MIL OSI Translation. Region: Italy –
Source: Switzerland – Canton Government of Grisons in Italian
The government has granted the Chur Unihockey and Piranha Chur associations a cantonal contribution from the special sports funding of up to CHF 135,000 per year for the three-year pilot project for the professionalization of large clubs in Graubünden. The project is based on the desired professionalization of the two National League A floorball associations in the course of the planned merger of the associations. Specifically, this is to be achieved through the appointment of a director or sports manager. The establishment of the new large association is planned for autumn 2024. The decision to contribute to this pilot project is subject to the approval of the merger by both existing associations.
The management of large sports associations in Graubünden and throughout Switzerland is predominantly undertaken by voluntary board members. They are often supported by a secretariat that performs purely administrative tasks and is managed on a subsidiary basis. However, in addition to professional and family obligations, the large commitment to the associations usually leads to a more or less significant overload of the board members. This does not lead to significant progress in the development of the association. Such inefficient management and the scarcity of resources jeopardize the function of large associations as models, places of social cohesion, training centers and performance centers. However, professional operational management does not compete with volunteering, but rather strengthens it. The pilot project aims to gather valuable experience to test whether investments in a more efficient management can be refinanced through increased revenue and whether improved management of the association pays off from a sporting and organizational point of view for members and employees. The findings should pave the way for optimizing structures within other sports associations, so that volunteer work becomes attractive again in terms of content and feasible in terms of time. According to the submitted project, the total costs for the three-year pilot phase amount to 960,000 francs.
Chur Unihockey and Piranha Chur on the occasion of the 2023 association day held together / © Chur Unihockey
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