Sport and the third sector

Opportunity for NAVCA members to offer qualifications in sports volunteering

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:46 -0500

Opportunity for NAVCA members to offer qualifications in sports volunteering:

1st4sport are looking for organisations to add qualifications to their existing provision. It’s completely free of charge to apply and become recognised to deliver any 1st4sport qualification, such as:

1st4sport level 2 Award in Co-ordinating Sports Volunteers (QCF) (L2ACSV)
1st4sport level 3 Certificate in Managing Sports Volunteers (L3CMSV)

1st4sport will offer support every step of the way and are keen to encourage LIOs to apply to deliver these qualifications. These can make a welcome addition to your existing training portfolio.

Visit the 1st4sport website for more information.

Carrie McKenzie, Sport Partnership Adviser says “This is great for NAVCA members who want to start offering information and support to community sports clubs and can truly embed sport as part of the wider third sector locally. It could provides members with an opportunity to showcase and signpost clubs to other training and support that they can offer and is a step in the right direction to engaging with community sports clubs at a grass roots level”.

Sport England funding: Women in disadvantaged communities or caring for children under 16

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:15:34 -0500

Sport England funding: Women in disadvantaged communities or caring for children under 16:

Sport England’s themed rounds of National Lottery funding tackle gaps in sporting participation, to complement our other funding programmes.

They are running a number of pre-application workshops to provide greater detail on the types of projects they are looking to fund, along with an explanation on the rationale and criteria for this specific themed round.

These will be held on the following dates:

18 November 2009 - Manchester
20 November 2009 - Reading
23 November 2009 - Birmingham

More information about the funding and how to book to attend one of the workshops is available via the Sport England website.

Event papers: Sport and the Voluntary Sector Information Event, York

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:13:23 -0500

Event papers: Sport and the Voluntary Sector Information Event, York:

26 October 2009
- York CVS

The event raised awareness of regional activity around the Sport England strategy, the third sector in the region and 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. It provided delegates with up-to-date information as well as opportunities to network with partners from sport and the wider third sector.

Visit the NAVCA website to download the presentations

1000 days to go!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:45:23 -0400

1000 days to go!:

On 31 October and 3 December, we count down 1000 days until the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games respectively.

Over the next 1000 days, thousands of people from all over the UK will work together to plan and prepare for the London 2012 Games. See what the London 2012 team will do over the next 1000 days.

See 1000 days to go and counting! on the Get Set London 2012 website - what will you do in the next 1000 days?

London organising committee for olypmic games (LOCOG) are celebrating this landmark. Visit www.london2012.com to find out more.

In praise of intelligent commissioning

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:51:58 -0400

In praise of intelligent commissioning:

Today’s Guardian Public has an article by Katy Wing, NAVCA’s Director of Local Services Partnerships.

In praise of intelligent commissioning

Targeting the third sector: A who's who for sport partners looking to engage with the third sector

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:21:00 -0400

Targeting the third sector: A who's who for sport partners looking to engage with the third sector:

NAVCA has just published Targeting the third sector. This publication, developed in partnership with Volunteering England, is for sporting partners who want to find out more about the third sector. It is essential reading for those working in the sport sector including National Governing Bodies of sport (NGB), Community Sports Partnerships, Sport England Equity partners, or any individual/organisation involved in the delivery of community sport.

Carrie McKenzie, Sport Partnership Strategic Adviser says:

“Targeting the Third Sector explains third sector infrastructure and the organisations that exist within the sector to support you. It can be used to find the most appropriate organisation, government department and partnership to help you. We believe it is important for sports bodies to understand these organisations and what they can do to help sport.”
Download Targeting the third sector

28 October 2009

Voluntary Arts Network: visiting NAVCA

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:33:40 -0400

Voluntary Arts Network: visiting NAVCA:

Robin Simpson, Chief Executive of Voluntary Arts Network, visited NAVCA on 27 October. You can read about Robin’s visit in his blog.

Sport Funding Guide

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:42:31 -0400

Sport Funding Guide:

Directory of Social Change has published a Sports Funding Guide aimed at helping organisations and individuals looking to raise money and win support for their sport.

Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:34:00 -0400

Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund:

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the Health Work and Well-being Challenge Fund, a grant scheme of £4m available over two years. The scheme will fund innovative projects that improve employees’ health and welfare at work and is aimed at local partnerships and small and medium-sized businesses based, and trading in Great Britain. Closing date for the first round is 31 December.

Lottery funding opens top-notch sports facilities to wider community

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:32:28 -0400

Lottery funding opens top-notch sports facilities to wider community:

The number of people enjoying Lottery-funded sports facilities has taken a big leap forward with research announced today showing that 41 percent of pupils say their family uses the same school facilities they do to take part in physical activity.

Read more on the Wiredgov website

New case study: York CVS

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:46:38 -0400

New case study: York CVS:

We’ve published a new case study looking at one of our Sport and the Third Sector pilot areas:

York CVS (PDF 120KB)

Visit the Sport case studies page to view the full list of case studies available.

Free places to NHS staff on Tutor Training courses for sports leadership

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:19:05 -0400

Free places to NHS staff on Tutor Training courses for sports leadership:

Health Secretary Andy Burnham has called for physical activity to be put on the NHS agenda and is offering free places to NHS staff on its Tutor Training courses for sports leadership.

Sports Leaders UK has welcomed the announcement, calling it “a sensible move that shows a serious appreciation of the role of physical activity in the health of the nation”, and will reserve two places for NHS staff at every one of its Tutor Training courses until 2012.

More information is available via the Sports Leadesr UK website.

New case study: East Riding Voluntary Action Service (ERVAS)

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:45 -0400

New case study: East Riding Voluntary Action Service (ERVAS):

We’ve published a new case study looking at one of our Sport and the Third Sector pilot areas.

East Riding Voluntary Action Service (ERVAS) (PDF 117KB)

Visit the Sport case studies page to view the full list of case studies available.

2012 to make history as first gender equality Games

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:47:32 -0400

2012 to make history as first gender equality Games:

Sport England has welcomed the IOC’s recommendation that women’s boxing should be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games programme.

This means that London 2012 will make history as the first Games to have representation by men and women in every sport.

Read more on the Sport England website

Funding programmes generate huge response

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:46:56 -0400

Funding programmes generate huge response:

Applications for grants from two of Sport England’s new funding programmes, the Rural Communities themed round and the Innovation Fund, are now being assessed. Both funds were substantially oversubscribed and all eligible applications are being judged on a competitive basis.

The level of response means that we are able to invest in the very best ideas. It gives us a real opportunity for rigorous assessment - ensuring we support projects that will deliver the greatest possible return for community sport.

Read more on the Sport England website

New article: Runningsports

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:34:21 -0400

New article: Runningsports:

Carrie McKenzie, NAVCA’s Sports Partnership Strategic Adviser, has written a new article explaining how Sport England’s new network “runningsports” can help NAVCA members work with community sports clubs.

The article appears in appears in Circulation Issue 410 - August September 2009 or can be downloaded below.

Download the article (Word, 183KB)

Play Sport London

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:32:00 -0400

Play Sport London:

Thousands of Londoners are being given the opportunity to get more active and try out different sports.

Play Sport London features around 30 different sports and involves more than 140 grass roots clubs putting on expert coaching and activities. Participants will then be signposted to local clubs where they can carry on playing their chosen sport.

The new programme is run and funded by London Development Agency (LDA) with the support of Sport England.

Play Sport London runs until 30 September with activities for people of all ages and for disabled Londoners.

For more details about events visit the Play Sport London website.

Working with the third sector to create sporting opportunities

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:24:00 -0400

Working with the third sector to create sporting opportunities:

Beach volleyball came to the streets of London last week - with the help of a national charity and the Sport England Small Grants Programme.

Action For Kids, a charity which helps young people with physical and learning disabilities, organised a beach volleyball tournament aimed at giving city workers the chance to give the sport a try, while raising money for a worthwhile cause.

Read more on the Sport England website

South Yorkshire Sport Conference 2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:54:00 -0400

South Yorkshire Sport Conference 2009:

Carrie McKenzie, NAVCA’s Sports Partnership Strategic Adviser, features in this YouTube video for the South Yorkshire Sport Conference 2009.

Active People Survey update published

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:54:22 -0400

Active People Survey update published:

Sport England have published a quarterly update on sports participation in England.

Key results include:

6,822,000 people (16 and over) are now playing sport 3 times a week at moderate intensity
Regular sports participation has held firm since the last report in December 2008
Some individual sports have seen a decrease in participation
Participation by 18 year olds has remained the same
Satisfaction with local sports provision has increased

More information about the Active People Survey is available on the Sport England website, along with the interim results for NI8 (the measure of sport and active recreation participation for local government).