Help make the case for further investment in the sport for development sector.

Over the last year social research cooperative Substance have been working with sported. to create a business case for investment into 'sport for development' projects for young people in deprived neighbourhoods across the UK. The research is at a critical stage and beginning to identify the types of organisations best placed to deliver these projects and the support they will require to manage them as effectively and efficiently as possible.

One outcome of the work to date has been the development of a free web based application which will help small community organisations collect and report evidence of the social and economic impact of their work. Over the next six months sported. are particularly keen that as many organisations as possible use the application so that we can have confidence in the scores that will being generated at each individual project e.g. better health outcomes or more cohesive communities.

At the end of the pilot period, Substance will refine the application so that sported. can make comparisons of the impact of different projects across a range of outcomes and policy themes, identify areas of delivery which can be improved and help guide investors to the best prospects.

If you are an organisation delivering a 'sport for development' project and would like to participate in the research simply go to the link below and download the application to get started.

http://www.views.coop/views-market/sported/sign-up
 
Substance will continue to offer support to organisations using the application and and report their involvement back to sported.. More information about the research can be found at http://www.substance.coop/projects/sported-research