Stronger together
Support Your Mates
We welcome all donations - big or small - that can help us deliver and evaluate the MATES program here in North America. Your donation will go towards our operating expenses as we carry out this pilot and prepare to scale the program for the industry next year.
Partnering to save lives.
The MATES approach to partnerships reflects our staunch belief that change is possible when we as an industry, view suicide prevention a permanent part of safety culture.
By partnering with us, you’ll play a critical role in the collective effort, and drive a genuine shift in suicide rates in our industry.
Partnership not Sponsorship
MATES takes a shared value approach to partnership. With whole-of-industry engagement as our goal, we’re looking for partners who’ll join us in advocacy, in-kind support and co-ownership of our mission and results.
Many tiers of support
MATES offers six distinct engagement levels for our partners, ranging from funding and in-kind support to implementation and advocacy. This structure gives employers, industry bodies and philanthropy groups the flexibility to contribute in ways that match their capacity.
Collective impact and ownership
MATES’ intent is to align our industry behind a common mission and a shared outcome. That’s how we’ll ignite the industry-wide change needed to end suicide in construction: by standing together.
PARTNERSHIP WITH RETURNS
Beyond saving lives, partnering with MATES offers a significant return on investment for organisations of all types.
Get involved
Six ways to partner with MATES
Strategic Industry Partners
This partnership suits major companies, unions, and industry bodies ready to embed the MATES model into operations. As well as helping us co-design our program and rollout, strategic partners also receive priority scheduling for site training and access to benchmarking data, allowing you to track progress against industry-wide standards.
Program Sponsors
Usually philanthropies, insurers, and government agencies, MATES program sponsors provide the multi-year investments necessary for program infrastructure and research In return, they receive high-level impact reporting and strategic recognition that aligns with their specific social responsibility or policy goals
Workforce Coverage & Site Partners
Suited to contractors, MATES site partners invest in a membership-style "coverage model" based on their workforce size. This partnership gives organizations priority access to training, field officers, and critical incident support for their nominated job sites
Brand & Product Partners
MATES Brand and product partners provide practical in-kind support, such as PPE, travel, or printing services, that directly enables the program’s frontline work. They receive brand visibility through values-aligned acknowledgement as non-profit sponsors (not through commercial advertising)
Collective Impact & Advocacy Partners
This partnership is suited to regulators, unions, and industry bodies ready to align their own policies and communication platforms with the program’s core mission. They contribute through advocacy, data sharing and providing venue space to help coordinate our industry-wide response to suicide prevention.
Research & Evaluation Partners
These are universities and evaluation firms that provide the expertise to analyze MATES program data and help us build our evidence base. Through working alongside MATES, they can contribute to global learning regarding workplace mental health interventions
