{"id":980,"date":"2025-05-15T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/?p=980"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:58:45","slug":"how-much-time-are-you-spending-on-social-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/how-much-time-are-you-spending-on-social-value\/","title":{"rendered":"How much time are you spending on Social Value?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sven-aeberhard-rAuHwa9mDlA-unsplash-1568x1039.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>We all know that managing Social Value takes time&#8230;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From finding out what community organisations need, to getting suppliers involved, to tracking delivery \u2014 it all adds up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many authorities dedicate hours, even days, every week to Social Value administration. Our conversations with public sector partners have highlighted this challenge repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve heard many a horror story about manual Social Value Excel spreadsheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t have to be this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working closely with our public sector partners through our bi-monthly User Group, we\u2019ve designed Match My Project to eliminate this time drain, without compromising on quality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, our platform helps deliver more outcomes while requiring less admin time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speedy onboarding:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Businesses:<\/strong> Ready in 2 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Community orgs: <\/strong>Ready in under 6 minutes <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Authorities:<\/strong> Demo account live in 8 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simplified project creation:<\/strong> community organisations can add well-structured projects in around 8 minutes, eliminating the need for authorities to chase up on poorly written requests<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Automated matching and tracking<\/strong>: suppliers and community organisations match amongst themselves, removing the need for spreadsheets, email chains, and follow-up calls that take up valuable time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our most prolific authority users, Hyde Housing Association, told us, \u201cHaving Match My Project has meant that the time spent on reviewing and facilitating Social Value requests has reduced from two days a week to two hours a week. So it\u2019s definitely been worthwhile for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Match My Project stand out is that it\u2019s not a trade-off between time and quality. You actually get better outcomes in less time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform ensures resources go to the right places while freeing up your team to focus on strategic priorities rather than administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d4e2f3\">See the platform in action \u2014&nbsp;<strong>set up your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/matchmyproject.org\/authority-signup\">free demo account<\/a>&nbsp;in seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would a quick chat be helpful? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/bd-matchmyproject\/mmpintrocall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let&#8217;s see how we can help<\/a> you reduce the amount of time you spend doing Social Value without sacrificing any quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that managing Social Value takes time&#8230;&nbsp; From finding out what community organisations need, to getting suppliers involved, to tracking delivery \u2014 it all adds up. Many authorities dedicate hours, even days, every week to Social Value administration. Our conversations with public sector partners have highlighted this challenge repeatedly. 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