About Harper Impact
I’ve spent my career helping organisations secure funding, build partnerships and deliver meaningful social impact.
Story
Hi, I’m Matt Harper. Since founding and chairing a community and sports-focused NGO in Cape Town, my work has been driven by one thing: helping organisations with strong missions turn ambition into funded, lasting impact. I’ve worked across charities, multinationals and cross-sector partnerships. I’ve led fundraising strategies, built cases for support, secured major funding and delivered award-winning social impact programmes.
Experience highlights
Raised over £3.5m
for charities
Senior roles in fundraising and strategic partnerships
Multinational corporate experience in social impact
Founder and trustee of an international NGO
Award-winning fundraising and partnership initiatives
Career snapshot
Independent social impact consulting
KPMG - Corporate Responsibility
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Secured funding from National Lottery, BBC Children in Need, Sport England, Garfield Weston and others
Specialist in trusts, foundations and corporate fundraising
Led national charity programme
Delivered £1.86m funding, £650k pro bono and 90,000+ volunteering hours
NSPCC - Strategic Partnerships
Built pro bono and gift-in-kind strategy
Secured £1m+ in pro bono support
Led major commercial and strategic partnerships including with Calpol (Johnson & Johnson brand)
ReachOut UK - Fundraising Lead
Led on variety of income streams including; trusts & foundations, corporate, government, events.
Key partnerships included; Jack Petchey Foundation, Swire Charitable Trust, Careers and Enterprise Company
The Compass Trust - Founder and Trustee
Founded and set up a non-profit in South Africa focused on supporting young people from townships.
