs, access to nature isn’t always a given.  In fact, 71% of residents lack access to a private garden. But a local charity, The Garden Classroom (TGC) is fighting back at this stat. The Garden Classroom connects […]

Over two billion tonnes of household waste is generated every year across the globe.  This figure excludes other types of waste like agricultural, construction, commercial, and healthcare waste, for which data is severely lacking. If packed into shipping containers and placed end-to-end, this waste would wrap around the equator 25 times.* Local responses to a […]

The Rotary Club of Chichester Harbour has completed 36 projects and worked with 17 suppliers through Match My Project.  As a community organisation on Hyde Housing Association’s Match My Project site, they’ve completed more projects through the platform than any other organisation. Rotary Chichester Harbour has been providing wrap-around support to the Chichester community for […]

Are you a supplier or local company keen to support your local community? The Match My Project platform is an online marketplace where community organisations and groups can ask for help for their projects from our supply chain. Local companies can also post their jobs and free resources on the platform. Here are some things […]

Here are some things to think about when posting projects and using Match My Project. When signing up for an account, DO… When posting a project, DO… During project matching, DO… …DON’T Additional things to consider Top Tips based on feedback from businesses using MMP Scenario 1 (Example taken directly from supplier) A community organisation […]

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 […]