CDC S01E03: Raza Sadiq, Founder and Chair @ Active Life Club

The Club Development Podcast

📻 About this episode Our guest on this episode of the Club Development Podcast is Raza Sadiq, the founder and chairperson of Active Life Club, a charitable organisation empowering young people through sport. Last week, Raza was awarded with the Lifetime Contribution award by Sport Scotland for his outstanding dedication to supporting young people in Glasgow through Active Life Sport and the club are also up for Scottish sport club of the year, also at the Sport Scotland Awards – not to mention a few others along the way! Over the course of the episode, we spoke about his motivation for starting the organisation back in 1999, the development of the club since then, the governance of the organisation – including the inclusion of young people on their board and plans for their 25th anniversary next year. 🎽 Active Life Club Active Life Club is a registered charity managed by volunteers. They offer services for young people for their social and mental well being through sports. 🎙️ About the Club Development Podcast The Club Development Podcast is a podcast all about the development of sustainable community sports clubs across the UK. Our podcasts will cover a range of news, stories, guidance and funding information to help support clubs in their growth and development. 🏟️ About Club Development Consultancy While Club Development Consultancy can’t guarantee success on the pitch, we can show you a route to succeed off it as one of UK's leading sport club consultants. We know finding the time and expertise to develop, grow and generally improve your sports club can be difficult. However, help is at hand through our support. Here at Club Development Consultancy we offer guidance and support to enable the development of sustainable community sports clubs that win for everyone. We bring unrivalled experience having helped sports groups raise more than £50 million in funding and can typically help a club raise an extra 25% in revenue. Find out more about our guidance and services at www.clubdevelopment.co 🤝 Partners: We work with a range of fantastic partners who provide services and products to community sports clubs. Explore our partners below and see how they can support you in growing a winning club. Please note, in some cases, Club Development Consultancy may earn commission from successful sign ups. 📹 Veo Veo is the ultimate camera for team sports. Record and live-stream your matches automatically and take your game a level up. Through Club Development Consultancy, you are entitled to a Veo Special Offer discount of 20% off. To activate this discount, simply follow the link and instructions to sign up: bit.ly/3FhOpGz 💰 EasyFundraising We’ve recently partnered with easyfundraising so your team can earn free funding whenever your teammates and local community shop online. They partner with over 8,000 online brands, so everything from everyday online purchases and mundane bills can help fund running costs, pitch fees, new equipment, and more. Sign up here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/register-your-good-cause/?invite=5MYL09&referral-campaign=c2c&utm_campaign=refCROtest 🤕 Insure4Sport Insure4Sport offers specialist sports insurance for amateur sports teams covering over 60 different team based sports – from football to water polo to cheerleading. Their flexible sports team insurance policies are suitable for teams that meet regularly and play all year round, as well as groups that only get together every so often, or play abroad. You can benefit from a 30% discount when you sign up to Insure4Sport via our referral code: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=3455776&v=2546&q=471689&r=304077