Transform your social value delivery with whatimpact
Simplify Matching.
Maximise Impact.
whatimpact's National Social Value Marketplace revolutionises collaboration between public sector suppliers and VCSEs.
We help you save time and money by eliminating unnecessary manual work, streamlining stakeholder management, simplifying reporting, and maximising impact on the ground.
Harness the power of technology, data, and VCSE expertise to boost your social value strategy and local delivery. whatimpact gives you access to achieve your outcome targets on a hyper-local level like never before.
Why Choose whatimpact?
ALL UK VCSEs IN ONE PLACE
Access the UK's most comprehensive database of VCSE organisations / projects with their reach and outcomes.
Use our interactive matchmaking tools - at NO COST
Built for
winning Social Value Plans
Easily create locally relevant, contract-specific social value plans that meet tender criteria.
Streamlined workflow
From planning and volunteering management to impact reporting, manage every step with our intuitive system designed to save you time and money.
A Mission-Driven Platform
whatimpact is committed to empowering VCSEs by offering FREE access to tools, resources, and an online presence, plus grants for delivered impact reports.
Affordable for
all government suppliers
From MSMEs to enterprises, our flexible pricing ensures everyone can access the tools they need to deliver social value.
Join the marketplace that covers all of England, Scotland, and Wales
No need for multiple tools or directories. whatimpact is your one-stop solution for creating meaningful social value.
Premium features
that drive success
Upgrade to unlock:
Direct communication channels
Collaborate effortlessly with VCSE partners.
Impact reporting library
Keep track of results efficiently.
Volunteering management tools
Coordinate teams with ease.
Holistic dashboards
Monitor nationwide impact for larger teams.
Social value professionals have long faced challenges in finding VCSE partners during the bidding process, hindered by limited time, resources, and information. This makes it difficult to address social value requirements effectively.
And, finding the right VCSE partner is time-consuming and expensive. But not anymore!
whatimpact Product Family
whatimpact | market
whatimpact’s National Social Value Marketplace connects businesses, government bodies, and VCSEs through an intuitive matchmaking platform. With open-access and premium features, it streamlines cross-sector collaboration to deliver measurable social, environmental, and community impact. Perfect for organisations seeking to maximise their social value contributions.
For more on Market
whatimpact | volunteer
A user-friendly, low-cost tool that enables companies to manage contract-specific volunteering opportunities. Employees can easily track their volunteering hours and share experiences, directly supporting the company’s social value targets. Ideal for HR and CSR teams aiming to boost employee engagement while meeting social value objectives.
For more on Volunteer
whatimpact | grant
whatimpact’s marketplace simplifies the grant-matching process by connecting companies with relevant opportunities. The integrated dashboard allows grant committees to score applications and assess both qualitative and quantitative impacts, all in one place.
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whatimpact | cockpit
Cockpit is a smart, API-powered dashboard that enables social value managers to track regional and contract-specific performance in real-time. It consolidates KPIs, outcomes, and impacts from multiple contracts and regions into one central view.
For more on Cockpitwhatimpact has a wide range of VCSE organisation profiles and projects aligned to various social value outcome targets. Simply share your social value offer and receive partnership applications!
MATCH Free
Essential tools to build winning social value proposals.
Ideal for Bid and Social Value professionals for research and building plans.
FREE
per seat
Included
- Interactive Map and VCSE search
- VCSE Offer matching
- MAC and AI matching
- Social Value Planning Tool
- Social Value Resource Library
- Unlimited seats
- Agent-assisted chat
Not included
- VCSE Match verification
- VCSE Contact details
- In platform VCSE messaging
- Social Impact reports
- Team onboarding and training session
- Annual Social Value Strategy session
- Access to optional consultancy services
- whatimpact VOLUNTEER
- Payment by invoice
MATCH Premium
Everything you need to complete your social value delivery.
Flexible self-service subscription for VCSE partnership management and impact reporting.
£99.00/month
Credit Card
per seat
Save 10% with an Annual subscription
Included
- Interactive Map and VCSE search
- VCSE Offer matching
- MAC and AI matching
- Social Value Planning Tool
- Social Value Resource Library
- Unlimited seats
- Agent-assisted chat
- VCSE Match verification
- VCSE Contact details
- In platform VCSE messaging
- Access to Social Impact Reporting
Optional
- Social Impact Reports1
- Access to consultancy services
- whatimpact VOLUNTEER
Not included
- Team onboarding and training session
- Annual Social Value Strategy session
- Access to consultancy services
- Payment by invoice
1 Social Impact Reports - pay per request. £300.00 + VAT per Social Impact report (£50.00 is donated to the VCSE as an unrestricted grant).
MATCH Enterprise
Supported system for integrated social value approach.
Comprehensive, full-service management system for small and large teams.
Pay Annually
Invoice
Request quote for subscription
Included
- Interactive Map and VCSE search
- VCSE Offer matching
- MAC and AI matching
- Social Value Planning Tool
- Social Value Resource Library
- Unlimited seats
- Agent-assisted chat
- VCSE Match verification
- VCSE Contact details
- In platform VCSE messaging
- Access to Social Impact Reporting
- 10 Social Impact Reports included2
- Team onboarding and training session
- Annual Social Value Strategy session
- Access to optional consultancy services
- Payment by invoice
Optional
- Social Impact Reports1
- Access to consultancy services
- whatimpact VOLUNTEER
2 10 Social Impact Reports included
plus £500.00 donation to participant VCSE’s.
1 Additional Social Impact reports
£300.00 + VAT per Social Impact Report invoiced annually (£50.00 is donated to the VCSE as an unrestricted grant).
whatimpact VOLUNTEER
Manage your volunteering program
Streamline your company volunteering to connect with local VCSEs, tailor skills-based offers, and track activity.
whatimpact VOLUNTEER centralises strategies, partner nominations, and self-volunteering options while enabling employees to log hours and share impact, ensuring meaningful engagement and measurable social value outcomes.
- Manage Volunteering Schemes Effortlessly create, track and manage your volunteering schemes.
- Connect with employees Publish a central hub for employee engagement.
- Access nationwide opportunities Promote a wide range of volunteering options across the UK.
- Contract based obligations Link staff to tender-specific and relevant volunteering activities.
- Gather impact data Collect detailed volunteering metrics and case studies for reporting.
Our research shows that social value managers spend a disproportionate amount of time collecting KPIs and impact data.
whatimpact is here to simplify that process.
How It Works
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Register
Create an account with your work email.
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Build
Publish your organisation profile to get started.
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Collaborate
Invite colleagues to centralise matchmaking and data in one place.
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Access
Explore the National Social Value Marketplace and matching tools—free of charge.
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Engage
Invite organisations from the nationwide VCSE map to join if their profile hasn’t been claimed.
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MATCH
Tailor partnership offers to meet your social value criteria. Matches will appear within days!
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Develop
Use our tools to craft winning, locally relevant Social Value plans - free of charge.
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Unlock
Upgrade your account with Premium features for direct VCSE communication, impact reporting, and volunteering management tailored to your needs.
whatimpact is solving one of the biggest challenges - how to find suitable volunteering opportunities and track volunteering data, without the need for massive investment?