Demonstrate Social Value Through Your Advertising Spend
Procurement teams increasingly expect suppliers to demonstrate meaningful social value alongside the products and services they deliver.
Work Rest or Play offers a practical way to generate community benefit while promoting your business locally.
Our advertising platform helps businesses increase their visibility whilst supporting local charities, community groups, social enterprises and non-profit organisations that use our platform to reach local people.
This creates a clear and credible social value story that can support tender submissions, ESG objectives, CSR commitments and community engagement programmes.
How It Works
Many local charities and community organisations use Work Rest or Play’s Community Bronze advertising package and Events Calendar free of charge.
Your advertising investment helps us continue providing these opportunities, enabling local organisations to:
- Promote community services
- Recruit volunteers
- Publicise events
- Reach local residents
- Increase participation
- Deliver more impact within their communities
At the same time, your business gains visibility through our platform and can demonstrate support for local community infrastructure.
Social Value Through Advertising
Unlike one-off donations or sponsorship opportunities, your advertising spend creates ongoing community benefit.
News
Share stories about volunteering initiatives, fundraising activities, community projects and local partnerships.
Events Calendar
Promote volunteering days, fundraising events, awareness campaigns and community activities.
Virtual High Street
Promote in-kind support, professional expertise, surplus equipment, mentoring opportunities or community offers.
Community Visibility
Help sustain free and affordable advertising opportunities for charities and community organisations.
Why Procurement Teams Like This Approach
Genuine Community Impact
Supports local organisations already delivering positive outcomes within local communities.
Visible Activity
Provides opportunities to showcase community engagement rather than simply making financial contributions.
Local Focus
Demonstrates investment in the communities where your organisation operates.
Flexible
Can support volunteering programmes, ESG objectives, CSR commitments and social value requirements.
Scalable
Suitable for SMEs, regional businesses and larger organisations.
Suitable For
- Public sector suppliers
- Construction companies
- Facilities management providers
- Housing contractors
- Recruitment agencies
- Professional service firms
- Retail businesses
- Hospitality operators
- Manufacturers
- Local employers
Any organisation looking to strengthen its community engagement and social value credentials.
Optional Social Value Support
For organisations responding to formal tenders or procurement exercises, additional support may be available, including:
- Community engagement planning
- Volunteering promotion
- Social value activity campaigns
- Impact summaries
- Community case studies
- Reporting and evidence gathering
These services can be tailored to your specific contract requirements.
Example Social Value Outcomes
Your organisation’s advertising investment could help:
- Increase attendance at local community events
- Promote volunteering opportunities
- Raise awareness of local support services
- Improve visibility for community groups
- Encourage employee volunteering
- Facilitate in-kind donations and support
- Strengthen local community networks
Turn Advertising Into Community Impact
Advertising with Work Rest or Play does more than promote your business.
It helps local organisations reach more people, supports stronger communities and provides a practical way to demonstrate meaningful social value.
Talk to us about adding Social Value Support to your advertising package.
Explore Our Advertising Packages
Find the advertising package that’s right for your organisation and discover how your investment can help create wider community benefit.
View Advertising Packages
Looking to Strengthen Your Social Value Activity?
If you’re preparing tender submissions, reviewing ESG objectives, developing CSR initiatives or looking for practical ways to engage with local communities, we’d be delighted to explore the opportunities with you.
Book a Free Discovery Call
Together we’ll discuss:
✓ Your social value priorities and objectives
✓ Current community engagement activities
✓ Volunteering and in-kind support opportunities
✓ Potential partnerships and local impact initiatives
✓ How Work Rest or Play can support your social value goals