I have always found it a bit annoying when anyone, especially those in the business world, would tout the China or India markets as so monolithic and homogeneous that the…

We continue our run of international stories, this time going to Saudi Arabia to highlight two efforts that are leveraging sport to garner attention and disseminate positive messages. First, several…

Last week, Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan joined the GSMA to announce the 1GOAL: Education for All mobile campaign. The GSMA is an association of the world’s…

Over the next few months, a global development initiative will have a  decidedly sports-oriented push. In 2000, governments around the world pledged to achieve “Education for All” by 2015. While…

March 8-10, 2010 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society Conference will be held at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada – March 8 – 10, 2010 Global Sports…

And it has nothing to do with the Olympics! We came across a story that more captures the work that so many of you already do than anything brand new…

We are highlighting a competition that everyone should want to support in some way.  Hosted by Change.org, “Ideas for Change in America” is: “a crowd-sourcing competition that empowers citizens to…

And when it comes to getting kids more active, it seems that Mrs. Obama will have the support of the nation’s school principals. Sponsored by The National Association of Elementary…

A lot has been said about the obesity epidemic plaguing the U.S. Too many adults and shockingly, kids, are overweight or even clinically obese. Putting aside the financial cost to…

The 2nd annual Global Sports Forum will be taking place next month in Barcelona (March 8-10). Part of that great event is the awarding for the first time of the…