What is community sport?

• Club sport• School sport• Municipal parks and

recreation programs

What challenges does community sport face?

• Organization development – fund raising, program quality, and organizational effectiveness

• Volunteer leadership – recruitment, development, retention and recognition

• Facilities – building new, rebuilding old

• Access – ensuring that everyone can participate

communitysportnetwork• The communitysportnetwork consists of local

community sport councils and interested individuals• The communitysportnetwork assists in the

development of new sport councils as well as providing support to existing sport councils.

• The network consists of thecommunitysportnetwork (CSN) website, news, conferences and community based programs available and sport tourism workshops and resources

What type of services can a community sport council offer?

• Coordinate facilities, registration, services, and standards for coaches, volunteers and administrative staff;

• Share information and learn best practices from each other;

• Apply for capital improvement grants and funds;

• Receive charitable donations, hold fund raising campaigns and approach sponsors as a united group;

• Develop sport tourism, youth-at-risk prevention programs, volunteer development programs, coaching programs, focus on community health issues etc;

• Work together to develop sport-related special events in the region, e.g. Ontario Summer Games, championships and Games;

• Be part of the Ontario-wide Community Sport Network, to share information and best practices.

What type of services can a community sport council offer?

The future of community sport councils:

• Sport tourism – event bidding, hosting and management

• Focus on community health development

• Service provider contracts with municipal government

• Provision/coordination of volunteer development services, eg coach training

• Revenue supports local development

What type of What type of Funding Funding is available to is available to Councils?Councils?

• Ontario Trillium Foundation

• Municipal Funds

• Fundraising Events ie. Dinner

Thank you for your time.

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