The NFL Draft took center stage on the Las Vegas strip. As usual, the NFL held a variety of community events but it also did an incredible job to highlight work of other organizations during the actual Draft. Las Vegas also hosted Tiger Jam, an NFLPA Pitch Competition and other celebrity and charity events during a busy weekend.
We hope to see you at the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Summit. If you are planning to attend, please let us know so that we can make time to get together.
Have a great week!
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The Chicago Chapter hosted a Happy Hour and sports bra drive in conjunction with the Sports Bra Project and drew an energetic crowd and a large donation of sports bras from the attendees. Shoeless Joe’s served as a great host venue to entertain the crowd.
The Kansas City Chapter Steering Committee hosted its first call on April 13th as it looks to commence programming during May and launch a kickoff event in conjunction with Sporting KC.
Sporty made its debut at the Women’s Final Four in Minneapolis. Amazing effort by the city to host the games before sellout crowds, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention and the Fan Fest at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The city did such a great job hosting that the Big Ten has decided to host future tournaments there.
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MLB and WNBA Organizational Spotlights featured this week:
Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
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NEWS FOR THE WEEK
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING MAY 1ST, 2022
- May 1, 2022 — Foundation urges government to invest in sports, organizes basketball competition
- May 1, 2022 — Grant provides 10-year-old athlete with new running prosthesis
- April 29, 2022 — UMN announces programs to benefit student athletes
- April 29, 2022 — Remembering Gigi Bryant: Rising basketball star would’ve celebrated 16th birthday Sunday
- April 29, 2022 –More student-athletes utilizing mental health services amid high pressures, expectations
- April 29, 2022 — USC’s Caleb Williams begins to give back with new foundation
- April 28, 2022 — Latino student athletes find support, relief from life’s pressures through sports
- April 28, 2022 — Why Angel City’s Alexis Ohanian, other investors bet on women’s soccer
- April 28, 2022 — Why a Former NFL Player Turned to Philanthropy — Then Helped His Peers to Do the Same
- April 28, 2022 — Hoosiers For Good combines strong reputations, philanthropy, big dollars in NIL space
- April 28, 2022 — LeBron James congratulates JR Smith for getting academic honor
- April 28, 2022 — Suicides put spotlight on how hard it can be for student-athletes to ask for help
- April 27, 2022 — Peyton and Ashley Manning’s PeyBack Foundation establishes Demaryius Thomas scholarship at Georgia Tech
- April 27, 2022 — Packers, USA Football award spring grants to youth football leagues
- April 27, 2022 — Thomas Scholarship Established by Mannings’ PeyBack Foundation
- April 26, 2022 — 10 Twitter Best Practices for Nonprofits
- April 26, 2022 — NCAA think tank focuses on challenges faced by international student-athletes
- April 26, 2022 — Government takes next steps towards major reform of English men’s football
- April 26, 2022 — Amid increasing abuse, officials flee youth sports
- April 25, 2022 — How Can You Help Motivate Your Children When it Comes to Their Sport
- April 25, 2022 — Michigan Brothers Charged in Massive Art Fraud, Sports Memorabilia Scheme
- April 25, 2022 — Women’s Sports Network Adds Athletes Unlimited to Content Slate
- April 25, 2022 — Texas A&M Athletics and 12th Man Foundation Unveil Centennial Campaign
- April 25, 2022 — Here’s How 1Oklahoma Will Work with Oklahoma Athletes for ‘a Win-Win-Win’
- April 25, 2022 — Texas A&M launches $120 million Centennial Campaign to fund ‘championship athletics’
UPCOMING EVENTS
- May 2, 2022–Sierra Delta Golf Outing, TPC Sawgrass
- May 4, 2022–Project Play Summit
- May 9, 2022 — Blue & Gold Golf Outing
- May 10, 2022 — Little Steps, Big Stars
- May 12-14, 2022–Sports Lawyers Association Conference
- May 19, 2022 — The Allen Sack National Symposium: Advancing Integrity in College Sport
- May 22, 2022 — Play for Good 2022
- June 10, 2022–The Sports Shed Casino Night
- June 16, 2022 — Ron Jaworski Celebrity Golf Challenge
- June 17, 2022 — Ron Jaworski Celebrity Golf Challenge
- June 20, 2022 — Birdies For Bounce 2022
- June 21, 2022 — 23rd Annual Chip in for the Girls Golf Outing
MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK
HUMOR FOR THE WEEK
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- World Triathlon Group — Global Operations Intern, Summer 2022
- Nashville Sports Council — Ticketing and Sales Intern
- National Students Esports (NSE) — Social Media & Community Intern
- thinkBeyond — Junior Strategist
- Square Mile — Client Experience & Communications Manager
- Beyond Sport — Senior Grants & Programmes Manager
- PGA Tour — International Media- Client Services, Coordinator
- Tiger Athletic Foundation — Major Gift Officer
- U.S. Soccer Federation — Director of Major Gifts
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