Congratulations to the Atlanta Braves on winning their first World Series since 1995! Another MLB season is in the books and what a season it was! Quite the excitement as the other sports leagues get deeper into their seasons! Stay tuned!
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ORGANIZATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
MLB and WNBA Organizational Spotlights featured this week:
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.
SPORTS PHILANTHROPY SOCIAL MEDIA
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING November 8, 2021
- November 8, 2021 — Tony Kemp named 2021 recipient of the Dave Steward Community Service Award
- November 8, 2021 — 2021 GVTC Charitable Golf Classic Raised $172,000 for local Non-Profits
- November 8, 2021 — Sporting heroes deliver mental health fitness presentations
- November 8, 2021 — milNIL Raises Angel Round and launches athlete marketing program empowering local athletes and local businesses
- November 8, 2021 — How businesses can engage the new age of affiliate sponsorships with student-athletes
- November 8, 2021 — Non-Profit BLUE Missions launch program for college student-athletes
- November 7, 2021 — Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliot helping shine light on local charity in Dallas
- November 7, 2021 — DeWitt Wegmans hosts pep rally for Syracuse student-athletes
- November 7, 2021 — Nike continues to celebrate HBCU’s with 2021 Yardrunners Campaign
- November 7, 2021 — Sports medicine & Rehab center’s focus is one-on-one care
- November 7, 2021 — Community comes together to raise funds, clean up fields after fields were vandalized
- November 6, 2021 — NBA Star James Harden supports beautification project at Harlem school
- November 6, 2021 — Point University hires first female athletic director
- November 5, 2021 — Foot Locker and NBA refurbish community basketball court in the heart of South London with support from local partners
- November 5, 2021 — Bloomsburg University Athletics raises over $10K for Make-A-Wish Foundation
- November 5, 2021 — Carolina Panthers and Guy Roofing Recognize Outstanding High School Student Athletes in the Carolina’s
- November 5, 2021 — NFL TO HONOR, EMPOWER AND CONNECT THE MILITARY AND VETERAN COMMUNITY THROUGH NFL SALUTE TO SERVICE
- November 4, 2021 — Atlanta Falcons GM Terry Fontenot wants to help rebuild weather-ravaged Louisiana hometown
- November 4, 2021 — 48 schools, 900 student athletes participate in OK conference leadership summit
- November 4, 2021 — Aztec Freshman help homeless
- November 3, 2021 — Georgetown’s Sandhill Fields building indoor sports facility
- November 3, 2021 — Tennis for fun begins second season at LBK Public Tennis Center
- November 3, 2021 — Penn Athletics Raises $241 million during game onward campaign
- November 3, 2021 — Community Heroes: Derek Fudge trains athletes to be more successful in sports and life
- November 2, 2021 — KAT’s Community Coat Drive Tips off November 5th
- November 2, 2021 — Mavs select Porzingis as the Chime Community Spotlight Award Winner
- November 2, 2021 — Philly Sports Teams & Toyota Salute Nation’s Heroes
- November 2, 2021 — New Orleans Saints, Sanderson Farms, Delgado Community College, extend reach for hurricane Ida relief with food distribution series
UPCOMING EVENTS
- November 11, 2021 — First Tee — Greater Chicago Presents: TASTE 2021
- November 16, 2021–Special Olympics Illinois Evening Reception
- December 10, 2021 — Tyreek Hill Family Foundation Gala
- December 14, 2021 — 2021 Esports Travel Summit
- December 15, 2021 — 2021 Esports Travel Summit
- December 16, 2021 — 2021 Esports Travel Summit
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HUMOR FOR THE WEEK
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