Social value | ActionFunder

Tools to demonstrate social value

Discover local partners

Use local insight and live project examples to reveal what your community needs, backed by data.

Prove your credentials

Download ready to use project insights to support bid submissions and stakeholder reporting.

Track your social impact

Follow delivery in real time, with rich updates and dashboards that demonstrate social value results.

Local needs analysis

Discover high-potential delivery partners in your location, ready to deliver impact. Apply filters like location, beneficiary groups and outcomes to shortlist projects that meet bid or framework requirements.

Ready-to-use bid content

Within minutes, download rich and relevant project insights to support bid submissions and stakeholder reporting.

Track delivery in real-time

Rich updates and dashboards show your impact as it happens. Then share those outcomes back to your delivery partners, with fund-level reports tailored to your goals.

End-to-end community investment

Platform features designed to power social value

Local needs analysis

Discover where you can deliver tangible impact and find non-profits ready to deliver.
Customisable data

Filter by theme, location or beneficiaries to highlight the Nonprofits that meet the bid criteria, backed by data.
Bid writing tools

Download ready to use project insights to support bid submissions and stakeholder reporting.
Volunteering

Beyond funding, demonstrate more social value in your tenders by including projects your organisation can volunteer with.
Impact tracking

Follow delivery in real-time, with rich updates and dashboards that show your impact as it happens.
Easy reporting

Share outcomes back to your delivery partners, with fund-level reports tailored to your goals.

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“I see ActionFunder as an essential tool for contractors who want to deliver targeted, locally-specific Social Value work effectively.”

John Walmsley, Casey Group

Children volunteering in nature with ActionFunder

“It’s great to see Section 106 funds being utilised in such an innovative way, supporting education and skills-focused community projects that have an impact locally. The variety and quality of projects that were delivered through the funding was impressive.”

John Bryson, Barnet Council

people volunteering as part of community investment programme

“With developers and investors rightly prioritising their ESG commitments, ActionFunder will soon become a critical tool in the armoury of property firms wishing to make positive impact across their communities.”

Jo Cowen, Cowen + Partners

Brent Cross Town: unlocking S106 to support local communities

Find out how Brent Cross Town, an £8 billion regeneration project led by Related Argent and Barnet Council, used their Section 106 budget to support local employment and skills initiatives at scale.

Choosing the right framework to measure social value

Unpack what social value really means, explore popular measurement frameworks and discover how the right data – particularly localised, real-time data – can transform your ability to win bids, meet ESG goals and track your impact.

Friends of Bude Sea Pool

FAQ

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I only need access to local social impact data, is this possible on your platform?

Yes. We have a specific ‘Data Only’ option that lets you quickly filter thousands of community projects by location, theme, beneficiaries, non-profit type and funding amounts. That means you can zoom in on local social value delivery partners who are ready to engage with you, and download rich data to help shape your strategy and power your proposals. It costs from £250 per month.

How do I know there will be non-profits to fund in my area?

The ActionFunder platform is known to non-profits all over the UK, who use our platform for free, easy-to-access grants. And our community is always growing!

Unlike many other platforms, all of the non-profits enrolled on ActionFunder are totally organic, rather than pulled from an external database, which means they’re active and ready to go.

Are you FCA compliant?

Yes, ActionFunder maintains FCA compliance through our payment partner, Stripe, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This ensures secure transaction processing and regulatory compliance for grants made through our platform. For clients requiring alternative payment solutions, we also operate a charitable arm that provides additional options.

Can ActionFunder calculate the £SROI for funded projects?

Yes, ActionFunder functions as a social value delivery platform, connecting funders with local organisations and initiatives. We enable funders to integrate data collection questions that align with frameworks such as HACT or TOMs, streamlining both upstream processes and downstream data collection and reporting.

While our system automates much of the data gathering, you can export your data to upload into any dedicated social value calculator product for detailed SROI calculations.

How does the local needs tool help with bid writing?

The local needs tool enables you to tailor your social value bid responses to client requirements. Using our Fund builder, you can target specific criteria such as geographic area or strategic focus and receive real-time insights on local need powered by ActionFunder data.

You can easily export this data directly into your bid documents. When successful, you can quickly convert your social value commitments into action with just a few clicks, building credibility with clients and keeping them engaged throughout the delivery process.