A guide to social businesses, their use in sport and how you can build one.

NGOs and organisations using sport for development and peace (SDP) are often overreliant on unsustainable revenue streams, and this threatens the future of the sector. Evidence from the annual State of the Sector survey indicates that at least 50% of organisations rely on grants as their primary source of income.  Twenty-five percent rely on a single donor for more than 50% of their income.

There is a clear need for NGOs and social entrepreneurs to focus attention and resources on diversifying revenue and building sustainable income streams. With the right approach and support, social business can provide a viable approach for sustaining and scaling the impact of organisations using SDP. 

This website section provides an overview of social business and how you can integrate this into your work:

  1. What is a social business?
  2. Why sport and social business?
  3. How to build a social business in sport 

 


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Yunus Sports Hub

This website section was developed in partnership with Yunus Sports Hub. Thank you to Ghina Chahwan, junior content manager at Yunus Sports Hub, for writing the text, and Rahul Bissoonauth for editorial support. For further information or inquiries, please contact [email protected]

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