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Reply With QuoteI have no suggestions except for the fact that this is a wonderful idea!!!
I would also love to see the answers as I'm wanting to start my own charity, except on a completely non-gymnastics related topic.
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One thing that I have seen in my short involvement in the sport is that it's a wealthy person's sport. Before you jump on the "I'm not wealthy!" response, understand that I mean that relatively. I have felt a strong inclination to start a non-profit charity that allows for payment of fees for lower income individuals or families that have unemployed parents. I have a framework in my head, but I would love ANY practical advice/considerations that you have to offer. I'm not sure that this will be able to take off, but if I can come up with a clear enough concept, I think I will make a go of it.
Let the brainstorming begin!
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Years from now, when "drunk, club-footed orangutan" is an everyday term, we'll all look back at this and laugh.
I have no suggestions except for the fact that this is a wonderful idea!!!
I would also love to see the answers as I'm wanting to start my own charity, except on a completely non-gymnastics related topic.
Does your club have a booster club or a "parent association"? These are typically nonprofits and their purpose is to fundraise in order to reduce competition costs.
Or were you thinking about a charity to help pay tuition for those who can not afford it? If it is the latter, that could get kind of sticky, I would think...
Our booster club doesn't serve the function I want to serve. It supports kids at out gym who can already afford to be at our gym. I want to find a way to open up the sport to a whole different group and I envision my focus not being local, since there is a conflict of interest there. It may be sticky, but it can be done. A kid that gets a Pop Warner scholarship doesn't lose their eligibility. I'm certain that it can be structured properly.
probably not relevant as not usa
our gym - if a talented kid is there and there are money issues there are options.
eg if picked for a regional or national event that is self funded the gym might fundraise or loan the funds . Also help the family with applications for sponsorship.
Do any YMCAs in your area do gymnastics? There are some around her and they're rather inexpensive. They're not as competitive as most of the clubs, but there's at least a way to get started. You might see about working with them to offer club scholarships for those kids that exceed the YMCAs coaching ability.
A few ideas to start:
-Blog about it
-Make an invite on Facebook
-Use your contact from email to call out for ideas, donations to get started....
It is a fabulous idea! You can use my Facebook page to post about it to!
Please let me know when you get going on it, and if there is anything I can do to help once you do. I can add it to my blog
etc....
We love to support gymnastics, and anything we feel strongly about, and we feel strongly that EVERY child had the opportunity to be a part of something, regardless of their situation.
Great to see you are thinking this way! xox
FL, this may take up to a year to get in place, but I really want to do it. I will keep you posted.
Are there any NCAA experts out there with practical knowledge of how to structure this type of assistance?
i think i know what they're going to say. they are a Nazi organization and there is no love lost for me there. but you must speak to the right people to get the answer you're probably not going to like.
here is who you want to contact:
Committee on Infractions - NCAA.org
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