Category Archives: Grassroots

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…

Two minute warning – Who Gives? campaign ends tomorrow

Tomorrow is the last day to get in your donations in for the Athletes for Hope sponsored “Who Gives? Racing for a Cause” campaign. You can learn more about the…

Relief efforts in Haiti – Your knowledge counts

For many of you who live and breathe the world of sports and development, who have programs all around the U.S. and around the world, the conditions in Haiti before…

The situation in Haiti – the world of sports helping

The stories coming in of those with a connection to the world of sports making early contributions to relief efforts are not surprising, but that does not mean they should…

Dialing up grassroots programs

When it comes to sports sponsorship, Deutsche Telekom Group is pretty much known worldwide, mostly based on its involvement with top-class sports properties such as Bayern Munich and the German…

Girls on the Gridiron – 2 stories

As we get into the heart of the NFL playoffs – Go JETS! – we wanted to highlight two football-related stories, neither of which includes anyone you will see on…

Sports for Peace and Life

Last week I watched the documentary, 3 Points, which chronicled NBA player Tracy McGrady’s trip to Africa to learn about the situation in Darfur. In light of the message from…

HP and NBA notch a digital assist

Enough about Gilbert Arenas “goofing” around. Here’s a story worth your time. HP, the NBA and the International Society for Technology in Education leveraged their respective expertise and resources to…

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…

Olympic-sized dreams and helping hands

We are about a month away from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In addition to great performances, we are inevitably going to hear stories about overcoming personal obstacles and…