ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY!! The Sports Philanthropy World Congress is on August 9th in Chicago.
We are very excited to have Angela LaChica, Co-Director of the Players Coalition and Founder of LaChica Sports join us our keynote speaker. Read more about her in our Press release and make sure you join us next Friday!!
There is a lot of excitement leading up to the Sports Philanthropy World Congress and we continue to get inquiries from around the county and have received interest from over 60 countries around the world. We hope you can join us this year but it is never too late to start planning for the 2nd Annual Sports Philanthropy World Congress on June 26, 2020.
- August 2, 2019 – Wheaties and Serena Williams are releasing a commemorative Wheaties box for the USWNT with 100% of the proceeds donated to organizations committed to empowering girls through sports
- August 2, 2019 – The Players Philanthropy Fund is honoring Gilman School that has worked on a documentary about Redmond Finney and how he showed us the true meaning of integrity
- August 2, 2019 – Three ways to strengthen your sport for development program: Consider outside barriers, train your coaches and prioritize evaluation by Laureus USA
- August 1, 2019 – Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, creators of the seesaws at the border between Mexico and the U.S. said that a child is a child and that we are all connected
- August 1, 2019 – Investing in children’s futures feels like the right thing to do but what if Sport could provide these same benefits?
- August 1,2019 – A study done by the Dicks Sporting Goods Foundation has found out that kids from Low-Income Families are less likely to participate in Sports and what can be done to change that
- July 31, 2019 – Laureus Sport for Good’s Adam Fraser talks to the NBA about the opportunities that come with making social responsibility a philosophy, not a department
- July 31, 2019 – Laureus Foundation USA touches on an important idea in where a city has leaders from all sectors work together to address the challenges facing local youth
- July 31, 2019 – Professional Skier Gus Kenworthy teamed up with MLB All-Star Pete Alonso to #ShredHate by reporting cyberbullying on social media platforms to dosomething.org
- July 31, 2019 – Laureus USA hosted a college prep workshop, where employee volunteers from UBS helped students from South Bronx United begin their college essays
- July 31, 2019 – NBA All-Star Tony Parker looks to save athletes from blowing their fortunes by helping them manage their money in his retirement
- July 30, 2019 – The Aspen Institute of Sports explains how sports can play a critical role in kids’ holistic development
- July 30, 2019 – The Lebron James Foundation’s tradition is providing kids in the city of Akron with bikes so they can explore and adventure
- July 30, 2019 – Professional Bowler and U.S. Women’s Open Champion Danielle McEwan is super excited to be teaming up with Underdogs United on their Global Jersey Exchange Project
- July 30, 2019 – Special Olympics Haiti welcomes Ambassador Claude-Alix Bertrand as its newest Brand Ambassador
- July 30, 2019 – The growing popularity of sports has attracted different people to the practice for different reasons and today sport has become a lucrative business and an effective tool to promote community development
- July 29, 2019 – Soccer Without Borders is a youth soccer program that is built to serve refugee children in the U.S. and youth abroad and the program puts emphasis on the importance of program data
- July 29, 2019 – The Special Olympics MLS All-Star athletes have arrived in Orlando and it wouldn’t be possible without MLS WORKS and ESPN Citizenship
- July 29, 2019 – 72% of Sport-Based youth development programs have a waitlist and this means that kids nationwide are missing out on the opportunity to participate
- July 29, 2019 – Having a required course for student athletes which targets personal development will contribute to their growth
- July 29, 2019 – Eastern Florida’s Women’s Basketball team has completed over 1,100 hours of community service this past school year, with each players completing over 70 individual hours
- July 29, 2019 – According to Johannesburg City Parks, Various Parks in Gauteng already have Green Outdoor Gyms
- July 28, 2019 – Alex Morgan thinks it is time to put children’s interest above clubs and coaches who rake in big profits
- July 28, 2019 – The DiCaprio Foundation Merges with a new Environmental Organization that will work to address urgent threats to the planet’s ecosystems and Athletes can make a huge impact in the community if they choose to get involved
- July 28, 2019 – Baltimore Ravens players hosted incredible and inspiring families of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maryland
- July 27, 2019 – The Dodgers Foundation had Bank of America volunteers to help out with Dodger Days no matter the weather conditions
- July 27, 2019 – All DodgersRBI players in attendance at Dodger Day received free dental screenings provided by UCLA Health
- July 27, 2019 – MLSE Foundation features guest Zach Hyman of the Toronto Maple Leafs at this year’s poker tournament they host and raised $50,000 in support of MLSE Launchpad
- July 27, 2019 – Long Beach, California is honoring the the naming of their main library in town after the Women’s Sports Foundation Founder Billie Jean King
- July 26, 2019 – The Sport for Good Map by Laureus USA is an interactive map of programs using sport to improve the lives of youth in the United States
- July 26, 2019 – The Miami Dolphins cut a $1.5M check for free medical services for young athletes
