Match Story
A look back at the year for every Big, built from their own check-ins, approved by your staff, and made to be shared.
Bigs tap through their year with their Little and share it with the people who already trust them. Time it for Giving Tuesday, and your Bigs tell your story to their own networks with no fundraising ask attached.
- 2 to 3 minof staff review per match
- Zeroyouth names, ever
- EveryBig can get one
Tap through two of them
Tap the right side to go forward, the left to go back. Every card has its own Share button for Instagram Stories.
One for your agency, and your partners
The same format tells your agency's year in totals: kids served, new matches, hours together, match length, and your Big & Little of the Year. A partner version celebrates the Bigs who came from one employer or school. Totals only, never an individual match.
What a Big sees
Days matched
Counted to the day.
Visits and hours
From their check-ins, shown only when the count is worth celebrating.
Their spot
Where and when they meet, and the games they play.
In their own words
How their Little opened up, quoted word for word from the Big.
A moment and a memory
The scenes the Big told their specialist about.
Ideas for next year
Fitted to the program, so a school-based match never gets an outing.
A note from staff
An optional personal line from their match support specialist.
Share and recruit
A story image for every card, and an invite to become a Big.
How it runs
- 1
Drafts build themselves
We read your MatchForce check-ins and draft a Story for every eligible active Big. Your team runs nothing.
- 2
Specialists review their own Bigs
Each specialist gets a private link to just their caseload. Approve, hold, edit a card, add a note, or send the short version for a quieter year. About 2 to 3 minutes a match.
- 3
Managers see where it stands
A read-only overview shows every specialist's progress and every match's status. Monday reminders nudge whoever is behind.
- 4
Send day
On the date you pick, every approved Big gets an email with their own private link, under your agency's name.
- 5
Bigs share it
Their friends and coworkers see what being a Big looks like, and the last card invites them to become one.
What it never shows
- The Little's name, school, family or photo.
- Anything about safety, behavior, missed visits, or what a Little told staff privately.
- Words the Big didn't say. Every quote is checked against the note it came from, and staff can remove a quote but never reword it.
- Anything your staff held. Nothing reaches a Big without approval.
What it takes
- Your MatchForce check-in notes and read-only access. Nothing is written back.
- No Zapier account required.
- A send date, and a few weeks for your specialists to review.
- Every Big can get one. A quiet year gets a shorter Story, not a sad one.
We're piloting Match Story with a few agencies this fall.
Book a 30-minute call with Russ McBride to talk through what Match Story could look like for your agency, or send him a note.
russ@mcbridemethod.com