Sports Philanthropy Network

Join LEAD Center For Youth for our Annual Community Champions Celebration sponsored by the Atlanta Braves Foundation on July 30 at Truist Park! This event is a part of the Braves' Hank Aaron Week and it celebrates L.E.A.D.'s student-athletes, alumni, and community Ambassadors who make L.E.A.D. possible. Purchase tickets at https://lnkd.in/eZU_VfR6 This year we are honoring 2024 Ambassador graduate jarricus cook (Washington High School) Rodney Cofield,Jr. - iSmooth LLC. Senator Jason Esteves - Georgia State Senate Julia Menefield Lankford - Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA (Laureus USA) Cynthia Padilla Pearson - Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta D’Zayvias Sumpter - L.E.A.D. Ambassador Alum Pharlone C. Toussaint  - Center for Healing and Justice through Sport Dez Thornton - Metaphorically Speaking | L.E.A.D. Center For Youth Board Chairman Felix Turner - Kroger And a few inspiring surprises! #LEADCenterForYouth #CommunityChampions #HankAaronWeek #TruistPark

Today, the Olympic Esports Games was unanimously approved by the IOC! This is a huge step forward for Esports and gives it the credibility it deserves. Although Esports is being recognized on the Olympic level as a sport it is still not fully recognized in certain collegiate programs such as the Esports Club at University of Georgia. They have repeatedly been denied funding from the athletics department that would allow them to expand and develop their club of close to 2000 members to level the playing field amongst other big name programs across the country. If you would like to get involved by sponsoring the program in the areas of apparel, gaming/pc equipment, and our presenting sponsor please feel free to message me. For those who wish to help out TJ Stephens, President of the Esports Club and the rest of the members at UGA you can kindly place a donation to their GoFundMe campaign below: https://gofund.me/fd9d6975

We are excited to kick off WNBA All-Star Weekend with two important Representation Matters conversations in Phoenix this Friday, July 19th. Thank you to our incredible roster of panelists! Morgan Cato, Melissa Mallari, Lexie Brown, Dena Head, Jacquelyn Dahl, Dr. Chanda Reynolds, Shaun Mayo, MBA, SPHR, Amilyn Pierce (Davidson), Scarlen Martínez, M. Ed. and Diahann Billings-Burford

Looking for a full time Executive Director, $80,000.00 to $90,000.00 for a client of ours. This will include fundraising duties as well. Smallish charity but room to grow. Report to Board of Directors as well. Los Angeles based. Reach out for details. Kirk S. Edward Charles Foundation

Sport for Good Atlanta will be holding a virtual workshop on July 24, Sports Can Battle Racism. This workshop, presented by Positive Coaching Alliance, explores ways to create an inclusive environment through defining the “we” and provides historical context to how sports has been used to battle racism. This workshop includes the following learning objectives: 💙 Curiosity & Honesty: Increase consciousness of marginalized perspectives. This section starts with courage and vulnerability as we create a space to discuss personal stories, learn the perspective of others, and ultimately define what it means to create a caring climate on your team where all players feel like they belong. 💙 Education: Understand the history of sports being used as a tool to battle discrimination. This section covers examples in sports history where activism led to positive change, and how to apply the lessons learned from the past to improve and advance equity in sports. 💙 Commitment: Explore ways to take action against racism and create change within your community and on the teams you coach. Coaches will practice real life scenarios and learn to apply tangible tools like Planning a Neutralizing Routine, Calling In vs. Calling Out, and Racism Interrupters in order to lead by example and take action. Certified PCA Trainers and one PCA Producer will lead attendees through activities, breakout rooms, videos and powerful conversations in order to increase participants’ knowledge about racism and the role sports can play in combating racism. Participants will walk away with a follow up document that includes specific tools for developing a caring climate, stretching moral courage, and action steps to do more in their programs to combat racism. RSVP ▶️ https://buff.ly/4bvVQru

Together with our partners, we are working to use sport in an intentional way that sees young people developed into confident, resilient, and impactful global citizens. Read our latest impact report for a look at what we built in 2023. #SportForGood https://lnkd.in/eDREjz8v

So. Many. Social Events. Alright, folks. Who wants free drinks at Points of Light in two weeks? Please consider joining me and my Groundswell colleagues at our hosted happy hour on Wednesday. RSVP at the link in the comments. #csr #socialimpact #corporatesocialresponsibility #corporategiving #corporateresponsibility #corporateimpact #ESG #nonprofit #philanthropy #charity #volunteering #TeamRubicon #Groundswell

“So as a NFL employee, do you just watch football and go to games all the time?” Not quite. I remember every story over the last seven seasons. Here are a few. Looking forward to all of communities and people we will have the opportunity to meet and make moments for this fall. ❤️

💡Measuring Impact Made Easy. 🚀 Discover the power of impact measurement & join us for a 30-minute demo webinar of UpMetrics' Impact Measurement and Management Suite. 🛠 The tool that's empowering organizations to define, collect, analyze, and leverage impact data effectively. 👇 Click the link below to register for one of these upcoming sessions: - June 11 at 2pm ET - July 9 at 2pm ET - August 6 at 2pm ET - September 3 at 2pm ET - October 1 at 2pm ET #impactmeasurement #socialimpact #webinar #nonprofits #foundations #impactinvesting #dataforgood #datamanagement #impactreporting #livedemo #impactframework

Maryland follows Ohio as the 2nd state to pass legislation mandating high school coaches are trained to recognize indicators of mental illness and behavioral distress in students. Nationally, only 18% of youth coaches feel highly confident in their ability to link athletes to mental health resources and 67% want more education on the subject.