Every week is busy in the sports philanthropy world. Lots of interesting reviews of the Project Play Summit and some interesting podcasts and monthly wrap-ups.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- October 5, 2019–Hockey at Allstate Arena
- October 10, 2019–Choose Chicago Foundation, Chicago Golf Classic
- October 14, 2019–3rd Annual Beltway Boards & Brews Celebrity Cornhole Tournament
- October 15, 2019–Field of Dreams Event with Holy Cross Baseball
- October 15, 2019–Strikes Against Sickle Cell
For more details on any of these events, please visit our Event Calendar
TOP STORIES FROM WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4, 2019
- October 4, 2019–Don’t Retire Kid: Our four biggest takeaways from the Project Play Summit (Susan Crown Exchange)
- October 3, 2019–Big League Philanthropist Podcast with Haron Hargrave
- October 3, 2019–Brent Sopel Throws Celebrity Golf Event
- October 3, 2019–Philanthropy Playmakers thoughts from Project Play Summit
- October 3, 2019–NFL and American Cancer Society Continue Fight Against Cancer
- October 2, 2019–SPORTS PHILANTHROPY PODCAST: Scott Ruprecht, Giveback Sports
- October 2, 2019–How wheelchair tennis provides a successful model for adaptive sports
- October 2, 2019–Too much money, too little fun: Youth sports are out of reach for too many kids in King County.
- October 1, 2019–How to Help Your Child Stay Active and Choose the Best Sport
- October 1, 2019–Hannah Mills, UK Olympic Gold Medalist launched the Big Pledge, calling for athletes and fans to reduce use of single-use plastic
- October 1, 2019–Philanthropy Playbook
- September 30, 2019–Football for All: The Movement for Girls Opportunities to Play America’s New Pastime
- September 29, 2019–Great updated resource page for UpMetrics
- September 29, 2019–Basketball’s Chris Webber: Pressure on kids to make the NBA is “scary”
- September 28, 2019–Tim Tebow opens 10th playroom for children’s hospital so young patients can “just be kids again”
- September 28, 2019–AS Roma teaming up with Generation Amazing to bring life skills through soccer
- September 28, 2019–DC Mayor spends time with DC Scores and US Soccer Federation to open a mini-pitch.
- September 28, 2019–Urban Initiatives hosts leadership retreat for 120 middle school captains at National Louis University
- September 28, 2019–How are you celebrating the Happy Worldwide Day of Play sponsored by Nickelodeon
- September 28, 2019–Health Benefits of Jogging
- September 28, 2019–Sport of Philanthropy spotlight on Rashaad Coward, Chicago Bears
- September 28, 2019–PCA Hawaii Executive Director Jeaney Garcia is joins PCA-LA as Director of Impact
- September 28, 2019–Tackle What’s Next September 2019 Philanthropy Roundup
- September 28, 2019–Solving Youth Sports Biggest Problems in 48 hours
- September 28, 2019–Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joins with Raikes, Robert Wood Johnson and WK Kellogg Foundations to offer grants up to $100,000 for groups that propose ways to change how people think about those living in poverty
- September 28, 2019–Nine years after Cup win, Brent Sopel has become a dyslexia champion and political activist
- September 28, 2019–Role of Philanthropy in Regional Economic Development
- September 28, 2019–(I love to watch you play): My Kid Got Cut
- September 28, 2019–LA County Department of Mental Health Announces Partnership with Dodgers to Promote Mental Health Awareness
