The Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis is one of the most high profile and best fundraisers in the world of sports and…

We recently included a news item about NBA player Adonal Foyle and two others being inducted into World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame. Unlike other Halls of Fame, inductees can…

This is not sports-specific but as you will see from the description of the conference there are many relevant ideas that will be discussed. You can find out all about…

I like to occasionally post items that highlight events that are fun, have a message, allow for companies to partner with organizations, have lasting effects, and help people get in…

This is the kind of effort in which the UN, its member states and the UN’s various agencies can really make a difference. The “failures” with respect to reining in…

Just giving some advance notice. http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of helping others, is sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine and its 600 carrier newspapers. Make A…

Richard Hoffer from Sports Illustrated has a new book out, “Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.” In a recent issue, SI excerpted…

While not sports-specific, certainly relevant for those involved with or at least interested in social entrepreneurship. From CSRWire, Sept. 28, 2009 Walden University’s 2009 Social Change Conference to Focus on…

We have seen soccer/football used by many organizations around the world as their sport of choice to connect with communities, especially young people, to bring joy and messages regarding health,…

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…