Attracting Sponsors to your Sports Club. Watch our webinar with SNAP Sponsorship here.

Welcome to the CDS Newsletter,

Even before COVID19, over 60,000 sports clubs in the UK were operating at either a financial break-even point or at a deficit (My Club, 2020).

This drills home the need for clubs to bring in new sources of income. Sponsorship can form a vital form of income for any club and the question of how to attain and retain sponsors is one that is regularly discussed – but one we sought to answer in our webinar with SNAP Sponsorship.

Mark and Will from SNAP took attendees through how clubs can attract sponsorship, even during a global pandemic, using examples from Scottish clubs Dyce Rugby Club and Watsonians Cricket Club.

They also walk us through the SNAP Sponsorship platform which allows clubs to market their opportunities and attract sponsors too.

You can catch up by watching the webinar below. 

If you like the look of the SNAP Sponsorship platform, you can sign up now at https://www.snapsponsorship.com/.

Use the code 'clubdevelopmentscotland' to get 12 months for the price of 11 when you sign up to SNAP Sponsorship platform.

News & What We're Reading

OSS To Launch Major Disability And Sport Research

The Observatory for Sport in Scotland will launch a first major research project into sport and disability in Scotland in 20 years when it partners up with Scottish Disability Sport and a wide range of stakeholders to investigate barriers to activity for more than 20% of the population currently registered with a disability.

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Pandemic has 'exacerbated inequalities', claims programme manager

The Covid-19 pandemic has “exacerbated existing inequalities” according to the manager of a leading grassroots community sports programme.

• Read more.

'Pivotal role' for sport in recovery

Sport can play a “pivotal role” in the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Scotland’s Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing.

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Activity levels for children drop as restrictions take hold

Sport England have released the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey report which demonstrates the negative impact that COVID-19 has had on activity levels among younger people.

• Read more.

Podcasts

Our Club Lotto

In this podcast, we speak to David Alexander, Operations Director of Our Club Lotto, a white label lottery platform available to clubs across the UK.

In the podcast we discuss how clubs can use Our Club Lotto to generate funds for their work and ask for best practice when it comes to encouraging sign ups.

You can find out more about Our Club Lotto by visiting www.ourclublotto.co.uk/.

My Club Hub

In this episode of the podcast we speak to John Cleisham about My Club Hub, a platform which helps volunteers involved in the running of sports clubs effectively run and govern their organisations.

In the podcast we discuss why John started MCH, how clubs can benefit from it, some of the successes the business has enjoyed to date and some of the future plans he has in terms of functionality and features.

The Scottish Football Partnership & Trust

In this week's podcast we speak to Stuart McCaffrey, Chief Operating Officer at the Scottish Football Partnership & Trust, about the huge level of support the organisation's has provided Scottish football with since starting in 2000. We also chat about Stuart's transition from playing professionally with the likes of St Johnstone, Inverness and Morton to working behind the scenes of the game and ask him for some top tips for funding applications. You can find out more about the support offered by both the Trust and Partnership by visiting thescottishfootballpartnership.com/

Deveronvale Community FC

In this episode of the Club Development Scotland we speak to Kevin Stewart, chairman of Deveronvale Community Club, winners of the Scottish FA’s 2020 Community Club of the Year. We discuss the club’s response to the COVID19 crisis and the setup of ‘The Hub’, created to support vulnerable members of the local community.

We were also recently delighted to support Deveronvale Community Club in their application for charitable status. 

Grant Funding

Clubs can look to raise significant capital for funding through their own independent fundraising methods but often there are funders who support community projects and may make suitable funding partners for your project.

Here are some of the newest funds your club may be eligible to apply for.

If you're looking for support with your fundraising, get in touch.

Fundraising

Fundraising is an important aspect of any club's success. Check out some ways you can raise valuable income here. If you're looking for support with your fundraising, get in touch.

Resources For Your Club