Update to “Cycling IS a team sport”: Damian Lopez Alfonso
We highlighted the story of Damian Lopez Alfonso last month (May 8 post, “Cycling IS a team sport”). For another great piece on this courageous athlete and his wonderful support…
Category Archives: Sports and Social Responsibility
First Ever Israeli-Palestinian Girls Mini World Cup Event
From our friends at the Peres Center for Peace. For the first time, the Peres Center in partnership with the Al Quds Association for Democracy and Dialogue, held a Mini…
Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments for 2011 – start “tracking” the news
* Liberty Mutual Insurance Teams Up With Positive Coaching Alliance to Honor “Top 10 Responsible Sports Moments” for 2011 PR Newswire BOSTON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — After St. Mary’s…
Sports for Social Change Awards: June 1st, 7:00-10:00pm, Washington, DC
We are big fans of Street Soccer USA (SSUSA), and of course, the Homeless World Cup, and want to make you aware of two great events coming up involving SSUSA….
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…
A physical home for heartfelt work. The Doors Open at the Deni & Jeff Jacobs Challenged Athletes Center
So much of the great work being done in the area of sports and development is about the program itself, not so much the physical location, i.e. the building, the…
Seeing value, financial and otherwise, in Xenith’s mission
On October 5, 2009 we wrote about a sports equipment manufacturer named Xenith. The story came out after we started seeing a flurry of news about the NFL’s study of…
New publication: Social Responsiblity, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship in the Sports Industry
Special issue of Journal of Management & Organization: Social Responsiblity, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship in the Sports Industry Abstract This introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Management &…
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