Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration
Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration
Sport England: Core
Talking Sport Developing partnerships between clubs and schools
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The benefits to the Club
More young people Access to facilities Raised profile Reduced hire facilities Increased income New volunteers
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Benefits to schools
Links with the curriculum Improved attendance More opportunities Community relations Beyond school benefits
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What can the school offer? Potentially… Promotion of your club Better facilities Cheaper facilities Access to young people
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What can your club offer?
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What does the School want?
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Importance of planning
Professional & organised Plan before contacting Give schools plenty of time Clarify expectations Clarify responsibilities Link with existing programmes CRB/DBS Planned schedule
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Starting discussions
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A lasting partnership?
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Can Clubmark help?
Helps you stand out from the crowd Demonstrates minimum operating standards Shows commitment to welfare Recognition club is safe Use appropriate coaches…
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Who else can help?
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Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration
Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration
Lee Ward Senior Consultant & Area Manager (South) 07772 692347 / lee.ward@kkp.co.uk www.facebook.co./clubmark.org Sport England: Core
Wiltshire Sports Club Roadshow Making successful small grant funding applications Alex Muse, Sports Development Officer, Wiltshire Council
Purpose: • Identification of common questions / themes within grant application forms • Ways of pitching your responses – themes / phrases • Examples of successful / unsuccessful applications • Opportunity to discuss current / potential applications
Some general principles... •
Have clear aims and objectives
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Read the criteria and meet them
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Start a relationship with the funder
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The funder knows nothing about you or the project
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Is the project a sound investment – value for money
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Make sure your sums add up!!
Question: What does your club do... •
Things to consider – How long has club been operating – How many current members / sides – Growth over previous period of time – Active coaches with the club – Current partnerships – Stated development plan aims – Notable achievements – Keep in mind relevance to project application
Question: Describe your project... •
Pinpoint the focus of your project
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Relate it to aims of the funder
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What tasks do you need to do undertake?
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Who will help you make the project a success?
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What timescales are you referring to?
Question: Why is your project needed... •
Consultation / feedback
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Local / national strategy
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Barriers to participation
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Demographics / community
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Value for money
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Supporting letters
Question: What do you want to achieve... •
What will be different as a result of this project?
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New or additional participants
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Number of sessions
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Duration of project
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Sustainability
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Exit routes
Question – how will you monitor the success of your project... •
Sample evaluation forms
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Attendance registers
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Growth in numbers
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Evidence of wider community benefit
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New technology
Common mistakes... •
Applying to the wrong funder
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Requests to fund ongoing activity
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Failure to observe the criteria
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Lack of clarity in the budget
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Lack of need
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Lack of sustainability
Final thoughts… •
Realistic timescales
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A clear executive summary
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Club membership audit
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Budget
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No need to reinvent the wheel