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Governance improvements progressing but further change required

Committing to good governance is a new report from the Sport and Recreation Alliance which reviews the governance commitment made by the sport and recreation sector in recent years. It shines a light on the success to date, highlights areas where work is ongoing and outlines the challenges ahead. 

Published 19 February 2019, Governance

Without digital leadership and culture, there’s no digital transformation

In the penultimate part of this digital transformation series, Jonny Turner of Sport:80 looks at the importance of leadership and culture, drawing on perspectives from respected leaders in the sport sector. 

Published 14 February 2019, Technology

Is the sport and recreation sector thriving at work?

300,000 people with a long-term mental health problem lose their jobs each year and analysis shows that poor mental health costs the UK economy between £74 billion and £99 billion a year. The cost to employers is between £33 billion and £42 billion of this number.

Published 08 February 2019, Mental Health

Students aiming for the sky

A pioneering project between Trent Valley Gliding Club in Lincolnshire and North Lindsey College in Scunthorpe is inspiring high-flying engineering technology students to ‘Aim for the Sky’.

Published 06 February 2019, Grassroots

Serving up great volunteers for the Fed Cup

With the Fed Cup kicking off on Wednesday, we caught up with tournament Volunteer Manager Hugh Stirling to find out how easy it was to recruit volunteers using the Alliance’s Volunteer Finder.

Published 04 February 2019, Volunteering

How to think differently about dealing with data breaches

Prevention is important – but how you respond to a breach is vital too

Published 22 January 2019, Technology

Transforming business models: is your membership still relevant?

Within this latest instalment of the Digital Transformation series, Gary Hargraves, CEO of Sport:80 looks at how technology can transform business models in the sport sector, specifically membership.

Published 17 January 2019, Technology

Recognition Policy Review

Sport England has commissioned the Alliance to conduct a review of the policy of recognition – the process used to formally recognise sports in the UK. 

Published 16 January 2019, Governance

The Political Year Ahead

The Sport and Recreation Alliance's Parliamentary and Policy Officer, Ryan McCullough looks ahead at what could be in store in Westminster for 2019.

Published 09 January 2019, Brexit

Making Tax Digital for VAT and sport update: December 2018

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Business is the Government's initiative to make business taxpayers move to digital record keeping and tax return filing.

Published 20 December 2018, Advice