PERFORMANCE Performance

Action Measures and Outcomes

Data insight and development

By responding to what our research tells us, we’ll improve the data we collect to inform the allocation of funding, linked to need and seldom heard groups and users. Undertake a review of our current data, exploring a comparison between our intended EDI outcomes vs actual outcomes and targeted site-based project evaluation. Explore better and more efficient ways to collate and analyse data.

Develop an EDI evaluation framework

A small sample-based evaluation framework will be developed to access the impact of Foundation facilities and programmes, which can inform best practice. Topics such as disability, culturally diverse communities, health inequalities in sport will be considered. Undertake small sample of targeted insights across capital and revenue programmes.

Embed tackling inequalities measures into our performance Framework. Begin to benchmark and monitor progress on our EDI/Tackling Inequalities Measures. And define clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and methodologies.

New Programmes Development

Develop an EDI framework for new programmes to ensure that they align to the Foundations EDI Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) This includes the application process development, programme criteria and assessment.

Improve our understanding of recreational football and community lead football programmes, including multi-sport and small sided provision. Identify the trends, patterns of engagement and need. Share best practice from this work explore how it fits into core Foundation funds.

Develop our procurement process

Embed EDI into our procurement process, assessing the selection of partner organisation and suppliers with significant contract value. Collating and accessing EDI documentation and information we receive from the procurement process or our existing suppliers.

Challenge and review anecdotal and assumption-based inclusion and community impact of investment, to develop granular understanding across all user groups and facility types evaluate actual investment impact.

EDI outcomes are further aligned to our Grant Management Systems and frameworks, throughout our end-to-end funding process (from application to completion and including our work with facilities who we have previously funded). Develop best practice framework and learning. Improving internal expertise on impact of Football Foundation’s programmes and wider outcomes focused on tackling inequalities and understanding behaviour change.

Credible and measurable baseline and benchmarking data for our Tackling Inequalities KPIs and EDI related targets established. Improve the ways in which seldom heard communities/groups can be targeted and engaged in our Football Foundation investment strategy.

This action will help is ensure that EDI is built into new programme design and development from the very start. Increase the ways seldom heard groups can be targeted and engaged in Football Foundation investment strategy.

This action will help us ensure that we‘re working with suppliers who share our values; practice and promote EDI in the same way that we do. This will reduce risk of discrimination.

Action Measures and Outcomes

Build strong mutually beneficial relationships with partner organisations and the banks we partner with to ensure these align with our own EDI strategy and work with them to improve our own knowledge and processes.

Project development and assessment

● Update Our Project Assessment Matrix. Include detailed inclusivity questions based on measurable outcomes and tackling inequalities performance framework.

● Identify specific points throughout the end-to-end process. In which to scrutinise EDI and tackling Inequality parameters.

● Review Terms and Conditions of grant awards to stipulate clear EDI and governance related requirements and targets, throughout the lifetime of a project. Update project selection process to include targeted project-based EDI and tackling inequalities outputs and outcomes.

Our post award review process

Our post award review process makes sure that applicants and facilities are meeting their grant award objectives and bringing about measurable change. The process will be developed to ensure that EDI is at the heart of this process.

Our partner organisations and banks we work with and invest with have commendable reputations as inclusive companies, by building these relationships we aim to share best practice and grow our knowledge about what other organisations are doing in this space.

Improve the application process to input EDI targets clearly in all process, through Grant Management Systems.

Applicants support improved and awareness of EDI outcomes increased. Our T&Cs are updated and clearly defined to reflect EDI and Governance requirements included as part of the award offer letter.

Greater assurance that EDI objectives are sustained through the life cycle of our grants. Provide an objective review of EDI parameters, outputs, and outcomes to improve by supporting our recipients post award.