carlisle is an ambassador for the kick it out scheme, which campaigns for inclusion and equality in football. he is also currently on the management committee of the professional footballers' association (pfa), and it was announced on 17 november 2010 that carlisle would succeed chris powell as the chairman of the pfa. as part of his work with the pfa, he collects the views of his fellow professionals and reports back to the committee. he also visits local schools to give talks to the students. carlisle was among those who criticised fifa president sepp blatter following his comments in november 2011 that racism was no longer a problem in football. in february 2012, he was part of a pfa delegation that met with british prime minister david cameron to discuss the issues of racism and homophobia in the sport.