This episode covers a few important financial matters for clubs and organisations, specifically fundraising and managing that new income. Special guest Dave Boyle guides us through some of the key elements of fundraising, as well as an explanation of the Community Shares model and advice on money management. We also sat down with England Rugby star…

This episode focuses on the important topic of Safeguarding Adults. If your organisation has regular contact with the public, you have a crucial role to play in the support, identification and reporting of adults who may be at risk of harm. Getting this right will ensure safe access to sport and physical activity for everyone. In this episode we ar…

In this episode we cover the topic of attracting women and girls to your organisation. We kick off by speaking to Lisa O’Keefe, Director of Insight at Sport England, about the latest This Girl Can campaign and what it can teach organisations about getting women through the doors. Jane Ashworth OBE, StreetGames’ CEO, also joins us to talk about how …

This episode takes a deep-dive into how community organisations can work to increase disabled people’s participation in sport and physical activity. New research released by Activity Alliance highlighted a demand for greater training in delivering activities to disabled people. With almost 20% of the population having a disability or a long-term he…

This Buddle podcasts gets under the skin of what makes a great volunteer experience. We hear from Shaun Delaney at the National Council for Volunteer Organisations (NCVO), Claire Colman from Swim England and Rachael Bayley at Ramblers UK. With their help, we provide tips on how you can embed important considerations for the volunteer experience wit…

This Buddle podcast explores LGBT+ participation in community organisations and discusses the key insight around barriers, enablers and top tips around what you can do to increase participation. Joining us this time is Jamie Hooper (Senior Equality and Diversity Manager at Sport England), Lou Englefield (Director at Pride Sports) and Tom Oliver (Pr…

This Buddle podcast explores LGBT+ participation in community organisations and discusses the key insight around barriers, enablers and top tips around what you can do to increase participation. Joining us this time is Jamie Hooper (Senior Equality and Diversity Manager at Sport England), Lou Englefield (Director at Pride Sports) and Tom Oliver (Pr…

This Buddle podcast explores LGBT+ participation in community organisations and discusses the key insight around barriers, enablers and top tips around what you can do to increase participation. Joining us this time is Jamie Hooper (Senior Equality and Diversity Manager at Sport England), Lou Englefield (Director at Pride Sports) and Tom Oliver (Pr…

This podcast from Sport England’s Buddle programme, explores the GDPR regulations and what these mean for community clubs and organisations. We also catch up with Olympic champions and Hockey legends, Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh. *Note that Club Matters has rebranded as Buddle since the launch of this podcast.…

This episode, we’re focusing on volunteers. We look at how your club or organisation can attract and keep people in their volunteer roles. The importance of volunteers at all levels is something Ian Bell MBE is very aware of, and he chats to us about the impact volunteers have had on his own career. Finally, we touch on the subject of promoting les…