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.