Category Archives: International

Peace and Sport: Celebrating the Past; Pointing to the Future

The Peace and Sport International Forum has quickly established itself as a premier event on the calendar for many individuals, organizations, and companies worldwide. The reach of the event, which…

For your calendar! sportanddev.org’s special coverage of the 2nd International Forum on Sport, Peace and Development

Our friends at the great sportanddev.org will be providing special coverage of the 2nd International Forum on Sport, Peace and Development. The UN-IOC Forum on Sport, Peace and Development will…

love.futbol – A physical representation of sport and development

One of the organizations that we have long admired is love.futbol. It’s not just because we, well, love futbol (soccer). It’s really more about the organization’s mission. love.futbol provides an…

P3: People, Planet, Profit – A Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

We mention these types of events not just to make people aware so they can attend, but also as a reminder to those of us who can’t attend of what…

Right To Play Announces Partnership with Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF)

Congratulations to Johann and the great team at Right to Play (RTP). We have been long time friends and supporters of RTP. Their commitment to sport and development, as evidenced…

Two updates from leaders in the field – sportanddev and Beyond Sport

The International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev.org) released their weekly update on Facebook. A couple of the stories, to which you can link to, are copied below. Remember to…

A royal nod to the power of sport

I never thought about the possibility of the Queen of England being included in the discussion of Sports Doing Good. Not that she would be against it. Just seems that…

Sport, personal and national development

The economics of sports at this point are undeniable. Many individuals, teams, leagues, organizations, companies make A LOT of money from the games we play. That type of wealth distribution…

Seeing the beauty of sports…in person

As reported by AP, “Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has secured funding to give away 125,000 free tickets to local school children for the 2012 Olympics. Johnson says the deal…

World Cup Soccer – today’s the big day

In just a few hours the selections for the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be announced. (I  know, c’mon FIFA, stop making us feel old!! I…