FundSport.com Launches!

Its been over a year from concept to launch, and FundSport.com is a project we feel could make a real difference to grass roots sports across the UK and overseas.

Grass roots is the heart and soul of sport in every country, not just the UK, and whatever happens at the grass roots level will have a direct affect on professional sports. For example; All of Britain’s Olympians and Paralympians started at grass roots clubs.

We aim to help grass roots sports teams, athletes and coaches be the best they can be. In order to do this we are dedicated to providing the best possible advice and giving everyone connected with grass roots, amatuer and community sports a place they can not only turn to for help and advice, but also a place they come together to discuss the key issues affecting sport.

There are three main ways we aim to helps sports clubs and athletes;

  • Fundraising: Sports funding advice and fundraising ideas
  • Sponsorship: Free expert advice on sponsorship and making your club or yourself more sponsor friendly
  • Grants: Our grants and funding section allows you to easily search and find grant opportunities in the UK.

We also have free expert advice on a number of other topics including; PR & Marketing, Club Management and Social Media.

We All Have the Ability to Change the World

A few weeks ago, like everyone else, I woke up to the sad news that Steve Jobs had passed away. Jobs was a truly remarkable and inspirational person - in the words of Apple he had been “the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives” and had made the world “immeasurably better”.

Whatever way you look at it Steve Jobs changed the world.

It’s not often someone like Jobs comes along; someone that has the drive, passion, enthusiasm and ambition to follow their heart and make a difference to the world. Whilst he was unique, we all have the ability to change the world like he did.

It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

We won’t all have a worldwide impact like Jobs did, we can’t all change the world on the same scale as he did, but we all have the ability to change the world around us.

You don’t have to come up with the next big invention, revolutionise an industry or be a well known figure to change the world and the lives of those around you. If you’re a blogger one of your blog posts could inspire someone to change their life or do something differently. If you’re a fitness instructor you could help someone become healthier. Even just sharing a laugh with someone can make a difference.

In this ‘Web 2.0’ world and the ‘age of social media’, it’s easy to get carried away with how many Facebook ‘likes’ we have or how many Twitter followers we have. At the end of the day those figures are irrelevant. It’s how we help others and add value to their lives that’s important.

Everyone has the ability to make a difference, that in itself is an amazing thing.

How will you change the world?

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs

Is content really king?

In my recent SportsNetworker.com post ‘From Sports Team to Social Experience‘ I said I don’t totally agree with the social media cliché ‘content is king,’ and I’d like to explain that statement.

In my opinion community is the most important factor in social media, and content, in most cases, is an indispensable stepping stone to building community.

if content is king, your community is GOD!
Gary Vaynerchuk

For me it’s the engagement and conversation around content that brings social media success and builds community. Constantly pumping out content is great, but engaging with the people who view and discuss it is often the difference between success and failure. This engagemnt is where relationships are built.

There are people out there who are at the top of their industries but aren’t necessarily the best at what they do, they just know how to market themeselves. The same goes for many products and services. Content is of course a big part of their success but the community these individuals/brands build is what drives the sales and positions them at the top.

What do you think, is content really king?