Category Archives: Social entrepreneurship

The Power of Soccer, Literally…

We offer another story in the soccer/football and renewable energy category. And here we go grassroots, instead of global in focus. While playing soccer typically consumes the energy of participants,…

NBA All-Star weekend plans? On location in Haiti

As NBA All-Star weekend is fast approaching, Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers has different plans than over-the-top partying in mind. Dalembert, who lived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti until he was…

Alive and Kicking in 2010

Alive & Kicking manufactures hand stitched sports balls in sub-Saharan Africa in order to provide balls for children who don’t have balls to play with, jobs for previously unemployed adults,…

Wanting to be "Unreasonable" – APAID

An organization we have highlighted before just contacted us with some good news.  APAID has been selected as a finalist for the Unreasonable Institute (UI). UI is a group that…

It's not only about the kids

Adults need to get in gear! We offer news of an event taking place in a few months in Luton, in the UK, in which adults will be invited to…

5 Rings, a place to stay, and a place to live

Great idea. Simple as that. (Excerpt) From the New York Times’ Rings blog. http://vancouver2010.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/vancouver-group-combines-olympic-housing-with-effort-to-fight-homelessness/ Vancouver Group Combines Olympic Housing With Effort to Fight Homelessness By Ian Austen, NY Times Vancouver…

Something about these Princeton grads

Two good stories involving the Tigers, Princeton that is. First, George Parros of the Anaheim Ducks has launched a clothing line – ah, the fresh smell of entrepreneurship – the…

Old game + new format = major potential

Jonathan Clegg at the Wall Street Journal writes about the evolution of the game of rugby and the commercial potential of this evolution. What ruby sevens also offers, much like…

Building the next generation of changemakers

There are A LOT of young people who want to work in sports. They can be found, of course, in sports management programs from the undergraduate to doctoral levels, and…

Alianza de Fútbol – entrepreneurship scores

The following article from Hispanic Market Weekly covers the efforts of two entrepreneurs who have recognized an opportunity to leverage existing assets – the plethora of independent Hispanic soccer leagues…