Boxing Prince Harry and Anthony Joshua join launch of community sports project Corporate Partnerships The Second Annual Monster Energy $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game FanDuel Will Donate to the Women’s Sports Foundation for Every Goal Scored by Team USA How 9-Year-Old Riley Morrison Created Real Change at Under Armour EA Kicks off Fourth Annual… Continue reading June 2019 Sports Philanthropy Round Up
Category: Professional Athletes
The Unequal Competition in the Women’s World Cup
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
What We Learned from The Atlantic’s Athletes + Activism Event
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
May 2019 Sports Philanthropy Round Up
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
The Power of Sport to Promote Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month, a topic that has been increasingly discussed in the public eye. Approximately 46.6 million adults in the US face the reality of managing mental illness every day. That is a staggering 1 in 5 adults in the US population. The importance of mental health awareness has also been swirling around… Continue reading The Power of Sport to Promote Mental Health Month
