Yorkshire Sport Foundation

Who we are

Yorkshire Sport Foundation is a high-performing Active Partnership and a National Lottery-funded charity, supporting organisations across the nine districts of South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

We want to make physical activity a part of everyone’s life, believing in the power of sport to change people’s lives.

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through sport and physical activity, supporting the work of local, regional and national organisations.

A quarter of us are inactive – as a charity, we work closely with partners tohelp individuals and communities build healthy habits for life.

Our role is to connect, influence and provide support for sport and physical activity, increasing
and improving the many ways people can take part and get active.

Connect:
We bring together hundreds of organisations and thousands of people who can make a difference in people’s lives through movement, physical activity and sport.

Influence:
We know we need to influence the many torealise our vision – and this means building trusting relationships, a common purpose and shared values.

Support:
Our charitable status, Sport England Lottery funding and membership of the Active Partnership  network enable us to invest through our partners and local communities as and where needed.

Our culture and values

The team is driven by our values, which meanswe behave and make decisions based on these shared values which hold true for us all.

They act as the ‘golden thread’ of our culture and are important to us as individuals and as a collective and they contribute to the ambitions we share.

Values are at the heart of how we connect, influence, and support; how we interact with each other, and how we work and make decisions together to achieve results. They are the lifeblood of the company. Combined with our collective skills,
experiences, objectives and strategy; they make us the successful group of people we are.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We include everyone, as we believe sport and physical activity are for everyone.

We are building a culture where difference is valued because we believe diversity drives empathy, a sense of belonging and innovation. We still have work to do, and we know a diverse team has a positive impact on everything we do, helping us better serve our communities and partners.

We are passionate about reducing inequalities in our communities and providing everyone with the opportunity to move more, be physically active or take part in sport.

Each of us contributes to this mission – we all have a role to play:

For some of us, it means finding the courage to stand up and speak out.

For others, it means listening with patience and empathy, ensuring everyone feels heard and valued.

For all of us, it means asking questions, challenging unfairness and appreciating one another’s contributions to helping the people of South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire lead healthy, active lives.