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- 300,000+ charities are pre-populated from Charity Commission data, and 20,000+ schools from UK government and Ofsted data
- Claim yours, then add information about your work and projects
VCSEs and schools need
more resources.
Find them all in one place.
The National Social Value Marketplace® is free for VCSEs and schools. Create a high-quality profile, showcase your work and the support you need, and connect with companies and public-sector organisations offering resources to communities across the UK.
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- No limit on team members
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Verified local organisations
ready to partner.
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Connecting schools
with opportunity.
Your profile is already waiting, pre-filled from Charity Commission data.
Everyone should have an
equal opportunity to be seen.
Community resources shouldn't only reach organisations that already have corporate contacts, fundraising teams or relationships with commissioners. whatimpact is an open-access partnership management system where non-profit organisations of every size can professionally present:
Not a registered charity?
You're welcome too
- Social enterprises, community groups and other eligible community initiatives can create a profile
- Separate registration and verification, using Companies House information where applicable and declaration-based verification
What partners see when they find you
Your profile is a mini website for your organisation.
- Your mission and goals
- Who you support and where you deliver
- Your organisational capacity: staff, volunteers and turnover
- The projects you're working on and the support they need
- Testimonials and Social Impact Reports from past partnerships
Registered charities and schools start with their basic details already filled in. You add your projects and needs, and companies and public bodies can contact you directly.
Register and Complete My Free ProfileExample profile
From The Garden Classroom's whatimpact profile.One profile.
Multiple routes to resources.
Most charities and schools start one step in.
- Your organisation profileAlready pre-populated for 300,000+ charities and 20,000+ schools
- Add at least one project
- Start applying to relevant resource offers
Resources Available
Funding & grants
Apply for public-sector grants and funding opportunities.
Products & equipment
Access useful products, equipment and in-kind donations.
Professional services
Connect with businesses offering expertise and practical services.
Skills-based volunteering
Find professionals willing to contribute specialist knowledge and skills.
General volunteering
Connect your projects with employees looking to contribute their time.
Social value partnerships
Respond to partnership offers from companies delivering commitments through public-sector contracts.
whatimpact never takes a commission from resources donated to your organisation.
Why are companies and public bodies
on whatimpact?
Because community partnerships are increasingly part of how social value is delivered.
Private-sector organisations
Find and manage community partners
Companies across the UK use whatimpact to identify and manage partnerships that support:
Public-sector organisations
Direct resources to communities
Councils and other public bodies use whatimpact to:
One profile. Your growing resource ecosystem.
01
Private-sector social value
Funding, products, services, skills and volunteering
02
Public-sector grants
Funding opportunities and programmes
At the centre
Your organisation+
Your projects
03
Public-sector & community projects
Partnership and delivery opportunities
04
Volunteering Hubs
Employee time and professional skills
One place to present what you do, what you need and the difference you will make.
Two ways to find your next partnership
Apply to offers, or be discovered.
01 · Respond to offers
Apply to offers
- Companies and public bodies publish what resources are available, where, and the outcomes they want.
- If your organisation and project are relevant, apply directly through whatimpact.
- Explain how the resource would support your beneficiaries and intended outcomes.
02 · Be found through Map & Search
Get discovered
Companies search the National Social Value Marketplace® for relevant organisations and projects. A strong, up-to-date profile shows them:
- Who you support
- Where you operate
- What you do
- What resources you need
- What outcomes you're working towards
Partners can then contact you directly through whatimpact's communication channel.
What an offer looks like (examples)
Companies and public bodies publish offers like these. If your project/s fit, you apply.
Grant scheme · from a council
Community Wellbeing Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 for local projects that reduce loneliness and isolation.
- Who can apply
- VCSEs delivering in the borough
- Outcome sought
- Stronger social connections
Volunteering · from a company
Team volunteering day
Twelve employees available for a day of hands-on help, such as a garden makeover or community event.
- Where
- Within 10 miles of the company's office
- Outcome sought
- Improved community spaces
Products · from a company
Refurbished laptops
Twenty refurbished laptops for organisations supporting young people's learning or employability.
- Who can apply
- Charities, schools and community groups
- Outcome sought
- Better access to digital skills
Illustrative examples, not live offers.
Without a profile, partners can't find you.
- Companies searching your area for partners see other organisations instead
- Grant rounds and resource offers close before you hear about them
- The difference you make goes unrecorded for your next bid
Your registered address doesn't define your impact.
Head-office postcode
Where you're registered doesn't define whether you count as “local”
Your real community reach
Show the areas you actually deliver in and the beneficiaries you support
Companies and commissioners find relevant partners based on community reach.
Keep the partnership on whatimpact. Make your reporting easier.
Matching with a partner is only the beginning. Using whatimpact's communication, matchmaking and partnership management system creates a clear record of your partnership, so you can complete a standardised Social Impact Report once the activity is delivered.
- Match with a partner
- Communicate
- Deliver
- Social Impact Report
No need to invent a new reporting format for every corporate partnership.
Professional impact reports.
Simple to create, in a few easy steps.
Different resources. Different activities. One consistent evidence model.
Procurement, grants, volunteering and your own programmes all bring resources into your communities, but they are usually coordinated separately. whatimpact brings them into one connected community ecosystem.
Your structured Social Impact Report captures
Inputs
Resources contributed
Outputs
What was delivered
Outcomes
What changed
Indirect outcomes
Wider effects
Impact
The lasting difference
Alongside case studies, testimonials, photographs and supporting evidence.
Instead of only reporting
How much was given
- How much money was donated
- How many volunteering hours were completed
You can demonstrate
What your partnership achieved
- What changed for your organisation
- What changed for your beneficiaries
Developed with NCVO
Qualitative methodology built with NCVO Evaluation Services
One approach everywhere
Used across supplier partnerships, public-sector projects, grants and volunteering
Saves you time
No consultancy needed to produce a professional report
Strengthens future bids
Evidence for conversations with funders, commissioners and corporate partners
Turn your organisation into a volunteering partner
Publish opportunities directly to participating Volunteering Hubs.
As a volunteering partner, you publish bespoke opportunities straight to the company and public-sector Volunteering Hubs you're connected with.
What could you ask for?
- Ten volunteers for a community event
- A marketing specialist for an afternoon
- Mentors for young people
- A team to improve an outdoor space
Example: a published volunteering request
Riverside Roots
Fictional charity · Greater Manchester
10 volunteers to build raised beds for a school garden
- When
- A weekday, half day
- Where
- Partner primary school, Salford
- Skills
- None needed
- Community benefit
- An outdoor classroom for 400 pupils
Once you're registered, you can create and publish a request like this in minutes.
Evidence captured automatically
For each volunteer
For the whole partnership
FREE access means FREE access.
- One profile
- for multiple offers and partnerships
- Unlimited
- organisation administrators
- £0
- to claim or create your profile
- £0
- to apply for partnership offers
- £0
- commission on donations you receive
The organisations providing or coordinating resources fund the services, not the VCSE or school receiving the support.
New to whatimpact?
See how easy it is to use.
In the video
- Claim or create your organisation profile
- Add your first project
- Find offers
- Respond to partnership offers
- Deliver and report your social value impact
Watch: How to set up your profile and start using whatimpact
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