Affiliation Benefits

As an affiliated British Rowing club, you are recognised as a voting member of the organisation. We will support your clubs development and help you meet national standards of governance which helps to make clubs safe and well-run.

Purpose of club affiliation

Through the annual process of club affiliation British Rowing is able to recognise safe and well run clubs by entering into a year long contract where we offer support, recognition and tools in return for a fee which generates unrestricted income.

Why should clubs care?

Affiliating to British Rowing should be something that every club in the sport should want to do. We aim to be clear about where and how we add value, with benefits that resonate with the rowing community that are explained in simple terms. Affiliation to British Rowing needs to be about facilitating clubs to facilitate and enhance people’s enjoyment of the sport while also giving them a sense of status and belonging, rather than being seen as a tax that allows them to race.

Associated Organisations

There might be organisations that feel the support and benefits listed aren’t relevant to them but they do want to be part of the rowing community. For these organisations we offer an Associated Organisation membership. They will receive guidance on funding applications*, welfare and safeguarding*, CleanSport* (*if located in England) and are able to post job adverts on the British Rowing website free of charge. These organisations will also be listed on the club finder*, in the almanack and they can use British Rowing branding according to the brand guidelines set out. In terms of tools, associated organisations can use ClubHub and RowHow for a fee and need to get in touch with British Rowing staff via [email protected] if they have an interest in doing so.

What do you receive for affiliation?	Why is it important for clubs?
Support and Guidance on: – Funding applications – Facility development – Covid-19 – Club Guides and Club Masterclass webinar series on important topics (e.g. D&I, Uni rowing) – Development support i.e. how to grow your club – School Games indoor programmes – Dealing with navigation authorities – Legal and Tax: through the Irwin Mitchell Helpline – Posting job adverts free of charge on BritishRowing.org/jobs/ – Safety and support from the HRSA – Welfare and Safeguarding – Clean Sport practices – Data protection – Club constitutional matters – Receive an Almanack – Disciplinary and Grievance procedure	You want your rowers to be in a safe environment and offer enjoyable rowing opportunities for everyone. We can help you with that by providing guidance on a wide range of issues. British Rowing can help your club operate, develop and grow by providing support on different challenges.
Recognition of: – ‘Good club’ / well run – Represented at National level – Listed on the British Rowing ClubFinder and in the annual almanack – Use of British Rowing branding (according to brand guidelines)	You work hard to run your rowing club and welcome new people to our sport. We want to reward you by offering National exposure and awards for being a well run club and meeting required standards. We believe that leads to more opportunities for everyone in rowing.
Tools: Use of systems to help run your club – ClubHub – Incident Reporting – RowHow – Coach Education and volunteer training. – Racing – BROE and Competition Admin Support – Go Row Indoor Schools Platform – 20% off access to the Clubforce Online lottery platform	Use of our systems and being part of a regional council help clubs to manage their administrative burden as well as giving a sense of belonging and a route to share ideas and opinions at a regional level to be represented nationally.
Rights Membership of the Regional Council	Clubs have a say in the organisation and running of their sport and in the future of rowing in England.