Below is an Opinion piece I wrote that was published this week by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal. This week’s issue has a special section on Sports Giving Back. You…

“A kid from UCLA, one of the O’Bannon brothers, once said, ‘We really owe you,’ ” Lloyd said, “I said, ‘You don’t owe me, but you owe the people coming behind…

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…

The championship we are talking about is the 2009 Homeless World Cup.This great 8-day event in Milan culminated with the Ukraine topping Portugal 5-4. Congratulations to all of the players…

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…

In our superfast news cycle, it is easy to move on to the “next” story to the complete exclusion of still important stories. One such story is the varied work…

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…

Strategic Corporate-NGO Partnerships: Case Studies in Excellence Tuesday, October 6, 2009. 1:00 to 2:00 PM Eastern You can learn more at http://www.lbgresearch.org/6.php.  Not sports-specific but will be discussing some very…

One of the points that stands out for me is Torii mentioning how he tried to extend a hand to kids when he was in the minors. So no matter…