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Impact

inclusion

sustainability

Our mission is to help donors, governments and implementers
deliver transformational S4D programmes that are impactful,
inclusive and sustainable. 

IMPACT

INCLUSION

SUSTAINABILITY

What we do

Impact : Everything we do is about Impact. Supporting clubs, organisations and governments design, deliver and evaluate towards greater impact. Read More

Inclusion : Both a Value and a Goal for The Sports Effect, inclusion is how we make sure that all our programmes can be accessed by the people who need them. Read More

Sustainability : Creating projects that only last as long as the season, cannot deliver impact. Knowing that to really make a change requires time and sustained resources, The Sports Effect works with organisations to create sustainability strategies. Read More
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Our Clients

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Would you like to talk about improving your impact, inclusion or sustainability ?

Would you like to understand better how to include women and girls in your programmes, or refugees and migrants?

Do you want to access more funds and create more fundraising streams?

Do you want to access best practices in sports for development methodology from around the work?

Do you want to measure your impact but don’t know how?

Then get in touch for a free, no obligation chat. We want to hear from anyone who sees the value of sports as a tool for change.

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what our clients say

"At first, I told The Sports Effect our organisation was not ready to apply for the FIFA grant, but after a little conversation about our work, he told me, ' I am positive you guys are more than qualified for the grants'. Indeed, we were able to work on a proposal for the grants which was accepted!"

Eze Aloysius - PLAYYAS NIGERIA Founder

"No idea where to start creating your sport program? Need a healthy and constructive feedback mechanism for your sport related projects? Worry not! The Sports Effect is sure to guide you on your way to create and sustain a healthy system for your sport organization. Your association with the Sports Effect shall pave you a clearer path towards our shared advocacy in using sport as tool to enable sustainable development."

Kurt Amores – Cebu Summit Basketball Club CEO/Fonder

"Mark was very knowledgable and supported us in an area we had less experience, he worked all hours and always met deadlines set. His knowledge and experience was valuable to us as a business and helped support us through the whole bid writing and submission process. We would recommend The Sports Effect to anyone within the not for profit sector."

Harry O’Riordan– Proformance Head of Programmes

"The Sports Effect are extremely knowledgeable in their field of work. They are creative and able to create funding ideas which will benefit companies in the short and long term. I would not hesitate in recommending "The Sports Effect" to other companies."

Spencer Atkin- Generation Youth  Founder

"Thank you, The Sports Effect, for your support. Our interactions with you have always been positive, and your assistance was crucial in meeting our very tight deadlines. If you're in need of a company that can deliver promptly, even under tight deadlines, while maintaining a high quality of work, we highly recommend hiring this company."

Victoria Sanders Program Manager

It was incredibly helpful to have the expertise and experience of The Sports Effect to assist us in grant writing. I appreciated the clear communication and collaborative efforts that made the process go well. The Grant we created together was selected for 400,000 euro grant from the Adidas Foundation.

GOALS HAITI Kathy McAllister

Thank you Mark and the Sports Effect team for your support. Your knowledge, attention to detail, and collaborative approach are exceptional. You deeply understood our needs and enhanced our funding potential through your high quality work. We highly recommend the Sports Effect outstanding services to any organization seeking professional and effective support in grant writing and project development!

International Olympic Truce Center Christine Hahamidi

Working with The Sports Effect team has been a very pleasant and useful experience. Not only they show huge professionalism, efficiency and expertise, but also a great deal of optimism and good vibes. This is a much needed, up-to-date and second-to-none consultancy work within the world of Sports for Development and Peace. Would absolutely recommend!

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Meet Our Team

Eric Negraru

Lead Researcher Eric supports the outreach and research of The Sports Effect. He is based in London UK, and is a Graduate of International Football Business at UCFB. The Sports Effect began working with him through an innovative programme called “complementing the curriculum” from KOI Sports. He is a passionate about sports business and enjoys researching contemporary issues around sports. Please contact him at Research@thesportseffect.org

Eric Negraru

Mark Lewis

Chief Impact Officer- Founder  Mark Lewis, the Founder of The Sports Effect, stands out in a crowded field, combining a wealth of experience in sports for development, gender inclusivity, and international project management. His unique blend of practical experience, a collaborative approach and passion for impact, positions him perfectly to lead transformative projects in the realm of sports for inclusion, impact and sustainability.

With a Masters In International Relations and 12 years’ experience in the UN working on social cohesion in Iraq, The Philippines, Somalia, Ukraine and Turkey, he set up the Sports Effect to follow his passion for sports for development programming.

Mark Lewis

Brendon Mandivenga

Head of Sports 4 Sustainability Brendon is an International Rugby Player and the first graduate of the EcoSports Certificate in Sustainability in Sports. He is a graduate of Loughborough Sports Marketing and is currently playing Rugby in France. He leads our sports 4 sustainability work including our profiles. Please contact him on Brendon@thesportseffect.org

Brendon Mandivenga Head of Sports 4 Sustainability

Jihan Alfindi

Researcher  I really enjoy sports, especially football. For the past five years, I've been working in sport for development. I'm particularly interested in promoting gender equality through sports. Currently, I'm studying for a master's degree in Sport Development and Politics at the German Sport University. In my bachelor's degree, I studied translations, which helped me later on to engage with different communities as I am fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English. I believe sports have the power to bring positive change to the world, and I'm passionate about being a part of that change

Jihan Al-Findi Researcher

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Mentorship

Supporting sports4development practitioners in their journey towards greater impact. If you have someone in your organisation who has potential to grow, set them up with our bespoke mentoring or coaching programme.

Strategic Management Support

A project is a means to achieve your organisation's mission. But what is your mission, values and goals? How do you measure success? How do your prioritise which goals and which tasks to create real impact. How do you recruit people that will support your aims and add value? The Sports Effect works with organisations in a full strategic review to help them create an organisation that responds to the needs of the community, and responds to donor’s needs, to create a sustainable approach to achieving their impact.

Impact Evaluation

Beyond the individual project, good S4D programmes create ripples of change. But how do we know? Through impact evaluations that measure before, during and after programmes, and measure metrics to show real change beyond the individual and beyond the life of the programme.

Grant Review

For those organisations who want their funds to deliver real change on the ground, The Sports Effect will gladly support their review process, making sure they create accountable, transparent and fair grants review processes. These processes in turn allow funds to be secure in knowing they are choosing the best candidates that have the best chance of creating transformative programmes.

Monitoring and Evaluation

If it can’t be measured it shouldn’t be done. The S4D sector must take greater responsibility for monitoring and evaluation. The Sports Effect has toolkits, expertise and training to make sure that clubs of any size can perform their monitoring. This monitoring leads to learning and learning leads to greater impact.

Sports for Development Methodologies

The Sports Effect has a huge portfolio of methodologies from around the world to help you design engaging and inclusive programmes.

Implementation

We train clubs on how to deliver sports for good projects. How to ensure all participants feel valued and included, and how to adapt to ensure that you learn and improve implementation to guarantee impact, even in challenging situations.

Fundraising

With a broad connection to funders globally, The Sports Effect has one of the largest databases of multi-sport funding anywhere in the world. We not only find funders but help tailor your offering to allow those funders to work with you, no matter your experience.

Project Design

Working through the problems and solutions, understanding stakeholders and managing risk, allows projects to be designed in a logical, convincing and most importantly Impactful way.

Conceptualisation

Helping clubs and funds conceptualisation projects and calls for proposals that can deliver real change and results.