You can join The Platform’s Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=20674774578&ref=ts. The weekly digest is but one of the great ways to stay in touch with sport and development. You can read…

KaBoom! has been around for almost 15 years and captures the spirit of play, development and entrepreneurship unlike most others. Its model of community and business partnerships, and the sharing…

This is a great story (You might need some tissues for it). A quick intro first. Many of the problems out there, whether macro in nature, e.g. global warming, and…

You can learn more about this global grassroots effort at http://www.playsoccer-nonprofit.org/2009invitation.html. We have provided an excerpt below. (Excerpt) The Global Peace Games for Children and Youth are an annual event…

From the Chicago Bulls website. To learn more about the team’s effort in the community, please visit http://www.nba.com/bulls/community/community_index.html. September 14, 2009 – On Monday, the Chicago Bulls, along with Chairman…

We may see more sport properties begin to publish such reports to highlight their community efforts. Would be nice to see. From CSRWire – http://www.csrwire.com/press/press_release/27591-REI-s-Annual-Stewardship-Report-Highlights-Co-op-s-Social-and-Environmental-Work?tracking_user=sabdeportes@yahoo.com&tracking_source=email. About REI REI is a…

Another thought-provoking piece from the folks at ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Written by Alexa Pozniak, “San Quentin inmates hold serve” looks at a unique public/private partnership. And like many public/private…

As we come upon the 8th anniverary of what many of us feel was the worst day in our lives, we should not forget the tragedy of the lives taken…

My brother and I spent many hours in the basement in feverish ping-pong battle. Topspin, slices, drop shots, we did it all. 🙂 SportandDev.org wrote about the International Table Tennis…

There will be no Paris or Kim, Jon or Kate, or anything you would see on Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood (thank god). Rather,there will be videos highlighting the work…