We have highlighted before Barclays efforts in the UK (Barclays Spaces for Sports). Below, you will see more work from the company, this time with its naming rights partner, the…

The organization Soccer Without Borders (SWB) is another great example of individuals combining their passion for sports, in this case soccer, and their desire to affect change. No matter where…

There is a lot of discussion taking place in European professional soccer (football) about a “financial fair play” plan that would actually tie spending to revenues. Such an idea about…

While many of the initiatives covered so far have involved ball sports, e.g. soccer, football, basketball, etc., other sports and activities that may be thought of more as a way…

The focus here is on the team and not its owner, Roman Abramovich (he has donated money to philanthropic efforts but he is in the news mostly for his lavish…

Though it is about 15 months away, Super Bowl XLV, taking place in the Dallas Cowboys’ wondrous new facility, is already doing things “Texas Big” by announcing a volunteer campaign…

We don’t have to solve world problems all by ourselves. However, we can make contributions, no matter how small, to the collective effort that can help overcome those problems. I…

Press release. On the International Day of Peace, Peace and Sport is committed to deploying new sports in fragile countries. First example: Biathle. Monaco, 21 September 2009 – As the…

Today is the day! To learn more about this ongoing effort and this very special day, please visit http://peaceoneday.org/en/welcome. We lead off with an introduction about the movement and then…

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has an article on the efforts of the PGA Tour to do even more in the area of charity fundraising and to let more people know…