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There will be lots of very happy children: How Birmingham Playcare Network and John Sisk & Son got play packs to Birmingham Children’s Hospital

How Birmingham City Council’s Match My Project site connected a construction firm with a children’s charity to get 40 bespoke activity packs to long-term hospitalised children the same month they were made Why play matters to Birmingham Playcare Network Birmingham Playcare Network has been championing children’s right to play in Birmingham for years. As the […]


From match to march: how Essity supported 25 young people to join Birmingham Pride

Helping 25 young people take their place at Pride A connection made through Birmingham City Council’s platform brought YMCA Sutton Coldfield and Essity together to support young people with learning disabilities and young carers taking part in Birmingham Pride. Pride is a celebration. It’s a reminder that inclusion and diversity are values everyone should actively […]


More than a garden: how one business helped 13 young parents step outside

How Match My Project connected AD Construction Group Ltd with a Young Parents Service in Guildford and helped 13 young families step outside There is a garden at a Young Parents Service on Stoke Road in Guildford. For a while, it was not really a garden anyone used. The fencing had deteriorated and the planters […]


Same-day offer: TW Drainage, Community Sparks Change and Lambeth’s Social Value priorities in action

How Lambeth’s Match My Project site connected a local drainage company with an Easter holiday programme – in a day On 24 March 2026, Community Sparks Change posted a project on London Borough of Lambeth’s Match My Project site. By the end of that same day, TW Drainage had made an offer to support it. […]


Supplier of the month: Pinnacle Group – rooted in real local need

64 projects completed, another 30 in progress. Meet our supplier of the month: Pinnacle Group Ltd. We spoke to Pinnacle Group’s Social Value Delivery Manager, Lise Campbell Price, to learn more about the company’s impressive approach to Social Value. Scaling localised Social Value impact with Match My Project When Lise first came across Match My […]


100 Matches: How SNG is transforming Social Value delivery

How housing association SNG (Sovereign Network Group) and its supply chain are reshaping Social Value delivery — one connection at a time. The biggest win is time; not only saving it, but freeing it. Match My Project reduces manual admin and gives us immediate visibility of community needs.” — The Social Value Team, SNG Numbers […]


“It’s opened doors”: Rebuild with Hope on rethinking what business partnerships can look like

Rebuild with Hope was established in 2021 to support ex-offenders back into their communities — providing employment opportunities, mentoring and wraparound support, and working to break down the stigma that still prevents many employers from giving people a second chance. To fund that work, they run a fully operational warehouse, processing thousands of donated items […]

Radius volunteers and Rebuild with Hope team members standing together in the warehouse, surrounded by boxes

Meeting who you’re working with, and why it matters: A2Dominion’s Get Matched event

In early February, housing association A2Dominion ran their first in-person matching event as part of their partnership with Match My Project, bringing together suppliers and community organisations from across London and the South East to build meaningful, long-term partnerships. The venue set the tone. Mahaba Café creates employment pathways for young people with special educational […]

Mahaba Café hosting A2 Dominion Social Value matching event, with suppliers and community organisations gathered in a venue that supports young people with special educational needs and autism.

Supplier of the month: Mulalley – Listening first and co-creating with the community

Founded in 1972 by the O’Malley family, Mulalley is a private, family-owned construction company based in Woodford Green, Essex. Specialising in new housing, social and education projects, major refurbishment, estate regeneration and maintenance across London and the South East, the company delivers a turnover in excess of £150 million per annum and over 400 staff. […]