Category Archives: International

Golden (Years) Goals

Many of the organizations listed at Sports Doing Good and the stories covered deal with kids and young adults. However, there is no doubt that in the U.S. and in…

Guest Post: What the World Cup means (and could mean) for business

Sab was kind enough to ask me, John Kim, from www.WorldCupCSR.wordpress.com, to contribute a guest post to this blog.  Of course I jumped at the chance and was absolutely flattered;…

Building a giant uniform…and widespread awareness

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently published an interview with Bjorn Heidenstrom, a former professional football/soccer player from Norway who is currently biking throughout…

Cycle to Work guarantee

The following story from the UK is a good example of a multi-stakeholder effort – government, corporations and individuals – that offers multiple benefits – less traffic, better health, cost…

A step and kick in the right direction

Any of us who has played a team sport understands the concept of home field advantage and want it for our most important games. Recently, the Palestinian women’s national soccer…

Another factor to consider – legacy

The bidding for the right to host huge events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup took an a more competitive feel after the Summer Games in LA in…

Sharpen those pencils! SportBusiness' Making The Difference conference

Okay,we are WAY past pencils. Get those computers fired up and get your abstracts into SportBusiness. According to SportBusiness, “SportBusiness event Making The Difference – The Sport and Social Responsibility…

1 month reminder – Peace and Sport Int'l Forum

Hopefully we will have some reps from the U.S. there. November 25 – 27, 2009 The Peace and Sport International Forum  2009 http://www.peace-sport.org/homegb.htm For more information about the 2009 Forum,…

Videos of great work in action

New Videos from sportanddev’s Favorites (YouTube) Inside PPI – ME’s Conflict Resolution Retreat Tag Rugby Development Trust – Hurstmere School Tour to Zambia 2009 SwimLanka Periyaneelavanai 09 03 2009 SwimLanka…

IOC granted UN observer status

Being engaged with other thought and action leaders is a good step for the IOC. Hopefully they will give it the type of consistent attention and the level of resources…