Support for Doncaster sports clubs and community groups

Get Doncaster Moving and Well Doncaster have been working with Sport England's Club Matters team, having been selected as part of a national pilot to provide bespoke, localised support to sports clubs and community groups across Doncaster.

To identify priorities and support needs, local clubs and groups were surveyed, and their responses have informed the development of an action plan and learning programme to further support those who work to support local clubs and groups. Survey results indicated that financial sustainability and raising funds, recruiting and retaining volunteers, and providing a good volunteer experience were of utmost importance.

We are pleased to announce the first workshops in our free learning programme aimed at supporting volunteers from community sports clubs, groups and organisations across Doncaster are open for booking, with the option of face to face or online workshops as follows:

• Financial Planning and Management – Understand the importance of, and difference between, financial planning and management. It will help you identify why you need to plan effectively to achieve financial sustainability for your organisation. It will also help budget holders and those within the organisation who have a responsibility to ensure income is more than expenditure with identifying the principles of good financial management to aid financial sustainability, and key tools to support the process of financial management.

Tuesday 25th April, face to face workshop (at Eco Power Stadium, Players' Lounge, West Stand, Stadium Way, DN4 5JW) 9.30am -11.30am. Book here
Tuesday 25th April, online workshop 6pm - 8pm. Book here

• Raising Funds to Help Sustain Your Organisation – Identify different ways to help raise funds for your community club, group or organisation from the do's and don'ts of grant funding, to ideas on setting up your own crowd funding campaign, to where to look locally across Doncaster for funding options.

Wednesday 11th May, face to face workshop (at Eco Power Stadium, Players' Lounge, West Stand, Stadium Way, DN4 5JW) 10am - 11.30am. Book here
Wednesday 11th May, online workshop 6pm - 7.30pm. Book here

Please share this with volunteers from clubs, groups and communities across Doncaster. Learning opportunities linked to other identified themes will follow.