Board development fund
THE APPLICATION WINDOW FOR 2024 WILL BE OPENING SOON
The SGA Board Development Fund enables organisations operating in the sport and physical activity sector in the United Kingdom to access - free of charge - development training for their board members which can be customised, if required, and delivered in-house (either in-person or online). It allows organisations successful in the application process to identify areas of need or areas of particular focus for them which are not catered for by existing training provision.
The fund provides the flexibility to meet the needs of organisations with different requirements for their board's development and to provide training support in specific areas of governance.
The fund is limited and applications will be assessed against specified criteria, which include the specific need answered, the benefit to the organisation and the organisation’s access to paid-for training. Priority will be given to organisations that would otherwise be unable to obtain the requested training due to financial constraints.
Available courses
- Building an inclusive environment
- Creating your values and defining culture
- Board effectiveness
- Strategy and the decision-making process
- Boardroom dynamics
- Succession planning
- In-house delivery of Essential Sports Governance
- Conflicts of interest
- Preparing for a board evaluation
- Risk management
- Finance for non-finance managers
Within these areas, we will work with the organisations who apply successfully to understand their specific requirements and tailor the course content to their needs.
The application process
Applications are invited from organisations in the SGA community during the application window. Applications must be submitted by 5 July 2024. All training applied for in the 2023 cycle must be completed by 30 November 2024.
Decisions on requests for training are made on the basis of responses to the questions contained in the online application form. Applications are scored according to the following criteria which have been agreed with our partner Sports Councils:
Application criteria
- Organisations must operate in the sport and physical activity sector in the United Kingdom.
Application question | How scored? | Scoring criteria to be applied to applicant responses | |
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Benefit of training to the board and organisation | How will the specified training benefit the board and the organisation? What areas of governance capability will it impact and how? | 0-10 |
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Specific training needs addressed by the training | What specific need will this training address? | 0-10 |
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Other board development activity | How would this training complement or fit into your organisation’s existing board development planning? | 0-10 |
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Measuring impact | How will the impact of the training be measured? | 0-10 |
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Financial need/limited funding | Are other sources of funding available to the organisation to access this training? If so, please provide brief details. | Evidence/explanation given in application |
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Scoring against these criteria will be made on a sliding scale. Key points on this scale are identified in the table above.
Decisions on applications are final.
Date | Milestone |
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13 May 2024 | Application window opens |
5 July 2024 | Application window closes |
31 July 2024 | Final decisions and applicants notified |
30 November 2024 | Deadline for completion of training |
Successful organisations will be contacted by the SGA Team to further discuss their needs and to make arrangements for the delivery of the training.
Please check back on 13 May when the application form is live. We will contact all applicants in accordance with the timetable above.
In return for training being delivered to them, successful organisations are required to:
- acknowledge the provision of training through the Board development fund through their website, social media channels or other communications
- contribute to SGA output in a form agreed with the SGA Team. This may include but is not limited to blog posts, testimonials and/or case studies, etc.