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1 MMS713 – Sport Policy and development Trimester 2, 2019 Assignment 2 – Individual Written Assignment Development THROUGH Sport (Case study) DUE DATE AND TIME: Week 11 (10.00pm AEST, 27th September 2019) PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE: 50% WORD COUNT: 3,500 HURDLE DETAILS: No Hurdle Description / Requirements Assignment 1 is written assignment (case study) that focuses in the development through sport. It is expected that in preparing your assignment you will draw on, and frequently make reference to (cite) information from the following sources: 1. Reading material from the text book and prescribed readings. 2. Content from credible, relevant websites. For example, Australian Sports Commission, Clearinghouse for Sport, national sport organisations, state sport organisations and institutes and academies of sport. 3. Peer reviewed journal articles (drawn from sport management and/or broader academic literature). You should follow Harvard referencing guidelines. If you are unclear regarding how to appropriately integrate information from external sources into this report to provide supporting evidence for points made, you should seek assistance from your lecturer, tutor or a Faculty mentor and/or refer to appropriate study support resources. • http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/referencing/harvard • https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/referencing http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/referencing/harvard https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-support/referencing 2 Case overview: The Australian Sport for Development Foundation (ASDF, a fictitious organisation developed for the purposes of this assignment) was established in 2001 with the express aim of achieving community development, both domestically and internationally, using sport as a vehicle. Some of the areas targeted by the ASDF include: • Disability, • Education, • Gender, • Health, • Socio-economic disadvantage, • Peace, and • Social cohesion. The ASDF is Australian based, which funds and supports initiatives in Australia, the Pacific (e.g., Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa), and South Asia (e.g., India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) which use sports such as netball, rugby, soccer, and basketball (amongst others) as vehicles to achieve community development outcomes. The organisation receives funding the Federal Government in addition to philanthropic donations and engages in various inter-organisational relationships (IORs) in order to deliver outcomes for communities through sport. The ASDF particularly focuses on providing funds to sport organisations (e.g., national sport organisations) and non-profit organisations (e.g., charities and community organisations) to deliver sport for development programmes and initiatives. In August, 2019, the ASDF invited applications for a new round of funding in relation to its Building Communities through Sport initiative. The media release reads: “The Australian Sport for Development Foundation’s Building Communities through Sport initiative focuses on providing funds to support innovative sport for development initiatives that tackle social and community issues using sport as a vehicle, with grants of up to $250,000 available for individual submissions”. The ASDF’s Building Communities through Sport initiative will allocate up to five grants, each worth $250,000, to support organisations to achieve community development outcomes in Australia, the Pacific or South Asia. The five most innovative and potentially impactful ideas will be funded, as judged by a panel appointed by the ASDF. The following programme examples are provided to help organisations start to think about the sports of initiatives that might be funded. These are designed to be used as examples for inspiration only. Submissions should NOT directly replicate these initiatives, as unique and original ideas are key to receiving funding. • Midnight Basketball - program that teaches life skills and aids social cohesion in low socio-economic areas; https://www.midnightbasketball.org.au/ 3 • Engage Empowering League, a wheelchair basketball program in Nepal that seeks to create an inclusive society for people with disabilities; • 10 Million Discs, an initiative that teaches youth conflict resolution, gender respect, personal accountability, and other life skills in areas touched by war. The ASDF has committed to funding at least two Australian and two international programmes. ASDF’s CEO, Regina Ostley, said that the ASDF was looking to seed new ideas through the Building Communities through Sport, that ideally should be able to be sustainable thorough other sources of investment/funding. “Sport systems, particularly in Australia, have tended to be designed with athlete development in mind; however, sport also has tremendous potential to deliver outcomes that are beneficial for communities. Through a considered and intentional use of sport, physical activity, and play, we have the opportunity to attain sustainable development opportunities and peace in communities” Ms Ostley said. "We’re looking for creative new ways to bring about positive change through sport. We want to encourage sport and non-sport organisations to think outside the box and come up with exciting new ways to create sustainable change.” “In recent years we’ve seen small funded ideas turn into hugely successful programmes that really resonate with the different communities. If you have an idea, we want to hear from you.” Sports organisations and non-profit organisations, with support from key partners, are encouraged to submit proposals to the Building Communities through Sport initiative. Your task: As a National Sport Organisation (NSO) within Australia (please identify a REAL, specific organisation), you have the opportunity to apply for funding, up to the value of AU $250,000. You need to develop a proposal for an initiative/programme that aims to create positive, sustainable change using sport as a delivery tool. The program must aim to affect one of the following issues: • Disability • Education • Gender • Health • Socio-economic disadvantage • Peace • Social cohesion You need to select which sport will be used (more than one can be used if required), and where the program will be delivered (country, city, region). Evidence will be required to support your application. You need to develop a proposal, addressing the points outlined below by 10.00pm, 28th September 2018. Your submission must be provided on the template below, using ALL of the provided headings. https://www.engage.org.np/ http://10milliondiscs.org/ 4 Australian Sport for Development Foundation’s Building Communities through Sport GRANT APPLICATION FORM PART A – Organisation (max 100 words/ 5 marks) Provide details regarding your chosen organisation • What is the name of your organisation? • What is the purpose of your organisation? PART B – Programme/initiative description and operations (max 1500 words/ 45 marks) Describe your proposed sport for development programme/initiative Title: What will you call this program/initiative? Provide a creative, succinct title that captures the essence of your program. Provide an explanation of the issue you are addressing and the reasons why this issue is important to address in your chosen region (using evidence to support your claims). Describe your sport for development program/initiative. Identify your target participant group and explain how your program/initiative will impact (a) this group, and (b) your chosen issue (use evidence). Where and when will your program/initiative take place? 5 Consider geographic locations (e.g. City, Province/ State), type of setting (e.g. parks, community halls, indoor or outdoor facility) and/or time of year (seasonal, limited or all year). Who will deliver the programme/initiative? For example, community clubs, associations, leagues, third party deliverers (e.g. personal trainers, private sport and leisure providers), NSO staff (existing or yet to be recruited) or another group. How will this program fit within the broader operations of your organisation (sport/non-profit) in relation to sport participation and community development? Detail any partners for your program (which may include sponsors) and describe their contributions, responsibilities and what stage these partnerships are at. e.g. partners - consider national, state and local level partners e.g. partner contributions - monetary or in kind e.g. partner responsibilities and capacity - their roles in supporting your participation opportunity and their resources, skills, time to deliver PART C – Evidence (max. 1000 words/ 25 marks) Why is this program required and what will it achieve? Describe how you developed this programme/initiative and what resources you drew on in designing/shaping your programme/initiative (e.g., other programmes, events and initiatives). • What research and evidence did you use? • What other initiatives did you use as models/examples to shape your initiative? • Why is your proposal program innovative/different? • Why will be successful? PART D – Budget (max. 400 words/ 10 marks) What will you expend the funding on? Provide a list of categories that the funding will be expended within along with the reason for spending in this category. You do not need to provide any figures/ values. Provide a minimum of 5 categories Category Reason 6 PART E - Monitoring and Evaluation (max 500 words / 15 marks) How will you, (a) monitor, (b) evaluate the outcome of your initiative? Provide an overview of your monitoring and evaluation plan. 7 Submission Instructions Students should submit their Assignments to Cloud Deakin Please take note of the following: • You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. 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