Governance in sport is a hot topic, whether you are working at the national or community level everything from setting strategic plans to managing boards needs to be done.
The environment in which the sport community operates is continuously changing. In an effort to help sport organizations develop and maintain effective governance practices, SIRC together with Sport Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) are bringing resources and tools that can assist sport organizations with their governance.
Check out the following resources as well as the new Sport Governance Portal dedicated to Governance information, and be sure to register for SIRC's upcoming webinars Series on governance.
SIRC President and CEO, Debra Gassewitz, walks you through the new Sport Governance Portal.
Webinars
Governance Webinars
SIRC is proud to present a series of free webinars on Sport Governance. These series are aimed to help you develop or improve your existing governance strategies.
December 14, 2011
"Operations and Governance"
presented by Margaret Strus, Sutcliffe & Strus
January 17, 2012
"Governance Models"
presented by Rose Mercier, Maverick Consulting
February 28, 2012
"Implementing Your Strategic Plan"
presented by Dina Bell-Laroche, Sport Law & Strategy Group
The governance concept has a broad appeal. In the last decade or so, the concept has gained currency in debates in political science, public policy, and international relations. Part of the reason for the term's rising popularity is its capacity to encompass the breadth of institutions and relationships involved in the process of governing. At its simplest, governance refers to ways of governing, involving a range of organisations, many of which are not necessarily classified under the 'government' umbrella. Thus governance is no longer assumed to involve a single, all-powerful government but a shifting combination of local authorities, public departments and agencies, quasi-public bodies, and private and voluntary organisations.
Structure and Governance in the Alberta Sport System; Who is accountable?
The initial impetus for this study of Alberta’s amateur sport system was a desire to investigate the funding of the amateur sport system, due to repeated public comments from sport leaders critical of what they deemed to be inadequate levels of financial support for amateur sport in Alberta. Discussions of funding cannot be limited to a simplistic argument about a need for more money, supported only by a justification for increasing funding to sport because of the benefits sport provides. Funding arguments must include details identifying who (what organization or entity) would provide the funds, the source of funds (taxes, lotteries, sponsors, fees, etc.), who the funds would be provided to (organizations, athletes, coaches, etc.), what the funds would be provided for (coaching, travel, facilities, etc.), and what process of accountability for the financial decisions would be put in place. For funding levels to be increased, decisions on all of these details must be made, so an understanding of how and why those decisions are made will be important precursors in understanding the funding of the sport system. These decisions can be categorized as issues of structures and governance.
Issues of governance in sport organisations: a question of board size, structure and roles.
Governance is a critical component of the effective management of a sport organisation. Due to the changing nature of sport organisations, most notably the movement to adopt business models of operation, questions of appropriate forms of governance have attracted increasing research attention in the sport sector. This paper reviews the governance literature in sport management, and discusses issues of board roles and board composition. Four governance theories are presented to help us better understand how to interpret the function of board roles in sport organisations. We conclude by suggesting future research directions.
Models of Sport Governance in the European Union: The Relationship between State and Sport Authorities.
This study measures and assesses sport governance in each of the participating European Union countries. It explores the fundamental element of the European Commission to start an infringement procedure against any member state that breaches a community law on sports. It details the regulation, rules, and provisions of European states that are in line with the international and domestic legal framework with respect to their compliance with applicable rules. It adds that the state can influence professional sports activities through the support and resources from its public funds.
SIRC is proud to announce the official launch of the 2012 SIRC Research Award.
SIRC Invites Canadians associated with a Canadian University or degree granting institution to submit their original sport related research for consideration of the 2012 SIRC Research Award.
We are a medium-sized Sport Organization with an active membership. We have the opportunity to add new directors to our Board and were wondering how we should go about attracting new volunteer leaders to our Board of Directors?
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