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SAVE THE DATE:
Sports Philanthropy World 2025 will be held in Chicago, June 26th and 27th. Hosted again by @KPMG. Join athletes, owners and sports executives and sports business leaders for two incredible days. Registration opens soon.

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ONE MORE DAY TO APPLY for the Pitch Competition at Sports Philanthropy World in DC.

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COUNTDOWN--52 days to Sports Philanthropy World in Washington, DC.

Hope you can join us at George Washington University in Washington DC from August 3rd to 5th.

Register Now:

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You can see some of the panels posted online with more announcements starting on Monday, June 15th.

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5 Days Left to Apply for the Pitch Competition at Sports Philanthropy World in DC.

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Sports Philanthropy Network Awards are being presented this year at the Sports Philanthropy World Conference in Washington DC.

Who do you know someone that should be nominated in one of these categories?

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Is your nonprofit organization ready to scale to the next level?

Join us at Sports Philanthorpy World 2026 and submit your application to be part of our nonprofit Pitch Competition.

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Love seeing applications coming in for our Sports Philanthropy Network Pitch Competition which will be held as part of the Sports Philanthropy World Conference in Indianapolis, August 3rd to 5th.

Do you know nonprofits that have developed a great model which is scalable and are seeking to pitch their organization to a high-level panel of judges?

Take a look at the details here and encourage your favorite organization to apply!

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*Application form is available on this page

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Super Bowl week is one of the most energizing and exhausting weeks... simultaneously.

We're fortunate to get great support and be credentialed by the NFL each year to cover the community and philanthropic activations around the host city.

From Radio Row we capture the stories of the athletes and sports organizations making an impact in their community.

Last year we did over 70 interviews from Radio Row and this year we are already ovee 60 scheduled and the week has not even begun.

Super Bowl week has increasingly become a sports business/tech/finance/venture playground with an array of summits, conferences, parties and other events.

Even if you don't try to go to the game, there is plenty to do.

We have compiled an extensive list here if you want to know where to find us during the week.

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Hope to see you soon.

There are many great causes and charity events. Please remember to LIVE GENEROUSLY! .

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p.s. If you need help accessing game tickets or parties, just let us know and we can try to help.

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2024 has been a terrific year for Sports Philanthropy Network.

We had amazing activations and engagement at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas and by partnering with Leigh Steinberg for a Sports Philanthropy Pavilion for his Super Bowl party. If you would like to get involved for either of those opportunities this year, please let us know.

Kayla put together a fantastic presentation about our NIL4Good program to train the Intl Assn of Comm in Sports.

Big Ten Conf continues to be a great partner as we cover and highlight their community and philanthropic activations at media days, Conference Championship Football Games and conference basketball tournaments.

The NFL grants terrific access through Radio Row at the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl, NFL Honors, Combine, Owners Meetings and Draft. The NFL has incredible philanthropic initiatives and partnerships and we are thankful to be included.

SANIL and Jason Belzer incl us in NIL Summit at the College Football Hall of Fame. We trained college athlete leaders on our NIL4Good program. which teaches them how to effectively use their NIL rights to make a difference to the causes and communities in their lives.

MLB Players Trust has joined forces w us and we were excited to have them as part of Sports Philanthropy World and to be part of their upcoming Gala in Scottsdale in Feb.

We were invited to Europe to give a keynote speech on Corporate Social Responsibility in the beautiful city of Bratislava, Slovakia.

KPMG became an amazing host for our Sports Philanthropy World 2024 Conference. You can check out the lineup of sponsors, speakers and events here! https://t.co/83ploDGxqk

We are thankful to numerous, numerous other companies, individuals, athl, teams, leagues and funders who have contributed to allow us to increase our impact every year! We love the coaches who put so much into their sports. We love the retired athl who gave everything to their sport. And we love the current athl who are throwing their entire life into their sport.

We are excited about new partnerships that will be announced in 2025 that will focus on:

**Scholarships for HBCU students to attend sports conferences.

**Increasing vaccination rates in underserved communities.

**Scholarships for students to attend our Sports Philanthropy World Conference.

**More opportunities for student-athletes and other students to access our resilience training programs.

**New task forces that are ready to launch for disabilities, mental health, LGBTQIA+, financial literacy, STEM education, Literacy, Concussions, Wellness and more.

**Initiatives focused on reducing gun violence.

**Partnering with local communities hosting youth sports tournaments to create philanthropic education and activation on-site to foster the culture of philanthropy from an early age.

In 2024 we welcomed a great roster of VC Funds, Venture Philanthropy Funds, Family Offices, Team Foundations, Ownership Groups and Corporate Foundations to the table.

We are thankful for so many incredible organizations and allies we have not mentioned. Our growth is a function of their support and the work of our Chapter Directors, our Ambassadors, our sponsors, our speakers, our podcast guests and more. We thank each and every one of you!

We would love to have you as part of our Sports Philanthropy Network community. We hope that you will consider donating to support our efforts for 2025.

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If you would like to get involved, please reach out and let us know!

If you are going to be at any coaching conventions, sports business conferences, trade shows or major sporting events in the First Quarter of the year, please let us know so that we can make time to get together in person. We love the opportunity to spend time, in person, with the people who are changing lives and transforming communities!

Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2025.

Please remember to LIVE GENEROUSLY!

Thank you!

Roy and Kayla

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The Countdown is ON! Join us at Sports Philanthropy World!

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Just in time for getting final preparations put together for our Sports Philanthropy World Conference 2024, got these great plates to help support Youth Golf!

We have some exciting speaker announcements coming out this week including participation from major sports leagues and executives, as well as incredible organizations doing work around the country and across the globe.

Hope you will join us for this amazing event!

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This site will continue to be updated as we get additional speaker confirmations, sponsors and other program notes!

Thank you to KPMG for hosting this special event!

Let us know if you want to attend, sponsor or help out!

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