Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility

Annika and Inspiration

The pro golf tours and its member tournaments and players have consistently stood out for the breadth and depth of their efforts in the world of charity and social impact….

Annual Salute to Women in Sports – Oct. 13

On Tuesday, October 13, Mary Carillo and Bob Costas will host one of the largest nights in Women’s Sports. For 30 years, the Women’s Sports Foundation has celebrated those athletes who’ve open…

Sport and Dev newsletter

Just a heads up that the next Sport and Dev newsletter comes out next week. The e-Newsletter provides news, updates and important information you  should know about on a monthly…

Oceanic Bank Football Talent Hunt

Oceanic Bank International Plc in Nigeria is sponsoring a soccer/football talent search that it feels will not only help uncover great talent for the country’s soccer efforts in the future,…

Hall of Fame giving

I heard from Natalie Krueger at the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame (BASHOF) in San Francisco.  (www.bashof.org) According to Natalie, “BASHOF isa 501(c)(3) organization with the dual goals of…

This would never work on the courts of Venice, CA

When I lived in Venice, CA, I went down to the beach and watched some of pickup hoops games. Well, I tried to watch the games. You could not go…

Betfair Donates Cash 4 Clubs

http://www.gamingalerts.co.uk/news/industry-news/Betfair-Donates-Cash-4-Clubs5350.html 2nd October, 2009 Reports from eGaming Review have revealed that online bookmakers, Betfair, have donated £10,000 to amateur sport as part of its corporate social responsibility plans. The cash…

Adonal Foyle on tour

We recently included a news item about NBA player Adonal Foyle and two others being inducted into World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame. Unlike other Halls of Fame, inductees can…

Playground Best Practices

KaBOOM! just announced its top 12 play programs in the U.S. Part of the criteria was measurable results and a model of performance that can be emulated by others.  Congratulations…

Do Good, Be Great

That is one of my catch phrases for this blog. (please don’t steal it!) An interesting story from Canada highlights a research study that gives some credence to the idea…