For Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies

Match Story

A tap-through, story-style look back 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 post it for 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.

See two real examplesBring it to your agency
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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.

A real one. Russ's own school-based match at BBBS of Greater Chattanooga, built from his check-ins.
A sample. A made-up community-based match with outings, a specialist's note, and ideas for next year.
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What a Big sees

Days matchedCounted to the day.
Visits and hoursFrom their check-ins, shown only when the count is worth celebrating.
Their spotWhere and when they meet, and the games they play.
In their own wordsHow their Little opened up, quoted word for word from the Big.
A moment and a memoryThe scenes the Big told their specialist about.
Ideas for next yearFitted to the program, so a school-based match never gets an outing.
A note from staffAn optional personal line from their match support specialist.
Share and recruitA story image for every card, and an invite to become a Big.
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How it runs

  1. Drafts build themselvesWe read your MatchForce check-ins and draft a Story for every eligible active Big. Your team runs nothing.
  2. Specialists review their own BigsEach 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 standsA read-only overview shows every specialist's progress and every match's status. Monday reminders nudge whoever is behind.
  4. Send dayOn the date you pick, every approved Big gets an email with their own private link, under your agency's name.
  5. Bigs share itTheir friends and coworkers see what being a Big looks like, and the last card invites them to become one.
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What it never shows

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What it takes

Want one for your Bigs?

We're piloting Match Story with a few agencies this fall. Reach out to Russ McBride at russ@mcbridemethod.com.