From March to July 2025, workshops are on across West Yorkshire and online. Covering topics that will help boost engagement, resilience and diversity while tackling the challenges that so many organisations are facing!

• Completely free
• Evening workshops available
• Examples of best practice for sports organisations
• Practical advice to fit your needs and capacity
• From experienced professionals who get results

What’s on?

Find the workshops for sports clubs in Wakefield District on Eventbrite.

Free workshops will be held online and in person, covering:

• Fundraising and Income Generation - Tuesday 29 April, 6.30pm at Lock Lane Sports Centre
• How to Improve Your Governance - Wednesday 14 May, 6.30pm at The Denhale Active Recreation Centre‍
• How To Create an Environmental Action Plan - Thursday 15 May, 6.30pm at Frickley Athletic Football Ground‍
• How to Attract, Retain and Support Volunteers - Wednesday 21 May, 6.30pm at Featherstone Rovers‍
• Understanding Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Wednesday 28 May, 6.30pm at Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club

• Inclusive Marketing - coming in June
• Engaging Communities and Local Partnerships - coming in June
• Revenue Diversification - coming in June
• Membership Development - coming in June

Online workshops coming soon.

Who’s it for?

Anyone involved in running or managing a club, group or organisation that is:

• Involved in delivering any type of community sport or physical activities for any age group (can be affiliated or not affiliated to a National Governing Body)
• Supporting your local community as an un/constituted group, charity, social enterprise or community benefit society
• Generating an income of up to £500k

Book onto as many workshops as you’d find useful. Many of the topics will connect and help you to build a stronger organisation.

More information

This project is funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority as part of the £2.3m You Can Make It Here programme providing business support and skills training for the creative industries, culture, heritage and sport sector.

Sport For Good is delivered by the five Local Infrastructure Organisations in West Yorkshire – Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, Nova Wakefield District, Community Action Bradford & District, Voluntary Action Leeds, Voluntary & Community - and specialist partner Participate Projects. Bringing you our collective expertise with voluntary and community organisations of all sizes and knowledge of communities across West Yorkshire.

Read more about the project in the announcement from February.