Sports Philanthropy Newsstand 8-10-20

The Big Decisions Ahead

As we look ahead to the fall sports seasons, it is becoming apparent that several college conferences will not have football. The Big Ten and Pac-12 seem poised to cancel their seasons, largely based on the health and safety of players, staff and coaches.

The potential long-term damage to hearts and the great risks of the unknown are driving these decisions. We recognize that no athlete wants their season cancelled. The big backlash from athletes who wanted to compete was not surprising. Even when there are very clear reasons not to play (concussions, injuries, etc.) we see players attempt to get back on the field and compete. There is not reason that we should expect anything different here.

Time will tell how the story will play out. From a safety perspective, we believe that it is clear that the Big Ten and Pac-12 made the correct decision. From a PR perspective, maybe not. It will be interesting to revisit this era 12 months from now and see what the world looks like.

We continue to compile COVID resources and we will start releasing more specifics and details about the best practices for handling these issues.

In case you missed our Sports Philanthropy Town Hall on Racism, Tolerance and Reform on July 1st, you can now watch the videos! Please make sure to take our survey after you watch the videos!!

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You can see the graphics for the panels and speakers who participated in our event.


REPORT ON STATEMENTS ABOUT RACISM

In addition to the Town Hall meeting, we also released our comprehensive report which compiles all of the statements teams, leagues and sports organizations made about their efforts to condemn racism and their actions to combat racism.

Our goal is to spotlight those commitments, as well as find a way to track how well these organizations were able to follow through on their promises. We hope all of you will support and encourage organizations in your community to live up to the commitments.

We encourage you to give generously to allow us to work to make meaningful change and to support the many organizations that are doing terrific work in this space. Please click below to make your donation

DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT RACISM

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Schedule:

Since many states are opening up operations, we adjusted our schedule going forward. We are happy that we were able to serve so many organizations during the initial stages of the COVID-19 crisis and we look forward to having you as part of our Network.


RESOURCE PAGE for services, programs and ideas that are available to organizations during this COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.

Check out our resource page which has lessons, tips, ideas and links to organizations that are offering free resources and free consultations to help through this difficult time. We hope you take advantage of these resources!

Roy Kessel (rkessel@sportsloop.com)


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TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING August 10, 2020

MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK

HUMOR FOR THE WEEK

UPCOMING EVENTS

For more details, please visit our Event Calendar

Make sure to email your events to Roy Kessel at events@sportsloop.com so we can include them in our Sports Philanthropy Event Calendar!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our expectation is that most events will be cancelled. We encourage you to check with the individual organizations to determine whether events will proceed as scheduled.

Once we receive information about new dates, we will update them in our event calendar.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!

BE KIND!!

GIVE TO THE WORLD!

Tony Pugliese

Tony Pugliese

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