Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility

3rd Peace and Sport International Forum starts today

We wish the good folks at Peace and Sport the best of luck with this amazing event. You can read more about it in the press release copied below. Also…

An Olympian who would not be denied

(71 years married may be more impressive than anything else Gretel Bergmann/Margaret Lambert has done!) It is nice to see that this pioneering athlete will be duly recognized. Hopefully Gretel…

Alianza de Fútbol – entrepreneurship scores

The following article from Hispanic Market Weekly covers the efforts of two entrepreneurs who have recognized an opportunity to leverage existing assets – the plethora of independent Hispanic soccer leagues…

How much for a Flying Tomato?

Our friends at Sport and dev* had this recent item about Shaun White, the world champion snowboarder and skateboarder (showoff :-)). Shaun partnered with one of my favorite organizations, Right…

Nov. 27 deadline for abstracts for "Making the Difference" event

“SportBusiness event Making The Difference – The Sport and Social Responsibility Summit – is seeking submissions of papers showcasing novel ideas, approaches and campaigns in sport and social responsibility ahead…

The Positive Ladies Soccer Club

In the past couple of weeks multiple news outlets covered the story about an all HIV-positive woman’s soccer team in Zimbabwe.  They are using the sport as a unifying force…

Wheelchair rugby – not for the meek

This story highlights the power of sport, whether it is seen as a means to an end or just the end in and of itself. In the case of Talbot…

Role of Sports – part of the global economic discussion

The Summit on the Global Agenda 2009 is currently taking place in Dubai, UAE. Amongst the Councils this year is the Role of Sports in Society.  Council members include: Dame…

Foot Locker and Leaders in the Sports World Join Forces

While a room full of men in dress suits and sneakers might evoke painful memories of awkward middle school dances, Foot Locker Foundation’s “On Our Feet” event is a long…

Development of Basketball in India

I am going to go out on a limb and predict by the 2032 Olympics, India will makes its debut on the highest platform of the international basketball stage, the…