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Publishing Venture Launches a New Revenue Model for Grassroots Football Clubs

Publishing Venture Launches a New Revenue Model for Grassroots Football Clubs

Could the future of grassroots fundraising lie not in asking families for more, but in creating something they genuinely want? Continue reading >>>

Stop Asking Parents for Money. Give Them Something They Actually Want

Stop Asking Parents for Money. Give Them Something They Actually Want

Parents are already among the biggest supporters of grassroots football. Perhaps there’s a better way for clubs to turn that support into revenue. Continue reading >>>

Children Learn Best When They Care

At Maranovo, we believe one of the most powerful ways to help a child learn is to begin with something they already love.

Children Learn Best When They Care

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Grassroots Footballers Become the Stars of Their Own Professionally Published Club Books

Grassroots Footballers Become the Stars of Their Own Professionally Published Club Books

Children grow up reading about their football heroes. But there’s something rather special about opening a football book and finding yourself inside it. Continue reading >>>

Why Traditional Grassroots Football Fundraising Needs a Rethink

Why Traditional Grassroots Football Fundraising Needs a Rethink

Raffles, sponsored events and fundraising nights have supported grassroots clubs for generations. But should hardworking volunteers always have to do even more to bring additional money into their club? Continue reading >>>

One Day They’ll Be Grown Up. What Will Remain of Their Grassroots Football Years?

One Day They’ll Be Grown Up. What Will Remain of Their Grassroots Football Years?

Football childhoods pass much faster than we realise. The muddy boots disappear, the shirts stop fitting and another season becomes a distant memory. Continue reading >>>

What If Football Could Make a Child Want to Learn

What If Football Could Make a Child Want to Learn

Some children love opening a school book. Others would much rather be kicking a football. But what happens when we bring the two worlds together? Continue reading >>>

Why Grassroots Football Clubs Need Partnerships, Not Just Sponsors

Why Grassroots Football Clubs Need Partnerships, Not Just Sponsors

Sponsorship can provide valuable support to a football club. But a genuine partnership should have the potential to create something more. Continue reading >>>

One Day They’ll Be Grown Up. What Will Remain of Their Grassroots Football Years?

One Day They’ll Be Grown Up. What Will Remain of Their Grassroots Football Years?

Football childhoods pass much faster than we realise. The muddy boots disappear, the shirts stop fitting and another season becomes a distant memory. Continue reading >>>

Your Grassroots Football Club Is Making History Every Weekend

Your Grassroots Football Club Is Making History Every Weekend

History isn’t only created beneath floodlights in famous stadiums. Sometimes it’s happening on a muddy pitch on a Sunday morning. Continue reading >>>

The Hidden Cost of Grassroots Football: The Hours Nobody Counts

The Hidden Cost of Grassroots Football: The Hours Nobody Counts

Clubs know what pitches, kits and equipment cost. But there is another currency keeping grassroots football alive that rarely appears on a balance sheet. Continue reading >>>

Every Player Has a Story, Not Just the Star Player

Every Player Has a Story, Not Just the Star Player

Football naturally celebrates the goalscorers, match-winners and outstanding performers. Grassroots football has an opportunity to celebrate everyone else too. Continue reading >>>