14 Billion-dollar donors…with a touch of sports
A quick scanning of the bios showed a couple of sports-targeted, at least in part, philanthropists. Outside of super-entrepreneur Ted Turner at #14, the most sports-centric is Dietmar Hopp. Hopp,…
Lance Armstrong, technology take on cancer
The LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit will be running from today to Wed, Aug. 26th. You can get more information and sign up for updates at http://livestrongblog.org/. Below is an article…
Eunice Kennedy Shriver – Obit from SI
Jack McCallum’s piece was so good – he had a tremendous subject to write about – that I wanted to make sure it got another run. The full article can…
ThinkCure! and the LA Dodgers – thinking and acting
The Los Angeles Dodgers held their second “RadioTeleWebethon” to raise money for ThinkCure!, its official charity, on Friday, Aug. 21st. ThinkCure! is a community-based nonprofit that raises funds to accelerate…
WNBA and its week of activities around Breast Health Awareness
(From SportsBusiness Daily, 8/21/09.) The WNBA will host a series of events beginning Sunday to generate awareness about breast cancer and raise funds to help fight the disease. Efforts will…
Jay Cutler and Diabetes – the personal connection
Giving back, whether through time, money, and/or expertise is often a very personal matter. We naturally feel for those people and places with which we have some connection. For sports…
NFL targeting binge drinking among fans in new season
The full article can be found at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-08-20-nfl-beer-sales_N.htm, and is copied below. NFL targeting binge drinking among fans in new season By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY The NFL will try…
Memphis Redbirds – Play Ball! And that means everyone.
There is nothing wrong with building a business that gives back to society through the promotion of the core of that business. In this case, a pro baseball team that…
D.C. Student-Athletes Become HIV/AIDS Educators
In this article from the Blue & Gray, a Georgetown Univ. newspaper, a fellow Hoya, Tyler Spencer applies his idea for youth health education, not thousands of miles away, but…
'Don't Play With the Flu'(TM) Campaign to Coach Families on Playing Defense Against Seasonal Flu
Originally posted at PR Newswire. You can find the full press release at http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-20-2009/0005080514&EDATE=, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) Soccer Champions Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain Kick Off National Effort…
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