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Active Network
- event registration and sports management software for event organisers, sports teams and clubs to streamline their daily operations
ClubBuzz Sports Forum
- forum for amateur sports clubs to share and discuss administrative and other club issues and help share best practice
Clubmark
- quality accreditation scheme which ensures that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards
Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU)
- works with UK Sports Councils, governing bodies and other organisations to help them minimise the risk of child abuse during sporting activities
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
- helps protect children and vulnerable adults by supporting organisations recruiting people into positions of trust
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
- legislation that promotes civil rights for disabled people and protects disabled people from discrimination
English Federation of Disability Sport
- the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England
Every Child Matters
- a shared programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people
Federation of Disability Sports Organisations
- creates and provides sport and recreational opportunities for people with disabilities in the Yorkshire and Humberside regions
Health and Safety Executive
- responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare
St John Ambulance - First Aid Guide
- offers a free pocket sized guide that gives essential first aid advice. It covers five common conditions where straightforward first aid could be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.
Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
- created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults
The Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure
- professional membership body representing sport, parks and leisure industry professionals
International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education
- concerned with the promotion and dissemination of results and findings in sport science and their application in cultural and educational contexts
The Leisure Review
- a magazine offering an independent view of the leisure industry for professionals working in management, development and promotion of leisure, culture and sport
Pitchero
- offers football, rugby and cricket clubs a free customised website
SkillsActive
- the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning
Sporting Equals
- promotes ethnic diversity across sport and physical activity
Sport Officials UK
- responsible for representing and supporting officials across all sports in the UK
Sportegg
- a social networking opportunity for clubs/coaches wishing to create an online community or manage existing members
sports coach UK
- dedicated to guiding the development and implementation of a coaching system, recognised as a world leader, for all coaches at every level in the UK
uk sport
- responsible for managing and distributing public investment and is a statutory distributor of funds raised by the National Lottery
Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation
- working towards a society which encourages, enables and celebrates active women and girls by making sport appealing
Youth Sport Trust
- aim to build a brighter future for young people by enhancing the quality of their physical education and sporting opportunities
CASC - Community Amateur Sports Clubs
- scheme which recognises the important role of sports clubs by distinguishing between clubs and businesses for rates and tax purposes, ensuring money is kept in sports clubs
Sport and Recreation Alliance
- the national alliance of governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- provides funding for sports provision, improving the quantity and quality of sporting opportunities at every level, from the playground to the podium
Football Foundation
- funded by the Premier League, The Football Association and the government, it delivers new and improved community sports facilities in towns and cities across the country
Sports Council for Wales
- responsible for developing and promoting sport and active lifestyles and is responsible for distributing funds from the National Lottery to sport in Wales
Sport England
- invests National Lottery and Exchequer funding in organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in grassroots sport and create opportunities for people to excel at their chosen sport
Sport Northern Ireland
- invests funding in organisations and projects that will grow and sustain participation in sport in Northern Ireland
sportscotland
- invest Scottish Government and National Lottery resources to support people in Scotland to participate, develop and achieve in sport
Sponsor Football
- dedicated to matching football teams with potential sponsors on a geographical basis and proud to be promoting the spread of sponsorship in grassroots football across the UK
SportsAid
- raise funds from the private sector to provide financial assistance to Britain's amateur sportsmen and women
Sportsmatch
- funded by Sport England, Sportsmatch awards organisations running projects aimed at increasing participation in sports at community level
| Volunteers & Volunteer Management Links |
1st4sport
- an online shop for sports coaching, training and physical education books and resources
BUCS
- provides a wide ranging sporting programme in 50 sports to member institutions all over Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Do-it
- an online searchable database which allows users to find volunteer opportunities
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- dedicated to the personal development of young people from all backgrounds
London 2012
- for all news, sports and venue information for the London 2012 Games, plus how to get involved
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA)
- provides members with networking opportunities, specialist advice, support, policy information and training
ProHealth Directory
- an online directory offering an opportunity to promote and market health and fitness classes, trainers, coaches, etc.
Road to 2012
- BT-run competition to find unsung sporting heroes
Sporting Champions
- a Sport England initiative bringing world-class athletes face-to-face with young people to inspire and motivate them
Sports Leaders UK
- provide awards and qualifications using the medium of sport to help people learn leadership, communication, organisation, motivation, confidence and self belief
Timebank
- encourages a new generation of people to volunteer in their communities and enables organisations to develop volunteer recruitment programmes
vinspired
- connects 16-25 year olds with volunteering opportunities in England
Volunteering England
- the national volunteering development agency for England, committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering in all its diversity
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