IncReasIng Sustainability and rEsilience of community sport clubs (RISE)

101133617 — RISE — ERASMUS-SPORT-2023

The goal of the project IncReasIng Sustainability and rEsilience of community sport clubs (RISE) is promoting learning mobility of sport staff, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organizations and sport policies. The RISE project targets managers, staff and volunteers of non-profit community sport clubs and supports skills development and mobility of these target groups, therefore addressing the topic itself. The overall objective of Increasing sustainability and resilience of community sport clubs (RISE) project is increasing capacity of non-profit community sport clubs from project partner countries for financial and organizational sustainability. Community sport clubs are critical to the provision of sport across EU. They not only provide sport opportunities for the population, but also provide settings and opportunities in local communities for social programs such as convivial gatherings and social festivities. Professional experts from the project partner countries will develop an Educational Manual for implementing RISE capacity building activities for managers, staff and volunteers of non-profit community sport clubs. Project activiites will help raising awareness regarding importance of community sport clubs in project partner countries as the main pillars of sport system. Strengthening capacity of managers, staff and volunteers of non-profit community sport clubs on financial and organizational sustainability. Partenrs will also create a network of main stakeholders, national and local sport organizations, NGO’s, local government to exchange examples of good practice regarding good governance in sport, the importance of community sport clubs, sustainability and resilience of sport clubs and health enhancing physical activity .

Project “RISE” has been funded by the European Union in the total amount of 60 000 euro. It will be implemented for 18 months (1.10.2023. – 31.03.2025). Project coordinator is Udruga ECHO (Croatia) and project partners are Institute TREND-PRIMA Maribor (Slovenia), SPORT VIV (Croatia) and MOVING EUROPE (Italy).

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