In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, we are taking a week off from our #PhilanthropyFriday blog and instead highlighting some of the great work being done by sports teams, leagues and athletes for the Thanksgiving holiday. See something we missed? Send it our way and we'll be sure to feature it. Have a great holiday… Continue reading The Sports World Gives Back for Thanksgiving
Esports is arguably the fastest growing sport in history. In the last couple years, the growth of e-sport has skyrocketed. Forbes estimates that esports revenues will reach $906 million by the end of 2018. Goldman Sachs’ estimates the current monthly audience of esports is 167 million people. (In comparison, the NFL’s monthly audience is 270… Continue reading The Growing Philanthropic Impact of Esports
This week, Americans participated in a historic midterm election. The 2018 Midterms saw some of the highest voter turnout ever. According to NPR, more than 47% of eligible voters came out to the polls- higher than any midterm election in the past 50 years. To put it in perspective, the 2014 midterms saw a 36.7%… Continue reading Athletes Encourage America to Get Out and Vote
We unfortunately start off our November blog series with a story that has been written too many times. After the chaos that was the final few days of October in the US, our hearts go out to all who were affected by the tragedies in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. As it has with past tragedies in… Continue reading How Sports Support Communities in Times of Tragedy
We’ve compiled some of the biggest stories and news in sports philanthropy from the month of October 2018. Take a look at the latest updates from the industry and send us us your thoughts @tacklewhatsnext! NFL Eagles DE Chris Long is at it again with donating salary to charity Eagles DE Chris Long is donating 25%… Continue reading October 2018 Sports Philanthropy Round Up
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