Sport and the third sector - working together

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Third sector organisations have an interest in promoting health and wellbeing, tackling social exclusion and promoting community cohesion. Sports organisations can play a vital role in meeting these aims. However they are not always linked in with the wider third sector and its support structures. Therefore sports organisations may miss out on funding, information and networking opportunities. Equally, generalist third sector organisations and their members may use sport and physical activity to address wider aims but not be linked in with sports infrastructure and delivery systems.

Together third sector organisations and those involved in sport can generate synergy, share knowledge, skills, expertise and resources to improve their effectiveness and reach. All of this is vital if we are to provide more opportunities for people who face disadvantage and social exclusion to benefit from participation in sport.


Articles on sport and the third sector


New Sport England Strategy (Aug/Sep 2008)

Sporty NAVCA members (Feb/Mar 2008) - sports survey results 2008

Why sport? (Dec 2007/ Jan 2008) - why the sports sector and third sector should work closer together

Sports and local infrastructure - towards a closer future (Dec 2005 / Jan 2006) sports Survey 2005/6


Good practice


Our good practice section includes examples of sport and third sector working together.