Leadership & Governance

Capacity Audit

Thinking of developing a new program or initiative? Before you start, research suggests completing a “capacity audit” to identify any gaps in available resources. The audit could include human resources (e.g., number of volunteers, level of expertise among executive members), financial...

• Finance and Budgeting
• Leadership and Governance
• Volunteer Management

Impact of Climate Change on Professional Athletes: Q&A with Craig McMorris and Geneviève Lalonde

October 14, 2020

In December 2019, the Canada Games Council (CGC) signed on to the UN’s Sports for Climate Action Framework and is now developing a new sustainability strategy. To better understand how climate change is impacting Canadian athletes, CGC reached out to...

• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Weather

Experts in the House - Q&A with Beckie Scott on Integrity in Sport

October 13, 2020

In this highly-anticipated SIRC webinar, Politics vs Principle: retaining integrity in sport, and why it matters, Beckie Scott discussed the importance of ethics and integrity in sport and safeguarding the rights of athletes in the face of increasing pressures to...

• Doping
• Fair Play
• High Performance
• Leadership and Governance
• Safe Sport

Supporting Leadership Learning: From Classroom to Boardroom to Playing Field

October 4, 2020

There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people writing about it. To me, a leadership learning facilitator and teaching faculty member, leadership is a body of skills and behaviours which enable the positive holistic development of people...

• Coaching
• Leadership and Governance
• Professional Development

Building Capacity in Community Sport Organizations

October 4, 2020

Community sport organizations (CSOs) occupy an important place in our communities by providing sport and recreation opportunities for all ages, as well as serving a wider social role within our communities (see, for example, Taking Action: Community Sport Organizations and...

• Board Development
• Community Sport
• Leadership and Governance
• Revenue Generation
• Volunteer Management

Evaluating Impact using the RE-AIM Framework

October 4, 2020

For any organization, the ability to demonstrate impact — to funders, board members, and other stakeholders — is crucial. Demonstrating the value of an organization, project, or service is important to access financial support, engage stakeholders, and achieve organizational objectives...

• Data and Analytics
• Leadership and Governance
• Program Design and Evaluation

Employee Appreciation

Regular check-ins, productive feedback, schedule flexibility, and professional growth opportunities are a few simple ways to express gratitude to your employees. Research has shown that when employees feel appreciated, they are more productive. Similarly, teams perform better when members believe...

• Leadership and Governance
• Mentorship
• Professional Development
• Workplace Wellness

Returning to Play…Better

September 16, 2020

When the initial shock of the COVID-19 lockdown passed, the attention of our sector turned to contemplating what sport and physical activity would look like in an era of public health restrictions. The development and implementation of return to play...

• COVID-19
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Health and Wellness
• Leadership and Governance
• Marketing and Communications
• Physical and Health Education
• Program Design and Evaluation
• Quality Sport

Gold Medal Governance

Boards of directors in the Canadian sport system governing in an increasingly complex sport system and facing big issues – safe sport, inclusion and diversity, and the organizational and programmatic implication of COVID-19. Whether you’re on a board or work...

• Leadership and Governance

COVID-19 Liability Considerations

The return to play brings with it some risk for the transmission of COVID-19. For sport organizations, the key to reducing legal liability is to implement the appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines. Consider the use of infection control mechanisms and...

• Leadership and Governance