Over the past year we have spoken with leaders across FTSE organisations, public bodies and growing businesses and whilst the contexts differ, the underlying challenge is often the same.
Most organisations genuinely care about social impact. The harder part is turning that commitment into impact that scales; impact that leaders can stand behind, teams can act on, and boards can measure, report and talk about with confidence.
What we see time and again is good work happening but not always being joined up. Strategy may sit in one place, leadership shows up inconsistently, and hiring decisions and communications are not always aligned or telling a clear story about what is actually being achieved. When this happens impact risks being diluted rather than amplified.
January felt like a good moment to pause and share a bit more about who we are, what we focus on, and how we support organisations that want to turn good intent into visible, credible impact. Before what we do, it’s worth starting with this…
What we give:
At the heart of ImpactMatch is our ImpactMakers community which now includes over 4,000 leaders, practitioners and advisors working in and around social impact. We invest in this community through free, practical resources designed to build real capability – this includes:
- ImpactExpert QTs – open conversations with leaders delivering impact in the real world
- Expert-led masterclasses with recordings and slides
- Practical toolkits for hiring, job applications and career transitions
- Join the ImpactMaker community to access all of the above, direct to your inbox!
This community keeps us grounded in what is actually working and gives our partners access to lived experience and current thinking, not abstract theory.
What we do
ImpactMatch is an end-to-end social impact agency. We support organisations and leaders to do well by doing good, by delivering the plan, the people, the partnerships, the capability and the communications needed to make impact stick.
Much of our work is about connection and alignment – helping organisations move away from fragmented activity towards a clearer, more joined-up approach, where strategy, leadership, talent and communications reinforce each other rather than pulling in different directions.
Impact strategy
We consult on, design and deliver measurable, data-driven social impact and growth. This includes partnership-led strategies, training and full reporting. This is our heartland, where we draw on proven frameworks that have delivered legacy impact over decades, and translates them into stakeholder-ready strategies with built-in ROI, audit metrics and reporting confidence. For many organisations, this also means clearer, more defensible progress on the social pillar of ESG.
The value here is focus and confidence – Leaders know what they are aiming for, teams know what to prioritise, and boards can see and evidence progress.
“ImpactMatch offers support with social impact board level skills, paired with an unusual and unparalleled entrepreneurial flair. They get things done with a remarkable blend of kindness and care.” – Baroness Martha Lane Fox
Impact Talent
We convene and connect impact talent, leaders and organisations who strengthen culture and deliver results. Our unique approach reduces mis-hire risk through values and team dynamics profiling using the world’s leading AI personality profiling software, we also include foundation AI training, and give access to a 4,000+ network of values-driven professionals. This enables faster, more diverse and impact-proven shortlists, backed by decades of hands-on leadership experience in this space.
The return is better hiring decisions, faster momentum and leaders who are equipped to deliver the strategy they inherit.
“ImpactMatch helped us build and co-design the strategy for our digital inclusion work, then recruited the senior leader to drive it forward. The long-list was impressive, values-aligned, and thoroughly screened by a team who knows this space inside and out.” – Richard Marsh, BT Group
Impact communications and connected leadership
Decades of working with some of the world’s largest businesses tells us that impact only really compounds when it is understood, trusted and shared.
Through our connected leadership and impact communications programmes, we help both organisations and leaders communicate and amplify their impact in a way that is credible, data-led and engaging. This includes thought leadership programmes, executive LinkedIn positioning, and strategic support around messaging, networks and content across the digital marketing ecosystem.
Alongside this, we focus heavily on internal capability. Our training is practical and applied, designed to help leaders and teams operate differently once the session is over. Our programmes range from light-touch fasterclasses, to deep-dive team training and 1:1 executive coaching.
The outcome is stronger leadership visibility, clearer narratives for stakeholders, and communications that genuinely reflect what the organisation is doing and why it matters.
“The team has extensive experience in helping companies and leaders use digital channels for strategic engagement. They have worked with our most senior leaders, protecting and enhancing our brand and reputation.” – Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Fortune 150
And sometimes organisations need space to tell a bigger, more coherent story. That’s where our editorial-led impact magazines come in. These long-form digital and print-ready publications bring strategy, expertise and outcomes together in a way senior stakeholders actually engage with.
Ready to accelerate your social impact?
ImpactMatch supports organisations from strategy and talent, through to leadership and communications that amplify impact and build lasting capability.
If you are new here, welcome. If you have been with us for a while, thank you. And if you are wondering where we can help you most, we would love to talk.
You can book time with our Founder here, and we will explore where to start and where you are likely to see the greatest return.
