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Vifo Idan Article

Undervisning i frivillighed styrker unges engagement

Data om fritid kan være med til at løfte folkesundheden

AOF-direktør: Civilsamfundet skal drive nyt demokrativærn

"Foreningslivet mister betydning for samfundet"

Tre lovændringer skal lette foreningers hverdag

Webinar om arbejdet med bæredygtige idrætsfaciliteter

Idan Vifo Article

Idan og KL inviterer til webinarrække for folkevalgte i nye udvalg

Vandtidsanalyse: Sådan kan kommuner finde svømmetid, de ikke vidste, de havde

Kommunerne får nøglerne til selv at udforske data om facilitetsdækning

Europarådets nye alliance for god ledelse og integritet i sport vil tæt på idrætsorganisationerne

Fra 2014 til 2023: Sådan forandrer kommunernes arbejde med folkeoplysning sig

Kvindelige fans og netværksøkonomi bliver fremtidens guld i sportens verden

Når foreningen får en ansat: Første erfaringer fra stort idrætsprojekt

Idan T&V Article

Ny kortlægning af kommuners brug af data

Idan skal hjælpe kommuner med data om idræt og fritid

Forskning: Sådan kan vi sætte kroner og øre på stolthed og fællesskab ved sport

Idan præsenterer nyt værktøj: Kommunesammenligneren

Idan og IFFD lancerer Talogviden.dk

Kortlægning af Saudi-Arabiens indflydelse på int. sport

Debat viste, at aftenskoler drives helt forskelligt i Danmark og Norge

Idan Vifo Article

5.000 foreninger på Fyn, Langeland og Ærø skal hjælpe med at afdække foreningslivet anno 2024

Idan skal undersøge samfundsværdien af, at ældre over 60 spiller bordtennis

Vifo går nu i gang med tredje omgang af 'Folkeoplysningen i kommunerne'

Beretning fra Idrætsmødet: Idrætspolitik i Viborg

Ny rapport om den svenske konkurrenceevne

New report evaluates Swedish elite sport

Women's football teams should not play in white shorts if they want to win

Nyt partnerskab mellem Idan og IFFD

Vifo leder nyt projekt, der skal afdække rammerne for aftenskoleaktiviteter i Norden

Play the Game publishes dataset that maps the network of actors behind Saudi Arabia's sports strategy

SDU og Vifo sætter foreningslivet under lup i stort forskningsprojekt

Formand for Aftenskolernes Samråd København: Kommunen begik stor fejl ved at afskaffe lokaletilskud

Borgmester beder om hjælp fra folkeoplysningen til at løse de unges trivselsproblemer

Idans idrætspolitiske podcast holder pause frem til april 2024

Play the Game launches guide and academy course on sport and climate change

Idan Vifo Article

Efterskoleelever vil gerne være aktive i foreningerne, når de kommer hjem igen

Samråd har fingre i alt fra fritidspolitikker til nye puljer og tilskud

Kritik af brugen af effektanalyse af DGI Landsstævne

Vifo Idan Article

Tag med på webinar: Sådan skriver du en ansøgning til puljen 'De nye folkerum'

Diskussion af konsekvenser af moms på undervisning

Idan Vifo Article

Frygt for at nye regler for moms på undervisning vil skabe konkurrenceforvridning

Member of European Parliament launches call for a world anti-corruption agency for sport

Stanis Elsborg modtager Gerlev-prisen for 2022

Realdania åbner pulje for foreninger

Beboere i seniorbyggeri har lavet en fysisk telefonkæde

Frivillige driver plukkehave for beboerne på Trøjborg

Realdania åbner pulje for foreningers og NGO'ers nyskabende aktiviteter fra coronatiden

Vifo og Realdania samarbejder om at lære af de gode aktiviteter under corona

Rapport: Derfor taber finsk elitesport terræn internationalt

Fortælleværksteder skal sætte nye billeder på folkeoplysning

‘Sport & Politics’ publishes magazine about Andrew Jennings

Vifo vil undersøge livet i Folkeuniversitetets lokalkomitéer

Aftale flytter platform til bekæmpelse af matchfixing

Idan Vifo Article

Ny rapport: indblik i samarbejdet mellem samråd og kommuner

Aftenskoler skal måske betale moms af deres undervisning

Dansk samarbejde om matchfixingbekæmpelse er ikke nået langt

Forsker i motionsdoping vinder Julius Bomholt-prisen

Idrætsdeltagelsen er på vej op, efter faciliteterne er åbnet

Folkeoplysning og fællesskaber – en debat med mange facetter

Debat om folkeoplysningsloven

First output ready from project to strengthen athlete power in sport

Kasper Hjulmand fik Gerlev-prisen for 2021

Interesse for samarbejde mellem kommuner og idrætsliv

Dansk Folkeoplysnings Samråd gør det nemmere at blive medlem

Vifo Idan Article

Ny viden fra foreninger i Aarhus Kommune om betydningen af fællesskaber

Der er lagt op til kampvalg i folkeoplysningens brancheorganisation

DIF vil gå mere offensivt til værks i international idrætspolitik

Nye analytikere på plads hos Idrættens Analyseinstitut

Nye analytikere på plads hos Idrættens Analyseinstitut og Videncenter for Folkeoplysning

Forslag til at lette byrder for foreninger med en bankkonto

Ministre:mere gennemsigtighed i internationale idrætsforbund

Partier udsætter evaluering af fordelingsmodel

Idan skal evaluere arbejdet i platformen mod matchfixing

Minister vil have flere med indvandrerbaggrund i foreninger

Ny rapport samler viden om svømmefaciliteter

Altinget blander sport og politik i et nyt medie med premiere i maj

Webinarer fra VidenHUB sætter ny viden om svømme- og vandkultur i spil

Idan Vifo Article

Ekspertgruppe bør hjælpe med at genåbne idræts og kulturliv

Menneskerettigheder skal være topprioritet i europæisk idræt

Human rights in sport rises to the top of the agenda

Vifo Idan Article

Samrådene oplever at have indflydelse, men vil have mere

Vifo Idan Article

Ny viden: Danmark har over 200 samråd inden for idræt, kultur og fritid

Forum for Idræt søger artikler om idrætten under corona

Ny undersøgelse: 90 pct. af danskerne går tur i fritiden

Webinar vil hjælpe idrætsanlæg med at opfylde FN’s verdensmål

Ny kviklånsaftale gør det nemmere for banker at sponsorere idræt

Samråd om VM i Qatar

Skuffelse efter mild straf til Rusland i dopingskandale

Råd til at skabe gode idrætsfaciliteter for piger

Initiativ vil styrke forståelsen af idræt som branche i DK

SDU spørger 400.000 danskere, hvordan de bevæger sig

12 organisationer vil have grøn demokratifond på finansloven

Idrætsforeninger bidrager til samfundet, men kunne gøre mere

9/10 i 9. klasse dyrker motion en eller flere gange om ugen

Good and bad effects of pandemic on sports participation

Minister: Kommuner bør være fleksible overfor aftenskoler

Team Danmark skal sikre eliteatleters trivsel

Mere bevægelse i folkeskolen: Millioner til Dansk Skoleidræt

Nye aktive trækker idrætsdeltagelsen op efter genåbningen

82 pct. af højskolerne gik online under coronanedlukningen

Vifo Idan Article

Ny undersøgelse kortlægger fritidslivet på Færøerne

Regeringens forslag til at beskytte eliteatleter møder kritik

Australian football executives sue FIFA whistleblower

Coronakrisen påvirker stadig danskernes idrætsvaner

Studie: Influenzadødsfald når sportsklubber kommer til ny by

Team Danmark-ordning for erhvervsuddannelser virker på trods

DIF vil rejse flere matchfixingsager med frit lejde

Kvinder har dårligere vilkår i dansk fodbold end mænd

Vifo undersøger højskolernes pædagogik under nedlukningen

Færre har dyrket fritidsaktiviteter under coronakrisen

Positiv omkring egne motionsvaner efter coronanedlukningen

Kampen mod matchfixing kræver politifolk med specialviden

Amnesty og regeringen afgør, om Danmark skal til VM i Qatar

Uden foreninger og fællesskaber falder idrætsdeltagelsen

Markant færre har været aktive under coronanedlukningen

Tal på vej om coronakrisens betydning for idrætsfaciliteter

Peter Forsberg forsvarer sin ph.d.-afhandling

Hvordan påvirker coronakrisen danskernes motionsvaner? Idan

Vifo Idan Article

Vifo og Idan undersøger samvirkers betydning for kommuner og foreninger

Idans analyse- og forskningschef rådgiver om kulturstatistik

13 new countries join the NSGO project

Journalists investigating sports corruption exposed to risks

Democracies hold the power in international sport - but there is little democracy in sports

Mega-events do not have a trickle-down effect on sports participation

Understanding why taxpayers end up with the bill for white elephants

West Germany considered pumping swimmers full of air

Match-fixer: I did it to survive

FIFA's new governance committee under fire for lack of transparency and independence

Mega-event politics: Ukraine stops killing of stray dogs before EURO 2012

New study claims doping is bigger threat to sport than match-fixing

Mega sports events are coming back to Western countries - temporarily

Sums of bribes for top FIFA officials exposed at hearing in Brazil

Surveying media coverage of Play the Game: Another story about football

Former FIFA vice-president caught on tape talking about cash gifts

FIFA's Director of Communications promises to speak at the next Play the Game conference

Jens Weinreich, Andrew Jennings win 2011 Play the Game Award

Play the Game delegates call on the IOC to gather all stakeholders to draft a code for good governance in sport

Being a real woman: A matter of testing or self-declaration?

Pound: No reason to trust that FIFA can clean up its own corruption

Senior IOC-member: IOC must mobilise sports organisations to deal with corruption

Play the Game is about passion, politics, money ... and sources in abundance

Sports organisations attempt to free athletes from Middle East politics

Former athletes want to kick career politicians out of Indian sport

Human rights activists want India to call off Commonwealth Games

FIVB reimburses corruption crusader for part of legal costs

HIV/AIDS will be a major issue for FIFA World Cup

Canadian border police drilled journalist on whether she would speak about the Olympics

Taiwan's president vows to clean up match-fixing in baseball

Beach volley partnership collapsed in total acrimony

Ethical volleyball federation has problems following its own standards

FIVB president promises democratic future to volleyball federations

FIVB stops practice that has enriched former president Acosta

German Football Federation attacks critical sports journalist with lies

Only minor convictions in corruption case against ISL executives

Sport and development conference forced to cancel after loss of funding

Acosta voluntarily gives up presidency of the FIVB

Kenya's world cup hopes in danger after fight over federation

Kenya's sport minister acted in excess of his powers, says court

Taxpayers and residents will pay dearly for Sochi Winter Games

Fight over rights to cover sports events moved into EU Parliament

FIVB president’s plan to retire may just be a power game

Regional handball federation continues foul play against Greenland

The Dangers of Sports Journalism

WADA president believes that the sports world should consider coalition against corruption

220 people gather in Reykjavik to discuss ways to end corruption in sport

International governance mess threatens Greenland's handball future

National Olympic Committee still controls San Marino volleyball

Tibetans set up national Olympic Committee to go to Beijing

New policy aims to set up India as a world leader in sport

FIVB suspends volleyball federation in San Marino

EU's White Paper on sport says more research is needed before action

Kenyan runners kickstart local development process

Athletes at Pan Am Games may update their websites after all

Prevention programme proposed to stop football trafficking

IOC asked to prevent evictions and protect Olympic workers

FIFA reorganises before ISL court case opens in March next year

Boxing federation bans ex-president and expels secretary general

The Olympic Games as a force for social change

Jakob Staun, Kirsten Sparre

Promises and reality in foreign reporting from the Olympics

Greenland victim of foul play in regional handball federation

Newspaper publishers worry about new restrictions on sports coverage

Liberian football vice president calls his own organisation corrupt

Liberian sports official attacks journalist in front of congress delegates

Commercial horse racing in Mongolia is endangering child jockeys

Suspended IOC member Park Yong-sung got amnesty in fraud case

FIFA president talks about his salary and denies bribery repayment

Female ski jumpers challenge IOC for breach of human rights

EU Commission asks citizens for their views on EU involvement in sport

Danish football club reported to FIFA for trafficking of young players

Boxing reforms off to rocky start with suspension of outspoken critic

Athletes are forbidden to update websites and blogs from Pan Am Games

Sports minister in Togo refused to punish volley leader for FIVB

Scandal upon scandal in Macedonian football

Poland sets fighting corruption higher than football interests

In Finland illegal doping drugs now arrive by courier

Founder member of Play the Game withdraws from 2008

Football fans assault radio reporter in Brazil

Fears in Ukraine for neo-nazi influence on football

Feyenoord questions whether a club can be responsible for hooligans

Fallen Italian football president can continue in the IOC

Secret Czechoslovakian doping programme will be exposed in 2007

Newspaper organisations continue fight against sports federations

Little support for Balco reporters from anti-doping agencies

FIFA and Kenyan minister fight over legitimate leadership of football federation

Two Olympic committees vie for power in Panama

UEFA wants to cooperate with the police to stop money laundering

Women in Somalia can play sport again after end of Islamist rule

States and news organisations support Balco reporters in court

New boxing president sets up reform committee to clear up corruption

Gibraltar fears that its UEFA application will not succeed after all

FIFA severely reprimands vice president Jack Warner for illegal ticket sales

China relaxes rules on foreign reporters in the run-up to the Olympics

Business organisations want amnesty for suspended IOC member

China raises Everest climbing fees to make room for trial run of Olympic torch

Kenya steps up pressure on Bob Munro

The UN adopts new action plan for sport and development

New FIABVB president will be watched closely

Former UN weapons inspector to watch over skiing ethics

Football fans beat up two journalists in Argentina

FIFA punishes Iran's government for interfering in football

Danish professional cyclist tells all about his doping use in the 1990's

Council of Europe wants sports federations to be part of policymaking

Kenya Premier League continues to fight for corruption-free football

Islamic rulers in Somalia label sport a satanic act

Disabled athletes also targets for kidnappers in Iraq

The Chinese gamble so much on football that no one wants to watch it

Play the Game suggests global coalition for sports governance

French IOC president convicted of corruption

UEFA makes Gibraltar wait for membership after Spanish intervention

Showdown with corruption in Cambodias Olympic Committee

Trinidad & Tobago's national team resigns in row over World Cup bonus

Swiss magistrate accuses FIFA official of taking bribes

Judge rules Balco reporters must talk or go to jail

Jack Warner mounts defence but is not expected to sue FIFA

International cricket will throw out racist spectators

Greenpeace tries to stop Olympic constructions in Sochi

Eccentric chess president wants to be president of IOC

Calls on FIFA to lift its intolerable ban on Jennings

FIVB critics will found new federation in Copenhagen

FIFA vice president breached FIFA code to sell 4500 World Cup tickets

Romanian president wants Securitate files on athletes opened

Gibraltar to become member of UEFA despite Spanish resistance

FIFA does not feel obliged to work with difficult journalists

Chairman of Play the Game resigns

Blood profiles and anti-doping expert to clean up cycling

UEFA and European politicians to discuss sports governance at conference

Undemocratic cricket constitution rejected in Zimbabwe

Ismail Bhamjee looses all football posts after World Cup ticket affair

FIFA takes action against Croatian fans forming human swastika

Director of Swedish anti-doping organisation sniffed cocaine

Young Chinese athletes in collective doping case

One Swaziland reporter assaulted by soccer player, another by fans

New Zealand Cricket compensated for government's action on human rights

IOC must soon come up with final decision on member convicted of fraud

Greek politicians exempted football from new law after FIFA pressure

Foreign correspondents say China is not ready to host Olympic press corps

Athletes and sports officials in Iraq under constant threat of murder or abduction

Tourists are deterred by the Olympics, claims new report

Spanish authorities urged to publish all information in doping case

IOCs Ethics Commisssion punishes Drut despite French pardon

EU Commission will produce White Paper on sport next year

Another French IOC member in court on corruption charges

Play the Game publishes conference magazine

Jennings claims FIFA paid back bribes money to ISL

FIFA officials abuse world cup ticket system

Cricket reporters still wait for official report on police assault

Play the Game invites FIFA to set the record straight

Framework for FIFA's new Ethics Committee unclear

FIVB accuses ex-secretary general of embezzlement

Disgraced Italian soccer president can still work for FIFA

70 national federations behind challenge to FIVB and Acosta

TV host felled for his part in Juventus scandal

Jesper Kock, Kirsten Sparre

FIFA gets partial ban on sale of new book by Jennings

Homeless World Cup 2007 to Copenhagen

FIFA lets off Jack Warner

Handball sponsor threatens life of sports editor

Work on genetic doping test has begun

Swedish ombudsman: Boycott World Cup in protest against prostitution

FIVB rules make it impossible to challenge president

Football World Cup enrolled in fight against forced prostitution

FIFA lifts all restrictions on newspaper photos

Claims and counter-claims in Volleygate

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