While the Team USA women are fighting a legal battle against U.S. Soccer for equal pay and equal resources, many countries competing in the Women’s World Cup are fighting for any kind of pay at all. Countries like Thailand, South Africa, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Argentina are all playing soccer for virtually nothing. Jamaica's team is… Continue reading The Unequal Competition in the Women’s World Cup
If you were at TD Place in Ottawa on April 29 this year, you were treated to a historic sight. The venue welcomed St. Mark High School’s all girls tackle football team for a game - the first all-girls tackle football game in Canada’s history. The girls from St. Mark High School formed the first… Continue reading Getting Girls Off the Sidelines and Into the Game
We had the opportunity to attend The Atlantic’s Athletes + Activism summit in Washington, D.C. on May 30th. The event was held at the Entertainment and Sports Arena, the brand new home for the Washington Mystics in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Ward 8. The event featured speakers like Olympic Bronze Medalist in Fencing Ibtihaj… Continue reading What We Learned from The Atlantic’s Athletes + Activism Event
MLB Ryan Zimmerman hosts 10th annual ‘A Night At The Park’ to find cure for MS Aaron Judge, Michael Strahan, and Sports Stars Play in CC Sabathia's Charity Softball Game Corey Kluber's K's For Kids Cardinals Care donates to 59 local nonprofit groups Sport for Development Spotlighting the ‘Abilities’ in ‘Disabilities’ Native American women run… Continue reading May 2019 Sports Philanthropy Round Up
Here in the US many of us see sports philanthropy as sports stars or organizations giving back to causes that matter to them. While that is a big part of things, there is another part that is much more grassroots. We spoke to Kalekeni Banda about Banda Bola Sports Foundation, an organization he created to… Continue reading How a Soccer Ball Can Change the World
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