As we head into NFL Draft week, the NFL takes center stage in Cleveland. We are excited to covering the event live and on-site and to also be reporting from the Cleveland Power of Sports Summit. If you are going to be in the area, please make sure to connect with us.
Have a great week!
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PODCASTS
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Masterminds/Pillars/Message Boards
WEBINARS
SPN is bringing back weekly webinars each Wednesday at 2 pm ET/1 pm CT/11 am PT.
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ORGANIZATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
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NBA and NHL Organizational Spotlights featured this week:
SPORTS PHILANTHROPY WORLD
Sports Philanthropy World will be held virtually on June 28-29, 2021. Building on last year’s overwhelming response, SPW2021 will gather leaders from around the world to address current issues in sports philanthropy.
In 2020, we were privileged to have keynote presentations from:
- Warrick Dunn, former NFL player for Tampa Bay and Atlanta interviewed by Darrin Gray, CMO, Athletes in Action
- Richard Lapchick, Founder, The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports
- Leigh Steinberg, Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
- Diahann Billings-Burford, CEO, RISE
- Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, interviewed by Diahann Billings-Burford
- David Meltzer, CEO, Sports 1 Marketing
We had over 70 sessions spread across the Main Stage, 7 program tracks and small group workshops.
For more information and details about Sports Philanthropy World 2021, please visit our page here.
SPORTS PHILANTHROPY SOCIAL MEDIA
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING April 25, 2021
- April 25, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E34 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Amelia Kohm, DataViz for Nonprofits
- April 25, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Film and Video
- April 25, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E33 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Sheldon Hill, SafeBeat
- April 25, 2021 — Participation Fees Task Force now accepting applications
- April 25, 2021 — SPW Task Forces: Heart Screenings
- April 24, 2021 — Legacy After the Locker Room with Former Professional MLB Pitcher Jerry Spradlin
- April 24, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E32 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Shawn Pfeiffer, Pucks for Autism
- April 24, 2021 — Military Task Force now accepting applications
- April 24, 2021 — Legacy After the Locker Room Every Saturday 2pmET/1pmCT
- April 24, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Public Relations
- April 23, 2021 — Stay up to date with Sports Philanthropy Network
- April 23, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E31 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Warren Harmon, Harbor Compliance
- April 23, 2021 — Ottawa Senators Organizational Spotlight
- April 23, 2021 — Disabilities Task Force now accepting applications
- April 23, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E30 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Scott Ruprecht, Giveback Sports
- April 23, 2021 — Donate today to our Sports Access Initiative to help us give athletes the opportunity to play
- April 23, 2021 — How Women Can Build a Better Pro Sports Model
- April 23, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Social Media
- April 23, 2021 — Project Play Champions
- April 22, 2021 — Sports Philanthropy Podcast: S4:E31 – Ed Foster-Simeon, U.S. Soccer Foundation
- April 22, 2021 — Athlete Abuse Task Force now accepting applications
- April 21, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Building a Better Culture
- April 21, 2021 — Sweatin’ for Soldiers Charity Event Sign Up
- April 20, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Storytelling
- April 20, 2021 — Oklahoma City Thunder Organizational Spotlight
- April 20, 2021 — Listen back to S1:E28 of the Sports Philanthropy Podcast, with Peter Stein, Players for the Planet
- April 20, 2021 — Join our Member-only Message Board Community
- April 20, 2021 — Sports Philanthropy Podcast: S4:E30 – Josh Ortiz and Kristen Rortvedt, Minnesota Twins
- April 20, 2021 — Youth Voice Task Force now accepting applications
- April 19, 2021 — What Healthy Sport Index Can Teach us About Returning to Youth Sports
- April 19, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Leadership Development
- April 19, 2021 — Milwaukee Bucks Organizational Spotlight
- April 19, 2021 — Register for Sports Philanthropy World 2021, June 28-29
- April 19, 2021 — April 19th Newsstand
- April 19, 2021 — SPW 2020 Recap: Skill Development: Mentoring
UPCOMING EVENTS
- April 15, 2021 — Denver Broncos DEI Career Huddle
- April 16, 2021 — The Aspen Institute – Future of Sports: Women Reimagining Pro Sports
- April 16, 2021 — Global Sport Matters Live: Now & Then – How Sport Has Transformed
- April 18, 2021 — Positive Coaching Alliance: National Youth Sports Awards & Benefit 2021
MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK
HUMOR FOR THE WEEK
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