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Club Innovation Bank

Sharing Good Practice between Clubs

If you have a problem at your club that needs solving would you rather:

spend a long time searching for solutions, starting at the beginning; or
use someone else’s idea as a start point, then customise it to suit your club?

We know that there are many things in gliding clubs that could be done better (if only there was time to do it all), but we also know that all gliding clubs have already come up with at least one clever solution that another club would find useful.

The BGA wishes to encourage Clubs to develop and then to share innovative and effective good practices in all aspects of their management and operations.

Clubs have shown in recent years that they are willing to share ideas and to collaborate – even in situations that might initially be viewed as competitive. Given the opportunity, clubs that have developed a new concept are often keen to share details and display their achievements to others.

Now there’s a simple way to share good practice... let us know if you would like to contribute to the knowledge and Innovation Bank. Our Development Team may also spot good ideas and ask if you are happy for us to share them through the website.

Why re-invent the wheel? Clubs are increasingly showing that they are willing to share and help each other with ideas and mutual support. This scheme aims to formalise that process a little and to bring your ideas to the attention of other clubs that may not otherwise be aware of them.

Please contribute ideas that have been practised and tested at your club, which you think are capable of being adapted for the benefit of members at other BGA clubs. Ideas may be anything – small or large – the main criterion is that you should feel that introducing the idea has had a significant and positive impact on your club’s operations.

We are particularly looking for innovative and effective ideas in any aspect of club management and operations, including for example in the following fields:-

Membership recruitment
Membership retention
Project finance
Other financial management
Design of buildings and facilities
Operational safety
Operational efficiency or effectiveness
Disabled flying and DDA compliance
Site protection and aerodrome safeguarding
Noise limitation and control or other environmental practice
Site supervision
Advanced training or coaching
Community benefit
Local PR and community liaison
Effective management of volunteers
Use of technology
Sport development

Club Innovation Bank

Innovation	Contributing Club
Minor incident reporting system	Southdown	Click here to download
Flight safety audit/review	Cambridge	Click here to download
Improved methods for securing external capital	Ulster	Click here to download
Weekly email updates	Highland	Click here to download

If you would like to contribute by supplying details of something that has worked for you, please contact the BGA Development Officer, Roger Coote, British Gliding Association, 8 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1RJ, or by email : office@gliding.co.uk

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