Resources From The Sector

This section details training courses and resources designed to upskill organizations and individuals in the Sport for Development sector.

• ABCs of Mental Health (ISCA): Providing tools, resources and models to support organizations addressing mental health challenges among youth.
• Agora Global Hub for Learning: A learning portal offering tailored development opportunities in leadership, interventions and planning for the sport for development sector.
• CHJS Coach & Staff Training: Interactive training addressing systemic inequities in sport, equipping coaches with tools for healing and resilience.
• Doc Wayne Champion’s Network: A training platform supporting trauma-informed, sport-based mental health approaches for youth development professionals.
• Goodpush Alliance E-learning Hub:
  Free e-learning courses for skill-building and best practices in staff and volunteer training.
• Innovation & Digital Accelerator Program –  National Governing Body (NGB) toolkit: Workshops and support for NGBs on data management and technology’s role in sports.
• Integration of Refugees through Sport (IRTS): Resources for inclusion and education in refugee sports initiatives, developed with experts and stakeholders.
• International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev):
  Toolkits providing guidance for implementing sport for development programs.
• International Safeguards for Children in Sport – Resources & E-Learning: Resources on safeguarding in sport, covering recruitment, governance, risk assessment and more.
• International Sport & Culture Association (ISCA) Online Learning Platform: A range of online courses designed for sport for development practitioners.
• Positive Coaching Alliance Resource Zone: Resources on coaching, mental wellness, team culture and athlete development.
• Sport for Sustainable Development – Designing Effective Policies and Programs (Future Learn): Course offering insights on using sport for development and tips for effective program design and impact measurement.
• The Child Protection in Sport Unit Resources (NSPCC): Tools and assessments to help create safe and positive environments in sport.
• The Compass for SBC – Various Toolkits: Social behavior change resources for skill enhancement in sport for development projects.
• UK Coaching: E-Learning Resources: Includes guides, videos and webinars for coaches.
• UNHCR Sport for Protection Toolkit: Resource on using sport to support protection and wellbeing of young refugees and displaced persons.
• Women Win’s Learning Lab: E-learning modules and toolkits promoting gender equity through sport and economic resilience.

Here you can find organizations that can help your sport for development organization maximize its impact, often at pro bono or discounted rates.

• Catchafire for Nonprofits: Connects nonprofits with highly-skilled volunteers ready to lend their expertise and provide capacity support in areas like marketing, IT, finance and fundraising.
• Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport (CHJS): Uses practices from youth and community development, neuroscience and social-emotional learning to integrate healing-centered strategies into organizational culture.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH: Works with partners to support innovative projects that boost young people’s employability, advance gender equality and strengthen social cohesion. GIZ also aims to establish a long-term, interactive global network for practitioners and experts to develop skills and share knowledge.
• GivenGain: An international cloud-based activism platform helping individuals/groups and nonprofit organizations build strong and sustainable funding models.
• Hello Insight: Uses outcomes in social and emotional learning (SEL) to help individuals and organizations evaluate the impact of youth development programs.
• love.fútbol: This global nonprofit partners with and mobilizes communities worldwide to create, reclaim and redefine sports spaces as inclusive centers of community and lasting platforms for social growth.
• READY Sport Global: Helps athletes, sports organizations, universities and tech companies design and deliver impactful projects across diverse sports, including football, motorsports, rugby, triathlon, basketball and sport for development.
• Remedy: Supports sport for good organizations in building fundraising capacity.
• Sported: Delivers free support and resources for organizations using sport for social impact with a focus on grassroots sport.
• TeamPact: Helps charities, schools, sports foundations, development funders and businesses track and manage their activities.
• Think Beyond: A social impact and sustainability consultancy working in and through sport and entertainment.
• TrustLaw – Thomson Reuters Foundation:
  Facilitates free legal support, research and resources for civil society organizations, social enterprises and nonprofit media across the globe through partnerships with law firms and corporate legal teams.
• Upshot: Provides a monitoring, evaluation, and learning system to help organizations and programs evidence their impact.
• Win-Win Strategies: Fosters collaborations between women’s rights organizations and companies, promoting initiatives to advance women’s economic resilience.
• Yunus Sports Hub: Offers expertise and support for entrepreneurs, organizations, funders and investors using sport for social good.

This section contains studies and reports relevant to the Sport for Development sector that can build your knowledge, provide evidence for practitioners and generate ideas.

• Journal of Global Sport Management: A global platform for “focused, rigorous and interdisciplinary research that has originality, depth and clarify of insights into significant issues and developments of interest to sport management.” Main objectives: to advance research; to enhance practice; and to facilitate good policy-making decisions.
• Journal of Sport for Development: The Journal of Sport for Development’s mission is to advance, examine, and disseminate evidence and best practices for programs and interventions that use sport to promote development, health and/or peace.
• Loughborough University Research Repository: UK-based university renowned for its teaching and research on sports-based subjects. The University’s research depository contains extensive research on sport for development topics.
• Sport in Society: Collates articles focusing on sport’s significance for modern society and its impact on intersecting domains such as culture, identity, politics, governance, business, industry, communication, technology and more.
• Sportanddev: sportanddev’s resource library contains an extensive collection of journal articles, research documents, project reports, and more to support those working in the sport for development sector.
• Women’s Sports Foundation: “Keeping Girls in the Game” provides critical insights into the gender, race/ethnicity and socio-economic disparities in sports participation and dropout, identifying key areas for intervention.