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Sports, branding, philanthropy – a growth business

We are fortunate to be able to republish a piece on the marketing/PR strategy behind sports and philanthropy for larger brands and even for local ones, from Joe Favorito, a…

Reminder – February 3, 2010 is National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Get more information here. History NGWSD is celebrated in all 50 states with community-based events, award ceremonies, and activities honoring the achievements and encouraging participation of girls and women in…

SFF – sports friends forever

Wow, did I just channel P. Hilton and L. Lohan?  🙁 Playing sports, especially team sports, gives us the opportunity to come together for a time to share challenges, work…

Help New Orleans win again

We have covered the organization 9th Ward Field of Dreams before. Brian Bordainick and his colleagues, friends, students, and broader community in New Orleans are trying to build a state-of-the…

The Finish Line's team effort for Haiti

The Finish Line is a premium athletic footwear, apparel and accessories store for men, women, and kids.  The company operates 679 Finish Line stores in 47 states. But like many…

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,…

Saturday Summary – Compilation of this week’s stories (Jan. 18 – 22)

Monday, January 18 All-star caliber assistance Reference to the partnership announced by NBA stars Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade to encourage fellow players to raise money to support Project Medishare…

NBA and NFL – It's time for all of us to play

For us sports fans, we are entering a weekend that is ripe for sitting around and doing little, other than eating. Tons of college basketball and then the NFL conference…

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…

Giving HIV a red card

Over the past 7+ years, Grassroot Soccer (GRS) has created and implemented curricula, programs, and strategies for expansion that have seen its efforts educate more than 300,000 kids in several…