Director Andy Reed took part in the annual House of Commons and Lords Rugby fixture v the Welsh Assembly this weekend in Caerphilly to raise money for Bowel Cancer.
It was a good question asked by my good friend Nick Pontefract — formerly the Head of Sport at DCMS and now COO at Sport England.
The question is not as obvious as it sounds. Quite rightly Nick asked us all to think of the equivalent of the policy ‘Big Idea’ on the scale of the Universal Basic Income — a genuinely transformative, generational game changer? All too often those of us involved in Policy making can concentrate on the here and now and how to get through the next Spending review, Budget, Government Strategy or Manifesto. These are not bad things to do but they miss lifting the horizon to these much bigger ideas that will transform the landscape. Some of the responses to Nick’s tweet were helpful but fell into this category. Merely tweaks and changes in emphasis within the current structures. Given the scale of the problem we can’t expect tweaks to change society and our activity levels. There is something more radical needed.
Director Andy Reed was at the Israeli Ambassadors this evening to join with Rugby World Cup winners Jason Leonard and Joel Stransky to showcase the work of the Atlas Foundation projects in Israel.
The Atlas Foundation was created by Rugby legend Jason Leonard and has roses over £1m to help rugby projects across 15 counties.
Director Andy Reed was at the Israeli Ambassadors this evening to join with Rugby World Cup winners Jason Leonard and Joel Stransky to showcase the work of the Atlas Foundation projects in Israel.
The Atlas Foundation was created by Rugby legend Jason Leonard and has raised over £1m to help rugby projects across 15 counties.
You can learn more about the work of the charity
https://www.theatlasfoundation.org.uk/
Director Andy Reed joined the Loughborough University Talk Sport Conference 2019 on campus this week to meet students and industry leaders from across the sports sector.
Andy said “ This is a great opportunity provided by Loughborough University for its students to meet and listen to those already in the sports industry and what they are looking for from them when they graduate.
It’s also great from our perspective at SajeImpact to know and appreciate the level of skills and competencies of graduates. As we build our portfolio we have been keen to employ people from Loughborough University in our work.
After a Bumper 2018 it looks like 2019 will be the same for the SajeImpact Team!
We have enjoyed working with our clients in 2018 and many of the long term projects will be carried forward into the new year. Real progress has been made with Leicester Tigers and Scunthorpe United Football Club so these capital projects should finish this year.
We also undertook a few time limited projects for Sport England and the CSP network with the new Improvement and performance framework now being rolled out across the network for example.
The new projects for 2019 include some public advocacy support for the Activity Alliance and Judo, new support for Sporting Equals and establishing a Coaching and Mentoring programme.
Andy Reed Founder and Director of SajeImpact said “We have always remained flexible and agile in the services we are able to provide and always to the needs of the client - not our pre determined way of doing things. That's why every year feels slightly different and offers new challenges. In 2019 we are adding a few new clients as well as really starting to develop those we have been supporting over the last couple of years. Watch out for big things in 2019 from Incus performance, Elite Performance partners and Sport 80. “
He continued “I will still Chair SAPCA and support the Sports Think Tank to offer thought Leadership into the sport and PA sector, but generally I am aiming to slow down taking on too many projects - although my team are stepping up and taking on more work. For example Rob Cook has been a great additioin to the team in 2018 taking up leads on the Annie Zaidi Foundation, #theFWord conference and some of our work with Sporting Equals.”
“We are excited by what 2019 has to offer!”
Merry Christmas from the team at SajeImpact as we close for the Christmas holiday period.
Sajeimpact will open for business again on Monday 7th January
Best wishes from us all
Andy Reed OBE
Andy Reed joined speakers De William Bird and Sport England Mike Diaper at a stakeholder event held in Oxford this week.
Andy Reed was once again a guest lecturer at Loughborough University last week.
The University Sports Management students are keen to get real life industry perspectives in their studies and Andy is always keen to highlight how sports policy making has evolved over his 20+ years of front line experience.
Andy Reed today delivered a session on Sports Governance as part of the Sporting Equals #SELeaderboard programme.
Speaking to delegates he outlined the recruitment process undertaken by sports bodies and what to expect as part of the culture of sports boards.
The Leaderboard programme is part of the work SajeImpact has been doing with Sporting Equals to ensure BAME candidates can be ‘Board ready’ when opportunities arise as part of the drive to greater diversity in the sector. Andy said “We have been deeply committed to greater diversity and do what we can to help those trying to make a difference. This week we have worked with the Acticity Alliance and Sporting Equals for example and will continue to look for ways to engage.
