What we do
We provide professional expertise, resources and operational support to community groups.
0
%
are led entirely by volunteers
0
%
have an annual income
of less than £10k
0
%
are located in the 30% most deprived areas of the UK
0
%
are confident they’ll still exist in 5 years’ time
(Data accurate as of 30 September 2020)
We are here to help them to address these challenges through the provision of services and projects that build the skills and confidence of the group leaders and strengthen their organisation for the future.
Why we do it
Not all young people have the same start in life and we know that community sport and physical activity can help them overcome barriers and fulfil their potential.
How we do it
We empower communities by supporting the groups deeply rooted within them.
Reach
- We work with grassroots groups often not supported by other agencies and our groups are based in communities across all of the UK.
- Our groups work with young people who are typically “hard to reach”.
- Our Sport England supported project increases physical activity for inactive
Include
- We work with expert partners to collaborate on projects to help create equity
- Our groups work with young people in under-represented groups.
- Project 51 focused on supporting community groups to attract more young females to close the gender gap.
Empower
- We provide services and projects to build skills and confidence in local group leaders.
- Our groups provide opportunities that empower young people.
- Our partnership with Nike offers a package of tailored support, mentoring and personal development opportunities for young BAME leaders, to help develop and launch their own Sport for Change project.
"Without the help of Sported and Ravi we would have struggled to deliver this project and lots of people would not be able to access this opportunity."
– Sported member
Our UK-wide services and benefits
We offer a range of services and benefits, designed to address the different needs that our groups may have.
The most popular are:
One-to-one support
on a long or short-term basis from our team of professional volunteers
Sported Network
access to our online platform full of resources/ how to guides to help groups with topics such as fundraising, impact practice and business planning.
Regular Webinars
and workshops on topics such as fundraising, business planning, legal structures and marketing
Monthly funding bulletins
and newsletters with information and services specifically tailored to organisations like them
Grant distributions
to our network on behalf of our partners
"Our mentor from Sported helped us to navigate our ideas, giving us the support we needed to push the boundaries of our organisation."
– Sported member
Where we are
We are the largest network of community sport groups in the UK and pride ourselves on our personal touch and local knowledge.
Read about the work we are doing in each of the nations.
Partners and Projects
Sported’s partnerships and projects are essential to enable us to support our network. We are very proud to work in partnership with fantastic organisations and funders and are always looking to have new conversations and explore ideas for future projects.
Current projects
- All
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
Girls Unite
Girls Unite aims to get more girls (aged 11-18) from socially deprived areas of the UK
Satellite Clubs
Working with London Sport to support up to 74 groups across 2 years through our Light Touch support to develop a sustainability plan following their 30 weeks of funded activity.
Sporteducate II
Tackling youth violence through community action.
Scottish Football Association
Supporting 30 grassroot football teams through our diagnostic tools to demonstrate increases in their community engagement
Nike Future Leaders in Sport
A leadership and personal development programme for 12 young BAME leaders over the course of a year in partnership with Nike.
Open Doors
Providing coaching and mentoring to young people during school holiday periods, ensuring they have access to local role models.