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ORGANIZATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
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MLB and WNBA Organizational Spotlights featured this week:
Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
SPORTS PHILANTHROPY WORLD
Sports Philanthropy World 2021 was held virtually on June 28-29, 2021. Building on the success of 2020’s virtual event, we had a fantastic response with organizations from around the world.
We are hopeful that 2022 will be a LIVE event. Watch this space for upcoming news and announcements about dates and location!
In 2021, we were privileged to have keynote presentations from:
- Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue
- Diahann Billings-Burford, CEO, RISE
- Richard Jaffe, Co-Owner, Phoenix Suns
- Kim Davis, Executive Vice President, NHL
- Richard Lapchick, Founder, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports
- Jusuf Nurkic, Portland Trail Blazers
- Kojo Annan, Vector Innovation Fund
- Marc Pollick, Giving Back Fund
- Danny Hughes, Entrepreneur
- Devean George, former NBA player, founder, Building Blocks
- David Meltzer, CEO, Sports 1 Marketing
We had over 70 sessions spread across the Main Stage, 7 program tracks and small group workshops.
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING November 15, 2021
- November 15, 2021 — AIS Secures $44 Million Grant for Retired Athletes
- November 15, 2021 — 125th Boston Marathon Raises $26.6 Million for Area Non-Profits
- November 15, 2021 — Special Olympics Inc. partners with Smartsheet to unlock collaboration
- November 14, 2021 — UTSA Men’s Basketball team to host multi team event Monday-Wednesday
- November 13, 2021 — Outdoor Adventure Camp helps Special Olympics athletes learn new skills, refine old ones
- November 13, 2021 — $10 Million Williams Gift to support football facility
- November 13, 2021 — Detroit Community Christian College gives football players 2nd chance
- November 12, 2021 — Carolina Panthers name Gray Stone, North Stanly athletes Community Captains
- November 11, 2021 — Veterans Day: How Soldiers to Sidelines gives vets new life in sports
- November 11, 2021 — Kentucky Guard TyTy Washington Launches Non-Profit Organization to give back to two communities
- November 11, 2021 — 16th Sallarulo’s Race for Champions raises $400k for Special Olympians
- November 11, 2021 — Athletic Directors, Female Coaches working for Equity in High School Sports
- November 10, 2021 — Cooper Kupp and the Los Angeles Rams team up with Top Chef Steve Samson to raise nearly $250,000 to tackle hunger in Los Angeles County
- November 10, 2021 — FASANOC hosts Athletes and Communities Engagement workshop
- November 10, 2021 — SDSU Student-Athletes lend a hand in helping thousands of people over 5 states
- November 10, 2021 — Max Holloway named 2021 recipient of Forrest Griffin Community Award
- November 9, 2021 — U.S. Army captain focuses on supporting veterans, athletes at Atlantic Cape
- November 9, 2021 — Athletes in a Ravaged Louisiana town try to run back to normalcy
- November 9, 2021 — DICK’S Sporting Goods and the DICK’S Sporting Goods foundation deliver the #GiftOfSport to 10,000 youth athletes on 8-City Holiday Tour
- November 9, 2021 — Bronco lineman recognized among student-athletes in nation
UPCOMING EVENTS
MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK
HUMOR FOR THE WEEK
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