Start with public benefit
Every partnership should be clear about how it helps young people, families or local community spaces.
Partners
Useful partnerships make the work stronger than football alone.
The Junction Elite Project can work with schools, venues, local businesses, funders, recycling partners and community organisations where the partnership creates clear public benefit.
Partnership Spotlight
Wimbledon Foundation is backing the Project for three years.
The charity has been awarded the Get Set Go Further award worth £60,000: £20,000 per year for three years. Wimbledon Foundation also provides merchandise that can be handed out to young people and families as part of positive community moments.
Why It Matters
Multi-year support changes what the charity can plan.
A three-year partnership helps the Project think beyond one-off moments: access, outreach, recognition, reporting and the confidence to build stronger delivery habits.
View Wimbledon PartnershipPartner Routes
Choose the partnership route that fits the offer.
Partnership is more useful when it starts with a clear route: delivery, funding, venue support, recycling, referrals or introductions.
Wimbledon Foundation
A major three-year funding partnership through the Get Set Go Further award, with merchandise support for young people and families.
Partnership Spotlight
Schools and education partners
Create routes into enrichment, after-school activity, camps, mentoring and targeted referral conversations.
Schools Route
Local businesses
Back a visible community outcome through sponsorship, gifts in kind, event support or restricted funding.
Sponsorship
Venues and community spaces
Offer safe spaces for sessions, meetings, family moments, awards, training or supervised community activity.
Offer Space
Litter pick and reuse partners
Support site access, rubbish clearing, reusable bottles, recycling routes or reporting for cleaner playing spaces.
Litter Picks
Grant funders
Fund programme work with clear outcomes, safeguarding, budgets, evidence and reporting expectations.
Grants
Community organisations
Connect young people and families to positive activity, trusted adults and practical support pathways.
Start Conversation
Partnership Principles
The partnership should be practical, clear and properly recorded.
Strong partnerships help the charity reach young people, protect standards and report impact without blurring the line between the charity and the football club.
View Trust CentreProtect young people first
Safeguarding, consent, image use, supervision and data expectations are agreed before delivery.
Keep money clear
Charitable donations, sponsorship benefits, gifts in kind and restricted funds are treated properly from the start.
Report honestly
Partners should receive updates that explain activity, evidence, spend, learning and next steps.
Pathway
Start with the opportunity, then shape the right arrangement.
Stage 1
Identify the opportunity
A partner shares the need, setting, audience, resources or funding opportunity they want to discuss.
Stage 2
Choose the route
The Project agrees whether the best path is school delivery, sponsorship, grant funding, litter picks, venue support or a referral link.
Stage 3
Set boundaries
Roles, safeguards, funding treatment, evidence, communication and reporting expectations are written down.
Stage 4
Deliver and learn
Activity is delivered, reviewed and improved using records, feedback, partner confirmation and responsible stories.
Useful Introductions
The best help is often the right introduction.
Supporters do not always need to donate directly. A warm introduction to the right school, venue, funder, sponsor or recycling partner can unlock the next piece of delivery.
A school contact who understands the pupils or families who may benefit
A local business interested in sponsoring a specific programme or event
A venue with safe space for activity, family connection or community meetings
A recycling or reusable-bottle partner who can help turn litter picks into a credible environmental story
A trust, foundation or council funder with an aligned funding opportunity
A community organisation already supporting young people or families locally
Partnership
A good partner conversation starts with one clear offer.
Email the Project with the setting, opportunity, audience and the kind of help you may be able to provide.